Viola Davis is among the most talented actresses of our times. She is a theater, film and television actress with an estimated net worth of $12 million.

Viola’s net worth comes from Broadway productions like King Hedley II, Fences, and Seven Guitars, and also her television appearances in shows such as Law and Order: Criminal Intent, Providence, Law and Order: Special Victims Unit, and Brothers and Sisters. She has also made considerable wealth from acting in many movies like Nights in Rodanthe, Syriana, Eat Pray Love, Doubt, The Help, and Out of Sight.

The nomination and award list of Davis is really impressive. In fact, she started receiving nominations almost as soon as she began her acting career.

She has been nominated for numerous awards like the Drama Desk Awards, Screen Actors Guild Award, Tony Awards, Golden Globes, and the Oscar or Academy Awards. Viola has won many of them over the last two decades. She has won three Drama Desk Awards, one Screen Actors Guild Award, and two Tony Awards. Davis has also been nominated for the Oscars twice, and twice for the Golden Globe Awards. She is the first black actor to have received the Triple Crown of Acting.

In 2012, Viola Davis won the Glamour's Film Actress recognition of the Glamour Magazine. The same year, she received the Women in Film's Crystal Award. It was given to her by Meryl Streep. In 2012, the Time Magazine included her in the list of the 100 Most Influential People in the World.

Viola Davis is married to Julius Tennon. Genesis is their adopted daughter. Viola is also the stepmother of the two sons of Tennon from an earlier relationship.

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