Viola Davis posts rare photo with her ‘soon to be 14-year-old’ daughter Genesis
Viola Davis gave a rare look at her life as a mom with a teenage daughter.
The Oscar-winning actress posted a sweet snap with her mini-me, Genesis, over the holiday weekend.
“Me and my soon to be 14 yr old,” she captioned the photo of the pair standing together in the kitchen. “Love her soooo much.”
Viola Davis posted a rare photo with her daughter Genesis. violadavis/Instagram
“Me and my soon to be 14 yr old,” she captioned the sweet photo. WireImage
She ended the post with three heart emojis.
Davis, 58, is standing casually in jeans and a black zip-up hoodie with one hand on her hip while her other arm is wrapped around her daughter. She topped off her look with some bracelets, earrings and a head wrap.
Genesis, who turns 14 on July 10, dressed in beige cargo pants and a black tank top with her red and black braids pulled into two ponytails.
“Love her soooo much,” the Oscar winner added. Getty Images
Davis’ friends commented on the photo praising how beautiful and grown up Genesis is. Getty Images
“She’s as tall as you,” actress Octavia Spencer commented with heart-eyed emojis.
Vanessa Williams added, “Wow! Look at the BabyGirl all growed up!”
“So Grown up. So beautiful,” Deborah Roberts commented, while Sheila E. called the picture “Sooooo cute.”
Davis and her husband, Julius Tennon, adopted Genesis in October 2011. violadavis/Instagram
“I have a kid now, and she is just the light of our lives,” she said in 2017. Getty Images for GBK Brand Bar
Davis shares Genesis with her husband Julius Tennon. The couple — who tied the knot in 2003 — adopted Genesis in October 2011.
In 2017, the “Woman King” actress told People she knew something was missing before they adopted their daughter.
“I wanted my life to mean and be something deeper. That’s when the urge came, and the urge was just very, very, very, strong. So I have a kid now, and she is just the light of our lives,” she said.
She added that being a mom gave her a “new purpose.”
She added that her daughter gave her a “new purpose.” violadavis/Instagram
The last family photo Davis posted was in March, wishing everyone a Happy Easter. violadavis/Instagram
In 2016, she told Ellen DeGeneres that Genesis wanted to follow in her footsteps and become an actress.
“She says, ‘Mommy, I know how to live the words. I know how to breathe the words. I know how to remember the words.’ And I said, ‘Well, you gotta remember how to go to school and at 18, you need to remember how to get out of the house and pay your own bills,’” Davis said.
Davis last posted a family snap with Genesis and Tennon in March.
“Happy Easter from our family to yours!” she wrote as she hugged her daughter close.
