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1. www.bbc.com › news › newsbeat-53416196Viola Davis: I betrayed myself and my people in The Help - BBC

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   Jul 15, 2020 · Viola Davis starred in The Help along with Emma Stone, Octavia Spencer and Bryce Dallas Howard. It's based on a 2009 book that has been accused of perpetuating a "white...

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3. www.vanityfair.com › viola-davis-the-help-regretViola Davis Regrets Making The Help: “It Wasn’t the Voices of ...

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   Sep 12, 2018 · Viola Davis Regrets Making The Help: “It Wasn’t the Voices of the Maids That Were Heard” The actress spoke candidly about her dissatisfaction with the movie’s plot, which largely...

4. www.imdb.com › title › tt1454029The Help (2011) - IMDb

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   Aug 10, 2011 · The Help: Directed by Tate Taylor. With Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard, Octavia Spencer. An aspiring author during the civil rights movement of the 1960s decides to write a book detailing the African American maids' point of view on the white families for which they work, and the hardships they go through on a daily basis.

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   • Genre: Drama

   • Director: Tate Taylor
   • Release Date: 2011-08-10

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6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › The_Help_(film)The Help (film) - Wikipedia

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   The Help is a 2011 period drama film written and directed by Tate Taylor and based on Kathryn Stockett's 2009 novel of the same name. The film features an ensemble cast, including Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard, Octavia Spencer, Jessica Chastain, Allison Janney, Cicely Tyson, and Sissy Spacek.

7. www.imdb.com › name › nm0205626Viola Davis - IMDb

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   Audiences across the United States and internationally have admired her for her work- including her celebrated, Oscar-nominated performances in The Help (2011), Doubt (2008), and her Oscar winning performance in Fences (2016).

   • Birth Date: January 1, 1
   • Height: 1.65 m

   • Birth Place: St. Matthews, South Carolina, USA

8. www.rottentomatoes.com › m › the_helpThe Help - Rotten Tomatoes

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   Aug 10, 2011 · Only Aibileen (Viola Davis), the housekeeper of Skeeter's best friend, will talk at first. But as the pair continue the collaboration, more women decide to come forward, and as it turns out,...

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   • Content Rating: PG-13

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   Did Viola Davis betray herself in 'the help'?

   • Viola Davis says she feels like she "betrayed myself and my people" in 2011 film The Help. Set in 1960s Mississippi it was nominated for multiple Oscars but Viola says it was "created in the filter and the cesspool of systemic racism". The film was "invested in the idea of what it means to be Black" but catered "to the white audience".

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   Does Viola Davis regret starring in the help?

   • Viola Davis has repeatedly expressed regret over starring in The Help, claiming she feels like she "betrayed myself and my people" and that the film was "created in the filter and the cesspool of systemic racism".

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   Does Viola Davis have a career regret?

   • The actress spoke candidly about her dissatisfaction with the movie’s plot, which largely centered its white characters. By Moviestore/REX. Viola Davis, a luminous triple threat who has conquered the stage, film, and television, has one major career regret.

   Viola Davis Regrets Making The Help: “It Wasn’t the Voices of the Maids

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   Is the help based on a true story?

   • But The Help, based on the Kathryn Stockett novel of the same name, largely revolves around Stone’s character, a bright post-grad named Skeeter who sets about interviewing maids like Aibileen and Minny for a book. As a whole, The Help centralizes its white characters, including two housewives played by Bryce Dallas Howard and Jessica Chastain.

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10. www.imdb.com › title › tt1454029The Help (2011) - Plot - IMDb

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    Aibileen Clark (Viola Davis) is a middle-aged African American maid who has spent her life raising white children and has recently lost her only son.