--- description: "The Elsa costume? Didn’t work for her" title: Viola Davis’ Daughter Dressed Up as Her Emmy-Winning Mom for Halloween image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte915a636814925d0/69886f1ff887dc0024e931de/gettyimages-489597770.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [celebrities](/tag/celebrities/) ## celebrities Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Viola Davis’ Daughter Dressed Up as Her Emmy-Winning Mom for Halloween, and It’s Adorable by [Maria Mercedes Lara / People](/author/people/) ## Maria Mercedes Lara / People Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 2, 2015 3:06 AM CUT  Actress Viola Davis poses in the press room at the 67th annual Primetime Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on Sept. 20, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. Actress Viola Davis poses in the press room at the 67th annual Primetime Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on Sept. 20, 2015 in Los Angeles, California.Jason LaVeris—FilmMagic/Getty Images by [Maria Mercedes Lara / People](/author/people/) ## Maria Mercedes Lara / People Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 2, 2015 3:06 AM CUT Move over Kim Kardashian West, Viola Davis‘ daughter may have taken the meta Halloween costume cake. Davis’ young daughter Genesis Tennon adorably decided to dress up as her Emmy-winning mom. “So…..the Elsa costume? Didn’t work for her,” Davis[ wrote on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/viola.davis/photos/pb.250999675079434.-2207520000.1446415036./501963466649719/?type=3&theater "undefined") on Saturday. “The Pirate? A no go. So she finally said, ‘I just want to be YOU mommy’! So… uhh…..this is ME.” Davis then shared a too-cute snap of Genesis dressed in a white frock, holding a faux golf statue and with her curly hair fluffed to resemble Davis’ natural ‘do at the Emmy Awards earlier this year (where [she took home the trophy](http://www.people.com/people/package/article/0,,20951278%5F20953904,00.html "undefined") for outstanding lead actress in a drama series for How to Get Away with Murder and [gave an inspiring speech](http://www.people.com/article/viola-davis-shondaland-emmys-speech-interview "undefined")). Davis isn’t the only star who has shared her kid’s Halloween costume on social media. Gwyneth Paltrow went for a matching skeleton look with her daughter, Apple, while [Kourtney Kardashian coordinated a superhero-themed ensemble](http://celebritybabies.people.com/2015/11/01/kourtney-kardashian-halloween-2015-photos/ "undefined") with her children — Mason, Penelope and Reign Disick. Still no word on what Davis herself decided to dress up as for Halloween this year. [_This article originally appeared on People.com_](http://celebritybabies.people.com/2015/11/01/viola-davis-daughter-halloween-costume-2015/ "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4096061/viola-davis-daughter-halloween/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4096061/viola-davis-daughter-halloween/"},"headline":"Viola Davis’ Daughter Dressed Up as Her Emmy-Winning Mom for Halloween, and It’s Adorable","datePublished":"2015-11-02T03:06:00.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T12:15:30.461Z","description":"\"The Elsa costume? 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