Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role 2017
Viola Davis Fences 2017
SEX WORKER ROLE
Pastor Ellen in Madea Goes to Jail 2009
Character Is A Former Prostitute
Viola Davis in Madea Goes to Jail 2009
It is a testament to Viola Davis’s talent; she has worked steadily since graduating from Julliard. Roles for women are sparse. For a woman of color, they are non-existent. But Viola never let that get in her way. In Madea Goes to Jail, Viola plays Ellen, a Prison Pastor. Formerly a drug-addicted prostitute who turned her life around to embrace Christianity. As a pastor, she counsels women in prison to make a life for themselves away from crime.
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Honorable Mention – In 1998, she appeared off-Broadway in an adaptation of William Shakespeare’s “Pericles, Prince of Tyre.” Viola played three roles, one of which was part of Bawd. She is a madam of a brothel.
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