Viola Davis’ daughter Genesis at a fashion show in Paris with her parents

In the family photo, Tennon is wearing a brown plaid jacket, brown pants, brown shoes and a multi-colored button-down shirt. Genesis wore a lime green dress with feathers highlighting her heart-shaped top. Davis wore a black dress and gold heels.

After meeting on the set of the CBS television series City of Angels in 1999, Davis and Tennon have been dating for more than 20 years. The couple adopted their daughter in 2011 and quickly made her the center of their world. Genesis is close to her parents, especially Davis, who inspires her to be a legendary actress.

In honor of National Daughter’s Day, Davis took to Instagram to share sweet photos of herself and her daughter over the years.

“My daughter is my heart. ❤️#HappyNationalDaughterDay,” Davis captioned the post.

In 2017, Davis told People about her decision to adopt her daughter.

“I wanted my life to have meaning and be something deeper. That’s when the desire came, and the desire was very, very, very strong. So now I have a baby and she’s just the light of our lives.”

Davis revealed her daughter’s plans to become a movie star in December 2020, People reports.

“She really wants to be an actress,” she told Ellen DeGeneres. “She says, ‘Mom, I know how to live by words. I know how to breathe words. I know how to remember words. And I said, “Well, you have to remember how to go to school, and at 18 you have to remember how to leave the house and pay your bills.”

Genesis made her big screen debut in Angry Birds 2 movie in 2019 he voices the character Vivi. According to People, she worked with Gal Gadot’s daughter Alma Versano and Nicole Kidman’s daughters Sandi Rose and Faith.

“Well, I’d randomly say, ‘Oh, I need to go to this event with my mom,’ and then I’d pause and say, ‘Wait, wait a second, this is about me!'” Genesis told Variety. about her first red carpet.