“There’s a pathology to these characters, of who they are, where they come from, their backgrounds, all of their messiness, all of their kind of craziness. His 10-play collection also offers opportunities for Black actors of a certain age. Tennon insists that part of the power of Wilson’s work lies in the way the characters he created represented Black people we all know and love. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Turner) It was just apropos for us to be a part of this because Wilson’s work has been so important to her career and it was a perfect fit for us to be involved and we jumped on right away.” Actors Julius Tennon (L) and Viola Davis attend The 22nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at The Shrine Auditorium on January 30, 2016, in Los Angeles, California. Then by 1999, we had just started dating, and then we’re at the Tony Awards and she wins her first Tony for King Hedley II. ![]() “In terms of who JuVee is and who Viola is, if you think about all the big moments in her career- I didn’t know her in 1997, I didn’t know her when she did Seven Guitars, but she did that and got a Tony nomination for it. She also starred in Wilson’s Seven Guitars on Broadway and won an Oscar in 2016 for reprising the character of Rose Maxson in the movie version of Fences. ![]() Some of Wilson’s work includes King Hedley II and Fences which ran on Broadway featuring Davis, who won the Tony Award for her starring roles in each.
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