Viola Davis On Playing Ma Rainey: "She Was A Mass Of Contradictions" ​| OWN Spotlight | OWN

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Oprah talks to Viola Davis about new film, "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom." Here, the actress shares how she created and inhabited the character of the "Mother of the Blues," a layered performance, which led to an Oscar nomination for Best Actress.

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All Comments (21)
  • @ajones21606
    Viola looks so youthful and amazing with her hair like this.
  • @rachelmartean2760
    Viola is so gorgeous talented and breath of fresh air.viola that film I watched 15 times your acting superb. Powerful image
  • @thegodblogger3812
    Any human may be a mass of contradictions: churchgoing, party-loving, humble, boisterous, charitable, haughty. Many of us can be different things at certain times or places, and often different things all at once. We are complex, layered, smart, emotional, thoughtful, serious, humorous, and all that. I've been them and witnessed them.
  • @kettlyzeph
    I like your character Viola Davis you are always telling how it is. Thank you Oprah for the opportunity you have giving the black community to show their beautiful wonderful and excellent talents and they know that they are smart.👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
  • @lubwamasteven7627
    I recently learnt about another hidden figure, Samuel Ejikeme Okoye who contributed a lot to astronomy especially the information about Neutron Stars. One of the examples of what Ms Viola is talking about. Samuel Ejikeme Okoye was an African from Nigeria. Possibly OWN could be interested in his story. As we talk about Hubble, maybe Samuel can also get a telescope or a hall in his honor.
  • @staceyrabsatt6772
    Viola is brilliant, talented and beautiful! Absolutely amazing.....
  • @michaeljj43
    and if you think viola davis is fabulous on the movie screen...WHEN SHE DOES THE STAGE AGAIN...don't miss it. she is a force of nature. the new standard of great american actresses!!!!
  • @claire3614
    I just came to say I love this queen 👸
  • @thr3385
    This was a very good movie. I enjoyed her performance so much
  • @craigsmith157
    God I love this woman! One of the best female actresses of cinema. She's up there with Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, Meryl Streep, Whoopi Goldberg, etc.