By TIME Staff
Viola Davis on the performances that changed her life, the difficult choice to play a maid and the difference between entertainment and experience.
2011 Performances: The Help and Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Nominated: Best Actress for The Help
THE PERFORMERS SPEAK:
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