 In 2016, Davis played Amanda Waller in the superhero film "Suicide Squad" and reprised the role of Maxson in the film adaptation of "Fences", winning the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.She went on to receive a BAFTA nomination for starring in the heist film "Widows" (2018).Davis and her husband, Julius Tennon, are founders of a production company, JuVee Productions.