Viola "Vy" Smith

Viola "Vy" Smith is a recurring character on The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air. She is portrayed by Vernee Watson. Vy is Will's mother and the oldest of the Smith sisters. Because of her marriage to Fred Wilkes, she is also the stepmother of his daughter, Lisa Wilkes. She is also the ex-wife of Lou Smith. Vy was married to Lou Smith, but he left her and Will when Will was five years old, forcing Vy to raise her only child on her own. When Will is 17, she sends him to live in Bel-Air with his aunt and uncle after he gets in a fight with a local gang member. Vy marries Fred Wilkes, the father of Will's girlfriend, Lisa, soon turned ex-fiancée turned stepsister.