Forward In Faith: Viola Davis

Don't miss Viola Davis during Celebration of Gospel.

Forward In Faith: Viola Davis - Oscar nominated actress Viola Davis joined a very special Celebration of Gospel performance with Pastor Shirley Caesar that will air on Sunday, April 7 at 8P/7C!  In a beautiful moment that will segue into Pastor Caesar's performance, Viola Davis provides the audience with a moment of spoken word poetry accompanied by praise dancing. You won't want to miss it!  (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images for BET)

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Forward In Faith: Viola Davis - Oscar nominated actress Viola Davis joined a very special Celebration of Gospel performance with Pastor Shirley Caesar that will air on Sunday, April 7 at 8P/7C! In a beautiful moment that will segue into Pastor Caesar's performance, Viola Davis provides the audience with a moment of spoken word poetry accompanied by praise dancing. You won't want to miss it! (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images for BET)

Answered Prayers - In what may seem like a fairytale romance, Viola Davis met her husband after a simple prayer.  Almost 15 years ago the actress was single and not so happy, so a friend told her to pray for God to send her the man of her dreams. Just weeks later she met her husband on a TV set. The rest is history.  (Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)

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Answered Prayers - In what may seem like a fairytale romance, Viola Davis met her husband after a simple prayer. Almost 15 years ago the actress was single and not so happy, so a friend told her to pray for God to send her the man of her dreams. Just weeks later she met her husband on a TV set. The rest is history.  (Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)

Viola Davis - Viola Davis received a great deal of critical acclaim for her roles in Doubt and The Help, which earned her two Oscar nominations. She also starred in the Oscar-nominated films Traffic and Syriana and won a Tony Award for her Broadway performance in Fences. (Photo: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

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Major - Having done bit parts for years, Viola Davis really broke out in her role as Eva May in Antwone Fisher. From there Viola starred in Get Rich or Die Tryin', Doubt and Madea Goes to Jail. (Photo: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

Breakout Star - In 2011 the film The Help was released and Octavia Spencer and Viola Davis were the stars. The story is about Black maids in the South and the impact they had on the households they worked in while fighting adversity. Viola was so believable that she was nominated for an Oscar in 2012 for the role of Aibileen. (photo: John Ricard / BET)

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Breakout Star - In 2011 the film The Help was released and Octavia Spencer and Viola Davis were the stars. The story is about Black maids in the South and the impact they had on the households they worked in while fighting adversity. Viola was so believable that she was nominated for an Oscar in 2012 for the role of Aibileen. (photo: John Ricard / BET)

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Next Level - Some of Viola Davis' upcoming projects include Beautiful Creatures, Prisoners and End Game. This is just the beginning for Viola and we were honored that she was a part of this year's Celebration of Gospel. (Photo: Paul Drinkwater/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)

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Next Level - Some of Viola Davis' upcoming projects include Beautiful Creatures, Prisoners and End Game. This is just the beginning for Viola and we were honored that she was a part of this year's Celebration of Gospel. (Photo: Paul Drinkwater/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)