Viola Davis has been there, done that. The actress, who earned an Academy Award nomination for her role as a Southern maid in 2011's The Help, says she has no intention of playing a domestic worker ever again.
In her latest film, Beautiful Creatures, Davis plays a librarian named Amma. The character is a hybrid of two characters, a maid and librarian, who first appeared in the popular book series by authors Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl.
The actress says "people need to see an African American in the 21st century" who is "not in servitude".
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