Viola Davis Interview: Her Personal Story

A young girl grows up hungry but goes on to become an award-winning actress. Hollywood script? No, that's the real deal for Viola Davis—and the reason she's fighting to help 17 million kids just like her. At home in Granada Hills, California, Viola Davis opens her stainless-steel refrigerator. It's stocked with almond milk, tofu, low-sugar orange juice, and organic meat. On a table there's a bowl filled with bananas; around the newly remodeled kitchen, all kinds of ingredients for smoothies. Such healthy abundance was unimaginable for Davis while growing up. As she puts it simply: "We had no food." Until recently the actress—a two-time Oscar nominee (The Help and Doubt) who is now wowing audiences in ABC's How to Get Away With Murder—has kept many of the harrowing details of her childhood to herself. That changed last year, when she realized she could do something for the nearly 17 million kids in America who are hungry. She could tell her story, and she could fight for change at the same time. Born 49 years ago on her grandmother's farm, a former slave plantation in St. Matthews, South Carolina, Davis grew up with five siblings. Her mother had an eighth-grade education;
A young girl grows up hungry but goes on to become an award-winning actress. Hollywood script? No, that's the real deal for Viola Davis—and the reason she's fighting to help 17 million kids just like her. At home in Granada Hills, California, Viola Davis opens her stainless-steel refrigerator. It's stocked with almond milk, tofu, low-sugar orange juice, and organic meat. On a table there's a bowl filled with bananas; around the newly remodeled kitchen, all kinds of ingredients for smoothies. Such healthy abundance was unimaginable for Davis while growing up. As she puts it simply: We had no food. Until recently the actress—a two-time Oscar nominee (The Help and Doubt) who is now wowing audiences in ABC's How to Get Away With Murder—has kept many of the harrowing details of her childhood to herself. That changed last year, when she realized she could do something for the nearly 17 million kids in America who are hungry. She could tell her story, and she could fight for change at the same time. Born 49 years ago on her grandmother's farm, a former slave plantation in St. Matthews, South Carolina, Davis grew up with five siblings. Her mother had an eighth-grade education;

Viola Davis Opens Up Shame She Felt Surrounding Childhood Poverty

The Incredibly Sweet Story of How Viola Davis Met Her Husband

Beautiful Creatures: Viola Davis interview

Free download Viola Davis stars in Vanity Fairs first cover shot by a Black [1600x900] for your Desktop, Mobile & Tablet Explore 15+ Viola Davis Wallpapers, Anthony Davis Wallpaper Pelicans, Anthony Davis 2018 Wallpapers, Ed Davis Wallpapers

Viola Davis Opens Up About Bullying and Trauma in New Memoir

Viola Davis Talks New Memoir Finding Me, Her Relationship With

🔥 Free download Viola Davis HD Wallpapers 7wallpapersnet [1920x1080] for your Desktop, Mobile & Tablet Explore 15+ Viola Davis Wallpapers, Anthony Davis Wallpaper Pelicans, Anthony Davis 2018 Wallpapers, Ed Davis Wallpapers

5 Takeaways From Oprah's Candid Interview With Viola Davis

Viola Davis: You're born worthy, you don't have to hustle for it

Images

Viola Davis' new memoir Finding Me selected as Oprah's new book

Viola Davis Says She's Been Turned Down for Roles Because of Her Race