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[post_page_title]Vernee Watson as Viola “Vy” Smith – Then[/post_page_title]

Viola is Will’s caring mother, and they lived in Philadelphia. She got abandoned by her husband and Will’s father, Lou, when Will was five years of age.

Vernee Watson as Viola “Vy” Smith – Then

She single-handedly raised him until she sent him to live with her wealthy sister, Vivian, in Bel-Air for the fear of Will getting into trouble in the neighborhood. Eventually, she married Fred, whose daughter was going to marry Will, before the wedding was called off by the two lovers.

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