Life Viola Davis: Being a black woman in Hollywood feels like ‘The Exorcist’ December 5, 2018December 6, 2018 Carly Mallenbaum, USA TODAY Comments Off on Viola Davis: Being a black woman in Hollywood feels like ‘The Exorcist’ Viola Davis gave a stirring speech while accepting the Sherry Lansing Leadership Award at The Hollywood Reporter's Women in Entertainment breakfast.