Viola Davis is onto you roasting her on TikTok. The Academy Award-winning actress has a sense of humor about it. Davis portrayed law professor Annalise Keating on ABC's How To Get Away with Murder ...

-- Viola Davis opened 2017 with a first. The "How to Get Away with Murder" star was honored Thursday with the first new star placed on the Hollywood Walk of Fame this year.

Viola Davis planned to treat her Hollywood Walk of Fame Star ceremony like an ordinary day. No lofty speeches, no tears. Just straightforward. But as the actress took the mic after accepting the ...

Viola Davis was honored with the first Hollywood Walk of Fame star to be issued in 2017, and ET was there as her colleague and good friend, Meryl Streep, helped present her with the distinction.

Davis wasn’t the only star on hand at the ceremony. Meryl Streep, her Doubt costar and fellow Walk of Fame honoree, introduced her with glowing remarks. “Viola Davis is possessed,” Streep said.

Viola Davis, left, and Julius Tennon walk the runway during "Le Défilé L'Oréal Paris - Walk Your Worth" Show as part of Paris Fashion Week at the Eiffel Tower, Oct. 1, 2023, in Paris.

Fast-forward to today and Davis, 51, is getting her star Jan. 5 on the Hollywood Walk of Fame from none other than “Ms. Streep” — as in Meryl.

Davis is the first celebrity to have been presented with a star on the Walk of Fame in 2017. She attended the ceremony with family and colleagues including her husband, the actor Julius Tennon ...

Celebrated actress Viola Davis is going to kick off 2017 with a career milestone. The Emmy-winning “How to Get Away with Murder” star will receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in a ...

Viola Davis started 2017 as she means to go on, by being honoured with the Hollywood Walk of Fame star and receiving a powerful tribute from Meryl Streep. The Help star was joined at the ceremony ...