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Aja Naomi King is doling out some inspiring phrases for her former How you can Get Away with Homicide castmate Viola Davis.
Whereas discussing her new NBC present Grosse Pointe Backyard Society in an unique PEOPLE in 10 interview, King additionally mirrored on Davis’ profession almost 5 years after the How you can Get Away with Homicide collection finale aired.
Wanting straight into the digital camera, the 40-year-old actress shared a message for Davis, who earned EGOT standing in 2023 after profitable an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony all through her acclaimed profession.
“Viola, you’re unbelievable … and encourage all of us. Nobody does it such as you do it. You might be one among a sort,” King says. “You might be phenomenal. And we’re simply so grateful that we get to witness your greatness.”
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King and Davis starred collectively in six seasons of How you can Get Away with Homicide from 2014 to 2020, with Davis incomes the 2015 Emmy for excellent lead actress for her position as legal professional and regulation professor Annalise Keating. Within the ABC authorized thriller, King performed Michaela Pratt, one among Keating’s trusted regulation college students who’re embroiled in a homicide plot.
Since then, King was nominated for an Emmy in 2024 for excellent supporting actress in a restricted collection or anthology collection or film for her position as Harriet Sloane in Apple TV+’s Classes in Chemistry.
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Now, in 2025, King stars in NBC’s Grosse Pointe Backyard Society as Catherine, “one among 4 members of a suburban backyard membership who discover their lives intertwined by scandal, mischief and a shared secret — a homicide nobody needs to speak about,” in line with the present’s synopsis.
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The forged additionally contains Melissa Fumero, Ben Rappaport, AnnaSophia Robb, Matthew Davis, Alexander Hodge, Nancy Travis and Felix Wolfe.
Grosse Pointe Backyard Society premiered on NBC on Feb. 23.
