Head to headAllison Janney against Viola Davis Both careers by TMDB ratingAllison JanneyViola Davis
Tale of the tape as an actor
Allison Janney vs Viola Davis
Viola Davis averages 6.69 across 48 rated films as an actor, ahead of Allison Janney at 6.40.
- 79 (70 rated)
- Films acted
- 49 (48 rated)
- 6.40
- Average
- 6.69▶
- 6.53
- Weighted
- 6.75▶
- The Help 8.2
- Best film
- The Help 8.2
- 7.13, 1999 to 2003
- Peak five
- 7.30, 2021 to 2023▶
- 2 films
- Longest 7+ run
- 3 films▶
- 6.51 (+0.11)
- Current form
- 6.86 (+0.17)▶
- ◀169K
- TMDB votes
- 153K
- 1989 to 2026
- Career
- 1996 to 2025
- 1 win, 1 nom
- Oscars
- 1 win, 4 noms▶
- ◀$7.63B
- Box office
- $5.43B
Rows won
2 to 6
Viola Davis ahead
Films together
3
averaging 7.33
Dot size shows audience votes. Films below the source vote floor sit on the baseline.
 The Help | 2011 | 8.2 | as Charlotte Phelan | as Aibileen Clark |
 Get On Up | 2014 | 6.8 | as Kathy | as Susie Brown |
 Troop Zero | 2019 | 7.0 | as Miss Massey | Producer, as Miss Rayleen |