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Why Viola Davis Feels Like She’s Leading a Life of Meaning and Purpose
Viola Davis becomes only the second woman of color to receive the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award — an honor she doesn’t take lightly.
“I was absolutely in shock,” she says of her reaction when she learned she would be receiving the honor at this year’s ceremony, which will air live on CBS and stream on Paramount+ on Jan. 5. It’s about entering worlds where everybody is taking space, everybody is a fully drawn-out, real human being, and it’s about seeking those artists who are writing about that, who are telling stories that include that and not just one side of life.” And since they started JuVee in 2018, that’s what it has attracted, from documentaries like “The Last Defense” and “Giving Voice,” to TV series like “The First Lady” and films like “Troop Zero” and “The Woman King” — and they have a dozen projects in various stages of development.
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