Stop Everything, Viola Davis Is Blessing Us With A Memoir

You might never become the most nominated Black actress in Academy Awards history, but you can read about what it’s like to be one next year!

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You might never become the most nominated Black actress in Academy Awards history, but you can read about what it’s like to be one next year. Actress Viola Davis will release her memoir, Finding Me, on April 19, 2022, through publishing house HarperOne in partnership with Ebony Magazine Publishing.

 

 

Finding Me is Viola Davis’ story, in her own words, and spans over her incredible, inspiring life, from her coming-of-age in Rhode Island to her present day,” wrote HarperOne about Davis’s memoir. “Hers is a story of overcoming, a true hero’s journey. Deeply personal, brutally honest, and riveting, Finding Me is a timeless and spellbinding memoir that will capture hearts and minds around the globe.”

 

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The How To Get Away With Murder actress and overall Black icon doesn’t just get awards practically thrown at her for heart-stopping performances. She produces in partnership with her husband Julius Tennon under their company JuVee Productions.

Taste the silver screen next April through the pages of Davis’s sure-to-be-fantastic-because-why-wouldn’t-it-be memoir!

 

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