NAACP IMAGE AWARD NOMINEES: Viola Davis on Strength, Survival and Success (May 2019)
Sunday Sitdown with Willie GeistShow Notes
Viola Davis is an Oscar-winning actress who is nominated for Outstanding Actress in a Limited Television Series, Special, or Movie at this year’s NAACP Image Awards. In this conversation from May 2019, Davis opens up to Willie Geist about growing up in poverty, finding her way out through acting and her work on the documentary "A Touch of Sugar."
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