Viola Davis turns 50 on August 11th and to celebrate, she posed for the August/September issue of AARP the Magazine. But the Emmy Award-nominated How to Get Away With Murder actress didn’t do it alone, as her adorable daughter, Genesis Tennon, also participated in the magazine’s fun photo shoot!
Davis’ life wasn’t always so glamorous, of course. In fact, as her milestone birthday nears, the actress has been thinking about her tough youth. She said, “Turning 50 is making me reflect on my life in a way that’s more compassionate and forgiving. I’m able to almost accept the old me.” Looking at photos from her childhood, she would say, “‘Look how fat I was,’ or ‘My goodness, look at my hair!’ She added, “What I saw was dark skin, being poor and all the things that come with poverty—smelling and being unkempt.” What Davis sees now is “how passionate I was, how much I dreamed, and what a good and loyal friend I was.”
