Viola Davis originally didn't want "The Help" starring role

By: Associated Press | WNCT-On Your Side
Published: February 10, 2012

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NEW YORK (AP) - Oscar nominee Viola Davis says at first she didn't want to take on the role of Aibileen, a '60s-era maid in "The Help." She tells "The View" that she was afraid of the stigma and worried that some African-Americans would think she was playing a mammy. But Davis says once she read the book, she found the character had a "quiet strength." Davis says sometimes "you get to play ordinary people with great stories." She's up for a lead actress Oscar for the role.

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