Viola Davis Celebrates Thuso Mbedu’s 33rd Birthday With Sweet Message: “My Beautiful Thuso”

Thuso Mbedu celebrated another trip around the sun and received a warm birthday message from none other than Viola Davis! Viola Davis shows love to Thuso Mbedu Coming from celebrating her 33rd birthday on 8 July, Thuso Mbedu was flooded with tonnes of birthday messages when she finally switched her phone on, a habit she admits she has carried since her teens.

The actress shared a video and detailed some of the highlights from her special day, from birthday balloons to the awkward birthday song, and among the messages from loved ones was a heartfelt tribute from Viola Davis.

The ladies acted side-by-side on The Woman King, Thuso’s second international film, and have maintained a close relationship through the years. Briefly News reported on how Thuso celebrated Viola’s Grammy Award win, and praised her for her hard work. Viola returned the love on Thuso’s birthday when she penned a heartfelt message, praying that God continues to bless the talented actress: “Happy birthday, my beautiful Thuso! I love you and pray God continues to bless you.”

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Peeps celebrate Thuso Mbedu’s birthday Mzansi celebs showed love to Thuso on her special day: South African singer, Nhlanhla Mafu, said: “Happy birthday, honey.” Mzansi dancer, Robot Boii, showed love to Thuso: “Happy Birthday, NKD. You already know. May God continue blessing you!” Local actor, Sdumo Mtshali, wrote: “Happy birthday, Mbedu.”

South African actress, Winnie Ntshaba, posted: “Happy birthday, lil sis, okuhle nokumhlophe kodwa.” Mzansi comedienne, Celeste Ntuli, responded; “Happy Birthday, Thuso!” Local musician, Thabo Smol, commented: “Happy birthday, Ntwana! Nadia Nakai celebrates Kairo Forbes’ birthday In an earlier report, Briefly News shared online reactions to Nadia Nakai’s sweet birthday message to Kairo Forbes. What pulled at fans’ heartstrings was Bragga’s shout-out to DJ Zinhle for her terrific job raising Kai Kai. PAY ATTENTION: Сheck out news that is picked exactly for YOU – click on “Recommended for you” and enjoy!

South African actress, Winnie Ntshaba, posted: “Happy birthday, lil sis, okuhle nokumhlophe kodwa.” Mzansi comedienne, Celeste Ntuli, responded; “Happy Birthday, Thuso!” Local musician, Thabo Smol, commented: “Happy birthday, Ntwana! Nadia Nakai celebrates Kairo Forbes’ birthday In an earlier report, Briefly News shared online reactions to Nadia Nakai’s sweet birthday message to Kairo Forbes. What pulled at fans’ heartstrings was Bragga’s shout-out to DJ Zinhle for her terrific job raising Kai Kai. PAY ATTENTION: Сheck out news that is picked exactly for YOU – click on “Recommended for you” and enjoy!

My skin colour put limitations on my career – Viola Davis

Actress Viola Davis said that her career was “limited” by her skin colour in the early days and believes there is a “lack” of stories for black women to tell.

The 57-year-old actress started out in the industry in the late 1990s and explained that there is a “deficit” of stories about black women and often found herself playing supporting characters because Hollywood has failed to “dig deep” into her culture. She said: “There is a deficit of stories that women of colour are able to access in Hollywood.

“When I started off as an actor, the scope of what I wanted to do was infinite. It was definitely a big blow to see the limitations put on me in my career. You’re just there to give the white lead advice, to be the sage, to be the nurturer. There is a lack of really digging deep into who we are.”

Meanwhile, the Academy Award-winning star received the Icon award at the Harper’s Bazaar Women of the Year Awards 2022 on November 10 and explained that the honour has become “embedded in (her) spirit and she will use it to help progression in showbiz.

She told Britain’s Harpers’ Bazaar magazine: “When I’m at home I don’t feel like an icon. I’m always looking at little Viola who wet the bed and was just trying to find a meal every day and thinking, ‘OK, now I’m an icon?’
I don’t take the honour and run off the stage with it. It’s embedded in my spirit and I use it as warrior fuel to shift the industry so that I’m not the only one any more.”

