Viola Davis Make Time’s 100 Most Influential People List!

Meryl Streep on Viola Davis: “Viola has carved a place for herself on the Mount Rushmore of the 21st century — new faces emerging from a neglected mountain. And when she tells the story of how she got from where she was to where she is, it is as if she is on a pilgrimage, following her own footsteps and honoring that journey. Her gifts as an artist are unassailable, undeniable, deep and rich and true. But her importance in the culture — her ability to identify it, her willingness to speak about it and take on responsibility for it — is what marks her for greatness.”