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Feb 1, 2023 · With the help of the show's host, Henry Louis Gates Jr., Davis, who grew up in Rhode Island, learns that her maternal grandfather kept a secret about his paternity from the rest of his family....
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Nov 3, 2023 · Step inside Viola Davis' cherished, beautifully renovated Los Angeles family home, a symbol of her journey from childhood poverty to Hollywood stardom.
Aug 5, 2016 · Viola Davis grew up in Central Falls, Rhode Island, but in a new interview, she recounts what life was like in her grandmother’s home on a southern farm. The “ How to Get Away With...
Viola Davis and Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. dive into her family's past, and with the help of DNA and local records, discover a surprising secret her grandfather kept to himself.
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In a sit-down with Jess Cagle, editorial director of PEOPLE and Entertainment Weekly, Davis recounted her short time living on her grandmothers farm, which was on Singleton Plantation in St. Matthews, South Carolina.
Mar 10, 2015 · Born 49 years ago on her grandmother's farm, a former slave plantation in St. Matthews, South Carolina, Davis grew up with five siblings. Her mother had an eighth-grade education;
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Oct 27, 2021 · On her 55th birthday, Viola took to social media to share a photo of her grandmother’s house where she was born. The picture shows the dilapidated home that is located on a Singleton Plantation in South Carolina, along with the caption, “The above is the house where I was born August 11, 1965.
