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Viola Davis Heads to TV to represent “a woman of color, of a certain age and a certain hue”

Viola Davis is a two-time Oscar nominee, but getting those juicy, meaty roles every actress wants hasn’t been easy. Sometimes she is fighting for the tiniest of parts. Davis explained to The New York Times, “I always got the phone call that said: ‘I have a great project for you. You’re going to be with, hypothetically, Vanessa Redgrave, Julianne Moore, Annette Bening.’” While a project like that sounds exciting, she revealed, “Then I get the

Kerry Washington on Her ‘Scandal’ Character: “I have to learn things to be her all the time”

Kerry Washington had some pretty important roles in her career, including starring as Olivia Pope in ABC’s runaway hit, Scandal. “I have to learn things to be her all the time,” the actress admitted in an interview with Vanity Fair.  She’s done preparation for the role by reading Jeffrey Toobin’s The Nine and talking with her character’s inspiration, Judy Smith, who’s a real DC crisis-management expert. But an even more significant role came about when

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