Finding Me: The Grammy-winning memoir

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I have loved this actress for a long time based solely on her skills as an actress, but now I am doubly impressed. All the attributes that are attached to being a woman-desirable, vulnerable, needing to be rescued-don't apply to us. But when she saw Cecily Tyson on TV, she was inspired to take up acting, first succeeding in small sketches at school and later earning a college scholarship. She is a true testament to perseverance while also acknowledging how detrimental it can be to refuse to let go, forgive, and heal from the past. My heart broke listening to the stories Viola shared, including befriending kids who she knew would invite her over after school so that she would be fed at their houses.

totally enjoyed, although there are many experiences she's has had that brought me back to my own which was hard. Following her gap year, during which Viola became a "professional actress", she went on to Juilliard School in New York City. She is not trying to make you feel sorry for her; she is merely baring her soul and allowing you, as the reader, into her introspection of how she became the spectacular woman she is today.People are ignorant- when they negatively bash Hollywood actors — generalize, and lumped everything into their own assumptions. Viola feared an entertainment career would not help her support herself, and she didn't want to live in poverty like her parents. I'm now aware that the not-so-happy memories lie in wait; but the hope and the joy also lie in wait.

Viola prayed to meet a good man, and finally, on the set of 'City of Angels', she met Julius Tennon, whom she later married. Finding Me is a raw and honest memior about growing up in abject poverty with an abusive and alcoholic father. Viola Davis, Inside Out: How she drew on a life of private hardship to become one of the greatest actors of her generation. I’m guessing every reader will continue thinking about this book long after finishing it - certain sections more than others (all for varied reasons)….

Viola’s childhood was tough- and it wasn’t just that her family was poor- but that she lived in a home where substance abuse and violence prevailed.

For anyone who needs reminding that a life worth living can only be born from radical honesty and the courage to shed facades and be.

Hotjar sets this cookie to know whether a user is included in the data sampling defined by the site's pageview limit. Viola Davis, an American actress and producer, is one of the few performers who have won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony (EGOT). Deeply personal, brutally honest, and riveting, Finding Me is a timeless and spellbinding memoir that will capture hearts and minds around the globe. I’m not one to enjoy love stories but this was a stand out part of the book that really impacted me.

The TV and film business is saturated with people who think they're writing something human when it's really a gimmick. However, I imagine it’s hard to put together a memoir where your fans are curious about both of these elements of your life. In the course of playing Annalise, I understood that I was no longer and never was that ugly Black nigga. Rat invested and pissed soaked beds, emotional and physical abuse, surrounded by and even experiencing sexual abuse, all while growing up as a Black girl in a predominately white area.

This memoir really resonated with me and I was on the edge of my seat while listening to her life story and truth she found after finding her way out of the darkness.