Viola Davis

Published: April 19, 2021, 5:52 a.m.

Oprah talks with\xa0Viola\xa0Davis, the most nominated Black actress in Oscar history, about her new film\xa0Ma Rainey\u2019s Black Bottom.\xa0In yet another superb performance, Davis inhabits \u201cthe Mother of the Blues\u201d in an adaptation of the August Wilson play.\xa0Davis reveals what Ma's struggle says about today's America and what it taught her about harnessing her own powers as a Black woman. She also shares her thoughts on\xa0working with the late Chadwick Boseman on his final film.