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