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Viola Davis

  • First Movie - The Substance of Fire (1996)
  • Last Movie - The Suicide Squad (2021)
  • Total Movies - 53
  • Highest Grossing Movies
    • UK: Suicide Squad (2016)
    • US: Suicide Squad (2016)
    • World: Suicide Squad (2016)
  • Combined grosses
    • UK - £103 Million
    • US - $1.3 Billion
    • Global - $2 Billion
  • Highest Rated Movie - World Trade Center (2006) - 80%
  • Lowest rated movie - Knight and Day (2010) - 60%

Acting credits By Year of release

By Year
By UK Gross
By US Gross
By Global Gross
Starring With

Year

1.

The Suicide Squad

(Viola Davis plays Amanda Waller)

Directed by: James Gunn

Starring: Margot Robbie and Idris Elba

2021
2.

Ma Raineys Black Bottom

(Viola Davis plays Ma Rainey)

Directed by: George C. Wolfe

Starring: Viola Davis and Chadwick Boseman

2020
3.

Troop Zero

(Viola Davis plays Miss Rayleen)

Directed by: Bert and Bertie

Starring: Mckenna Grace and Viola Davis

2019
4.

Widows

(Viola Davis plays Veronica)

Directed by: Steve McQueen

Starring: Viola Davis and Liam Neeson

2018
5.

Fences

Directed by: Denzel Washington

Starring: Denzel Washington and Viola Davis

2017
6.

Suicide Squad

(Viola Davis plays Amanda Waller)

Directed by: David Ayer

Starring: Will Smith and Jared Leto

2016
7.

Custody

Directed by: James Lapine

Starring: Viola Davis and Hayden Panettiere

2016
8.

Blackhat

(Viola Davis plays Carol Barrett)

Directed by: Michael Mann

Starring: Chris Hemsworth and Leehom Wang

2015
9.

Lila and Eve

Directed by: Charles Stone III

Starring: Shea Whigham and Viola Davis

2015
10.

Get On Up

Directed by: Tate Taylor

Starring: Chadwick Boseman and Nelsan Ellis

2014
11.

The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them

Directed by: Ned Benson

Starring: James McAvoy and Jessica Chastain

2014
12.

Ender's Game

Directed by: Gavin Hood

Starring: Asa Butterfield and Harrison Ford

2013
13.

Love Marilyn

Directed by: Liz Garbus

Starring: F. Murray Abraham and Elizabeth Banks

2013
14.

Prisoners

Directed by: Denis Villeneuve

Starring: Hugh Jackman and Jake Gyllenhaal

2013
15.

Beautiful Creatures

Directed by: Richard LaGravenese

Starring: Alden Ehrenreich and Alice Englert

2013
16.

Won't Back Down

Directed by: Daniel Barnz

Starring: Maggie Gyllenhaal and Viola Davis

2013
17.

The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her

Directed by: Ned Benson

Starring: Jessica Chastain and James McAvoy

2013
18.

The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him

Directed by: Ned Benson

Starring: James McAvoy and Jessica Chastain

2013
19.

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

Directed by: Stephen Daldry

Starring: Tom Hanks and Thomas Horn

2012
20.

The Help

Directed by: Tate Taylor

Starring: Emma Stone and Viola Davis

2011
21.

Trust

Directed by: David Schwimmer

Starring: Clive Owen and Catherine Keener

2011
22.

Its Kind of a Funny Story

Directed by: Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck

Starring: Keir Gilchrist and Dana DeVestern

2011
23.

Eat Pray Love

Directed by: Ryan Murphy

Starring: Julia Roberts and I. Gusti Ayu Puspawati

2010
24.

Knight and Day

(Viola Davis plays Director George)

Directed by: James Mangold

Starring: Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz

2010
25.

Law Abiding Citizen

Directed by: F. Gary Gray

Starring: Jamie Foxx and Gerard Butler

2009
26.

State of Play

Directed by: Kevin Macdonald

Starring: Russell Crowe and Ben Affleck

2009
27.

Doubt

(Viola Davis plays Mrs. Miller)

Directed by: John Patrick Shanley

Starring: Meryl Streep and Philip Seymour Hoffman

2009
28.

Madea Goes to Jail

Directed by: Tyler Perry

Starring: Tyler Perry and Derek Luke

2009
29.

Nights In Rodanthe

Directed by: George C. Wolfe

Starring: Richard Gere and Diane Lane

2008
30.

Disturbia

Directed by: D.J. Caruso

Starring: Shia LaBeouf and Sarah Roemer

2007
31.

Fort Pit

Directed by:

Starring: James Badge Dale and David Call

2007
32.

Jesse Stone: Sea Change

Directed by: Robert Harmon

Starring: Tom Selleck and Kathy Baker

2007
33.

World Trade Center

Directed by: Oliver Stone

Starring: Nicolas Cage and Maria Bello

2006
34.

Syriana

Directed by: Stephen Gaghan

Starring: Kayvan Novak and George Clooney

2006
35.

Get Rich Or Die Tryin'

Directed by: Jim Sheridan

Starring: 50 Cent and Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

2006
36.

Life Is Not a Fairytale the Fantasia Barrino Story

Directed by: Debbie Allen

Starring: Fantasia Barrino and Loretta Devine

2006
37.

The Architect

Directed by: Matt Tauber

Starring: Anthony LaPaglia and Viola Davis

2006
38.

Jesse Stone: Death In Paradise

Directed by: Robert Harmon

Starring: Tom Selleck and Viola Davis

2006
39.

Jesse Stone: Night Passage

Directed by: Robert Harmon

Starring: Tom Selleck and Saul Rubinek

2006
40.

Jesse Stone: Stone Cold

Directed by: Robert Harmon

Starring: Tom Selleck and Jane Adams

2005
41.

Antwone Fisher

Directed by: Denzel Washington

Starring: Derek Luke and Malcolm David Kelley

2003
42.

Far From Heaven

Directed by: Todd Haynes

Starring: Julianne Moore and Dennis Quaid

2003
43.

Solaris

Directed by: Steven Soderbergh

Starring: George Clooney and Natascha McElhone

2003
44.

Kate and Leopold

Directed by: James Mangold

Starring: Meg Ryan and Hugh Jackman

2002
45.

Father Lefty

Directed by: Kevin Rodney Sullivan

Starring: Danny Nucci and Marina Benedict

2002
46.

Traffic

Directed by: Steven Soderbergh

Starring: Benicio Del Toro and Jacob Vargas

2001
47.

The Shrink Is In

(Viola Davis plays Robin)

Directed by: Richard Benjamin

Starring: Courteney Cox and David Arquette

2001
48.

Amy and Isabelle

(Viola Davis plays Dottie)

Directed by: Lloyd Kramer

Starring: Elisabeth Shue and Hanna Hall

2001
49.

Out of Sight

Directed by: Steven Soderbergh

Starring: George Clooney and Jennifer Lopez

1998
50.

The Pentagon Wars

Directed by: Richard Benjamin

Starring: Kelsey Grammer and Cary Elwes

1998
51.

Grace and Glorie

(Viola Davis plays Rosemary Allbright)

Directed by: Arthur Allan Seidelman

Starring: Gena Rowlands and Diane Lane

1998
52.

Miss Apprehension and Squirt

Directed by: Daniel Nemet-Nejat

Starring: Allison Adams and Viola Davis

1998
53.

The Substance of Fire

Directed by: Daniel J. Sullivan

Starring: Tony Goldwyn and Benjamin Ungar

1996