Viola Davis (violadavis) to receive lifetime achievement award at Rome Film Fest
The Rome Film Fest is set to honor Oscar, Emmy, and Tony-winning actress Viola Davis with its second lifetime achievement award this year. Davis will also participate in one of the event’s "Close Encounter" talks, discussing her work with festival head Antonio Monda.
“Viola Davis is an extraordinary actress, who has transformed sincerity and dignity into sublime thespian art,” Monda said Tuesday in a statement. “It is a great honor for me, and for the Rome Film Fest, to celebrate her formidable talent and deep humanity.”Fences, and won the Emmy for outstanding lead actress in 2015 for her role as Annalise Keating on
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