Viola Davis, 56, is from a beautiful family who one way or the other supported her acting career from the beginning of her career.

She grew up with two of her elder siblings since her parents move to Central Falls, Rhode Island with two of his elder siblings, leaving her other siblings with her grandparents.

She was raised by a strong black woman, Alice Davis (her mother) – an activist during the Civil Rights Movement who was later arrested during a civil rights protest and jailed.

Viola was loved by both her father, Dan Davis and her mother.

In this article, we will get to know more about her father.

Dan Davis: Who is Viola Davis’ father?

Dan Davis was a celebrity father who fathered actress, Viola Davis.

He was a father of six children – five girls and a boy of which Viola happens to be the second to last of his six children.

Dan worked as a horse groom at nearby racetracks in Central Falls, Rhode Island after he dropped out of school in second grade.

Dan died in 2006 of pancreatic cancer.

Dan and Alice remained married for 48 years, until his death.

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