Viola Davis

Viola Davis was named Woman of the Year on Friday by Harvard University’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals. “Viola has inspired our company with her incredible grit and determination, and we cannot wait to celebrate her successes, strong character and wonderful talent,” said Jessica Moore, the group’s president, in a statement. Davis is scheduled to be honored April 22 in an...

The late Chadwick Boseman won best male actor for “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” and Viola Davis took home the best female actor award for “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.” Best female supporting actor went to Yuh-Jung Youn for “Minari” and Daniel Kaluuya won best male supporting actor for “Judas and the Black Messiah.”

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A talented 11-year-old Nigerian boy says he is pleasantly surprised after a cellphone video of him dancing in the rain went viral

Viola Davis is going back to her roots for her 55th birthday.

Viola Davis, Sterling K. Brown and LeBron James are among several honorees at the AAFCA TV Honors later this month.

For the first time in the history of “Vanity Fair,” the magazine’s cover art was taken by a Black photographer.

Hollywood is in mourning over the loss of Nick Cordero.

Celebrities, including Lebron James have been speaking out over the death of Ahmaud Arbery, a black man who was shot to death while jogging in Georgia in February, according to NBC News.com.

Oscar-winning actress Viola Davis is gearing up to play groundbreaking politician Shirley Chisholm in a film for Amazon Studios. The company said Thursday that Davis has signed on to star in and produce the project about Chisholm, who was the first black woman ever elected to the United States Congress and the first woman to seek the Democratic Party’s presidential...

Oscar-winning actress Viola Davis has regrets about her role as a maid in the 2011 film “The Help.”

Reese Witherspoon, Shonda Rhimes and Jennifer Aniston are among hundreds of Hollywood women who have formed an anti-harassment coalition called Time’s Up. The initiative was launched Monday with an open letter vowing support for women in the entertainment business and beyond, from janitors to health care workers. Time’s Up will include a legal defense fund and will advocate for legislation...

Tom Hanks, Samuel L. Jackson, Common and Jennifer Hudson are among the celebrities participating in an hour-long live television special about reinventing American high schools.

Two years after #Oscarsowhite immersed the Academy Awards in controversy Viola Davis took home her first Oscar for her role in “Fences” while Mahershala Ali was also a first time winner for his role in “Moonlight.”

When August Wilson’s widow first toured the set for the new movie based on his play “Fences,” she carefully examined the modest two-story brick house, the small yard and the tree where a ball hung from a rope — and she wept.

Host Jimmy Fallon and Viola Davis take turns drawing questions from the best friends box and guessing each other’s answers.

Viola Davis said Sunday that her own experiences with sexual assault led her to become an advocate for the Rape Foundation and encouraged others to visit treatment centers so they’ll become supporters.

Tuesday is International Women’s Day and celebrities around the globe took to Instagram to celebrate the achievements of women and girls everywhere. Many gave thanks to the special ladies who inspire them – their moms. TODAY.com collected some of the sweetest, most touching moments shared in the celebrity world, from actress Amy Poehler’s empowering Smart Girls organization cartoon riffing on...