Viola Davis is ready to stand in the spotlight on her own terms. The actress was profiled by New York Times Magazine on Friday ahead of the debut of her new ABC series “How to Get Away With Murder.” In it, Davis talks candidly about her experiences as a black actress in Hollywood, noting that this starring role is her first big opportunity to be more than a marginalized character. That includes her starring role in “The Help,” which earned her an Academy Award nomination in 2011. “I have been given a lot of roles that are downtrodden, mammy-ish,” Davis told the Times. “A lot of lawyers or doctors who have names but absolutely no lives. You’re going to get your three or four scenes, you’re not going to be able to show what you can do. You’re going to get your little bitty paycheck, and then you’re going to be hungry for your next role, which is going to be absolutely the same. That’s the truth.” colorlines/archives/2014/09/viola_davis_gets_her_shot_at_the_anti-mammy.html
Posted on: Tue, 16 Sep 2014 09:13:33 +0000
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