“I wrote this book to honor the 6-year-old Viola,” Davis said as she accepted the Grammy for Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording on Sunday.
“I wrote this book to honor the 6-year-old Viola. To honor her, her life, her joy, her trauma, everything,” the legendary actor said on stage, decked out in a striped sequin dress. “It’s been such a journey. I just EGOT!”Davis has been nominated for four Academy Awards, winning her first in 2017: Best Supporting Actress for her role inHow to Get Away with Murder
. And before any of her big screen accolades, she won two Tony awards for her work on Broadway: Best Featured Actress in 2001 for her role in
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