Viola Davis buys former childhood plantation home

Viola Davis has marked her 55th birthday by buying her childhood home, which used to be the site of a plantation.

She's revealed she's come full circle for her birthday by snapping up the property in which she was born, which used to be a place inhabited by slaves.

Viola took to Twitter to share a picture of the rundown house, which is located on a site in South Carolina.

Viola also owns the land surrounding it.

She previously spoke about the house in 2016, when she said the property was a one-room shack, without a bathroom or running water.

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