Viola Davis feels like her entire life has been a protest

recovering in the hospital after being found unresponsive by her boyfriend David Adefeso, 49, in the Ritz-Carlton Residences in downtown Los Angeles. The 911 call suggested that she could have overdosed on prescription medication.Davis, 54, tweeted a supportive message, acknowledging the situation and bringing awareness to mental health and addiction.“Praying for Tamar Braxton.

Viola Davis is continuing to explain why she regrets taking on the role of Aibileen Clark in The Help.

In a time when people are hoping to educate themselves on Black history and experiences, many have turned to watch The Help, the 2011 flick starring Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer, Bryce Dallas Howard, and Emma Stone set in 1960s Mississippi.

This past week has been pretty great for filmmaker Gina Prince-Bythewood.

The Old Guard director Gina Prince Bythewood is reportedly going to direct a historic drama called The Woman King which will feature Oscar winning actress Viola Davis. A news report in Variety states that the upcoming historical drama titled, The Kingdom of Dahomey will see Viola Davis essaying the role of Nanisca.

After releasing comic book movie Old Guard on Netflix to critical acclaim, Gina Prince-Bythewood has found her next project. Prince-Bythewood will direct Viola Davis in period action drama The Woman King for Sony's TriStar.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorIn the wake of Netflix recently streaming Skydance’s Old Guard, that pic’s director Gina Prince-Bythewood is looking to direct The Woman King at TriStar for Oscar winner Viola Davis.The movie is set in The Kingdom of Dahomey, which was a powerful state of Africa in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Justin Kroll Film ReporterGina Prince-Bythewood is set to direct TriStar Pictures’ “The Woman King,” starring Academy Award-winning actress Viola Davis.The film is a historical epic inspired by true events that took place in The Kingdom of Dahomey, one of the most powerful states of Africa in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Viola Davis has previously said she has one major acting regret and it is starring in “The Help." Now, Davis is speaking out about the film again. The actress slammed the movie in a recent Vanity Fair article and said it was “created in the filter and the cesspool of systemic racism.” Davis, 54, played the role of maid Aibileen Clark who worked for a white family in the 1960s.

Since the murder of George Floyd and the many Black Lives Matter protests that have spawned as a result, renewed attention has been placed on Tate Taylor’s Oscar-winning film, “The Help.” The discussion hasn’t been kind to the 2011 film, with critics and even actress Bryce Dallas Howard talking about how it isn’t a great example of a film that tackles racism, due to its filmmakers largely being white.

Viola Davis’ latest Vanity Fair cover was shot by a Black photographer for the first time in the magazine’s history.On Tuesday, July 14, the publication dropped it’s July/August 2020 issue featuring the Oscar-winning actress photographed by Dario Calmese. In the stunning image, Davis — in an open-back Max Mara coat dress — has her back to the camera as she looks over her left shoulder.

The Help.The actress reiterated thoughts first discussed in 2018 in The New York Times, about regretting taking the role as a maid in Tate Taylor’s period drama, which focuses on a white woman who develops a friendship with two Black maids.“Not a lot of narratives are also invested in our humanity,” Davis said in a new interview with Vanity Fair.

Viola Davis is explaining her regret over starring in . The 54-year-old actress covers 's July/August issue and reveals why she accepted a role in the 2011 flick in the first place, and why now, in hindsight, she wishes she hadn't.The film follows the lives of a group of black maids in Mississippi in the 1960s with Davis portraying a maid named Aibileen Clark.

Viola Davis lives every day like it’s a protest.