My skin colour put limitations on my career – Viola Davis

Actress Viola Davis said that her career was “limited” by her skin colour in the early days and believes there is a “lack” of stories for black women to tell.

The 57-year-old actress started out in the industry in the late 1990s and explained that there is a “deficit” of stories about black women and often found herself playing supporting characters because Hollywood has failed to “dig deep” into her culture. She said: “There is a deficit of stories that women of colour are able to access in Hollywood.

“When I started off as an actor, the scope of what I wanted to do was infinite. It was definitely a big blow to see the limitations put on me in my career. You’re just there to give the white lead advice, to be the sage, to be the nurturer. There is a lack of really digging deep into who we are.”

Meanwhile, the Academy Award-winning star received the Icon award at the Harper’s Bazaar Women of the Year Awards 2022 on November 10 and explained that the honour has become “embedded in (her) spirit and she will use it to help progression in showbiz.

She told Britain’s Harpers’ Bazaar magazine: “When I’m at home I don’t feel like an icon. I’m always looking at little Viola who wet the bed and was just trying to find a meal every day and thinking, ‘OK, now I’m an icon?’

Viola Davis rules in The Woman King

Viola Davis owns “The Woman King”, a movie every bit as majestic and monumental as its title implies.
Davis plays Nanisca, the ferocious, forbidding general of the Agojie, the legendary women’s fighting force that helped defend the West African kingdom of Dahomey.

Set in 1823, “The Woman King” spins a fictional tale rooted in the real-life Dahomey Amazons who were among the most feared warriors of the era.

In this stirring tale, written by Maria Bello and Dana Stevens, Nanisca fights not only external foes – the Oyo Empire intent on destroying the reign of Dahomey’s King Ghezo (John Boyega) – but her own country’s involvement in the transatlantic trade of enslaved people, which its supporters see as a way for Africans to benefit from commerce but which she sees as a dark circle, entrapping her people in cycles of violence, oppression and self-hatred.
Whether Nanisca’s dilemma is literally true to life is beside the point in “The Woman King”, which takes its rousing action-and-adventure cues from such classics as “Braveheart”, “Gladiator” and the spectacular sword-and-sandal pictures of the 1950s, and elaborates on imaginative universes already primed by the likes of “Black Panther”, “Wonder Woman” and, more recently “The Northman”.

In the hands of director Gina Prince-Bythewood, the combination is a winning one: “The Woman King” pulses with energy, tightly coiled intensity and Shakespearean filial drama, given added potency by Davis, who imbues Nanisca with the gravitas and unflinching focus that have become her signatures.

Part of what makes Nanisca such an appealing heroine is that, for all her strength and finesse, she isn’t perfect: As the film opens, she returns to Dahomey with another victory under her belt (and some captive women to train as new soldiers), but she’s showing signs of wear, her muscles aching, her body scarred, her eyes made weary of seeing too much war.

Viola Davis admits luck played a part in her success

Viola Davis thinks “luck” has played a big part in her success. The 56-year-old actress has managed to claw her way out of poverty and become one of the most sought-after stars in Hollywood – but she still struggles to explain her own success.
Asked how she managed to transform her life, Viola said: “A huge part of it is that unexplained phenomena which is luck and blessings.

“But I found something that I really, really loved to do and I did it constantly. I did it to the best of my ability. I rode that horse. What I had, when I didn’t have confidence even when I didn’t have self love, what I had was drive.

“You find the joy, and the joy stomps out all the pain. Viola has won a host of accolades during her career, including a Tony Award, Academy Award and a Primetime Emmy Award.

But the acclaimed actress insists she won’t be defined by her gongs. She told the BBC: “I have the awards on my mantelpiece but I have to tell you that when I’m going through anything in my life, that doesn’t help me
She said: “You’re terrified whenever you start a job because you are afraid you are going to be found out – that’s big imposter syndrome. But with Michelle Obama, it’s like everyone has ownership over Michelle Obama. I mean, her book came out and it was (on every) best-seller list, everyone knows what she looks like what she sounds like, what her hair (is like), you know.