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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Lifestyle
Halie LeSavage

How Viola Davis Uses Makeup to Overcome Her Introverted Side at Cannes

Viola Davis at the Cannes Film festival wearing a green cape dress.

Throughout a decorated career scoring 245 total award nominations and 121 wins, EGOT-holder Viola Davis has walked hundreds of red carpets like the Cannes Film Festival's. Even with all her experience getting ready for the cameras and curious reporters, the 58-year-old actor reveals that putting herself out there isn't always easy. Davis tells me from the L'Oréal Paris suite at Hôtel Martinez in Cannes, "I always have to resist the urge to not want to go home and be in my slippers."

Davis has a relatable reason for wanting to skip the step-and-repeat at times. "Here's the thing: I'm introverted, which people don't know. I'm extremely introverted," she explains.

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