Viola Davis

About this episode

Amy Poehler chats with Viola Davis about her experiences and thoughts on parenting and acting.

Viola Davis can do everything but bake. Amy hangs with the award-winning actress and talks about why she loves bad kids, following Meryl Streep around on set, and jumping out of a plane to be cool for her daughter.Host: Amy PoehlerGuests: Julius Tennon and Viola DavisExecutive producers: Bill Simmons, Amy Poehler, and Jenna Weiss-BermanFor Paper Kite Productions: Executive producer Jenna Weiss-Berman, coordinator Sam Green, and supervising producer Joel LovellFor The Ringer: Supervising producers Juliet Litman, Sean Fennessey, and Mallory Rubin; video producers Jack Wilson and Aleya Zenieris; audio producer Kaya McMullen; social producer Bridget Geerlings; video editor Drew van Steenbergen; and booker Kat SpillaneOriginal music: Amy Miles This episode is brought to you by Subaru. Love goes the extra mile in a long-range Subaru Hybrid…with up to 597 miles per tank in the Crosstrek Hybrid and up to 581 in the Forester Hybrid. Visit https://subaru.com/hybrid to learn more. Shop your favorite local grocers on Uber Eats! https://www.ubereats.com/brand/kroger Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Amy Poehler

Guests: Viola Davis, Julius Tennon

Topics covered

• acting
• parenting
• celebrity
• interviews
• comedy
• film

Keywords

• Viola Davis
• Amy Poehler
• acting
• parenting
• comedy
• interview
• celebrity

Sponsors

Subaru

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Paper Kite Productions, The Ringer

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