10 Celeb Mentors Breaking the Hollywood Stereotype by Uplifting Their Fellow Stars
HOLLYWOOD, CA – JANUARY 05: Actors Meryl Streep and Viola Davis attend the Viola Davis Walk Of Fame Ceremony at Hollywood Walk Of Fame on January 5, 2017 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jonathan Leibson/Getty Images for Paramount Pictures)
Meryl Streep
Meryl Streep is often considered the greatest actress of her generation, but she’s also been happy to share her talents and wisdom in the space with actresses whom she believes in.
Most notably, she has been a longtime supporter of her friend and fellow acting titan Viola Davis. When Davis won the SAG Award in 2009 for the film Doubt, Streep enthusiastically praised her co-star: “My God, somebody give her a movie.” And her suggestion worked – just a few short years later, Davis starred in The Help.
Years later, when Davis was given her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Streep introduced her friend by saying, “Viola Davis is possessed. She is possessed to the blazing, incandescent power. She is arguably the most immediate, responsive artist I have ever worked with.”
