"I wanted to put this out in the world for my daughter," the Academy Award winner says.After making an award-winning career out of mostly dramatic roles, Viola Davis is ready to grab her metaphorical bullwhip and fedora and get her Indiana Jones on.

From "The Woman King" to Madam President, Viola Davis' growing roster of fierce commander-in-chief roles reveals a star who takes the words "leading lady" literally, no matter what skepticism audiences may show.