Viola Davis Talks Sex Scenes & Pulling Off Her Wig On ‘How To Get Away With Murder’

The conversation was, ‘Shonda, I want to take my wig off.’ You know, I said, ‘I do not want a scene where I’m going to bed at night with my wig on’ – we don’t [do that].

She continued:

That scene was two-fold. That scene was watching a woman prepare to go to bed at night, really watching it. I thought that that would be powerful, but I also thought that it would be powerful watching someone taking off a mask.

Viola shares that after that particular scene aired, she received support from other African American actresses:

[I heard from] Halle Berry and [‘Sleepy Hollow’ star] Nicole Beharie. Halle Berry just said, ‘Girl, I had to send you an e-mail, you’re doing such a great job, I celebrate you.’ She’s always like that by the way. She’s very very, very supportive.

For more of Viola Davis, check out “How To Get Away with Murder” Thursdays at 10 PM on ABC. [Access Hollywood]

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