She previously addressed graduating students at New York's Barnard College in 2019.
And Viola Davis was on hand again on Saturday to send off graduates at Los Angeles' Loyola Marymount University when she delivered the commencement ceremony's keynote address.
The 55-year-old Oscar winner had to do double duty, as she was addressing both the 2021 graduating class and the 2020 class, which had its commencement delayed due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Pep talk: Viola Davis, 55, delivered the keynote address at the commencement ceremony for Loyola Marymount University on Saturday, which was held at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California
Viola was pictured on the floor of the newly constructed SoFi Stadium in nearby Inglewood, which opened in September 2020.
She was decked out in traditional black robes and wore her her shoulder-length raven hair in voluminous curls.
Although the occasion called for modesty and solemnity, the How To Get Away With Murder star wore a bright orange ensemble underneath with peaked out.
Her address to the students hasn't yet been shared, the Catholic university's Twitter account shared snippets of her speech.
Tradition: Viola was decked out in traditional black robes and wore her her shoulder-length raven hair in voluminous curls
Looking good! She also wore a vibrant orange ensemble underneath, which peaked out a bit
Making up for it: She was addressing both the 2020 and 2021 classes from the Los Angeles-based Catholic University, as the ongoing pandemic scuttled last year's ceremony
The highlights: Her address to the students hasn't yet been shared, the Catholic university's Twitter account shared snippets of her speech
Viola encouraged students to think about the narrative of their lives as they prepared to move on to new careers or more schooling.
'What is your truth? What's your story? Or better yet, what are you willing to own? You know your truth by the way it feels,' she was quoted as saying.
She seemed to use a metaphor to explain that hardships could be beneficial teaching moments.
'It is a privilege to be you, even broken you. The wound is the place where the light enters you' she
