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Apr 2023
35m 5s

Super Soul Special: Viola Davis

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Original Air Date: April 19th, 2021 Oprah talks with Viola Davis, the most nominated Black actress in Oscar history, about her film Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. In yet another superb performance, Davis inhabits “the mother of the blues” in an adaptation of the August Wilson play. Davis reveals what Ma's struggle says about today's America and what it taught her ... Show More
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