Jamie Foxx he may be one of Hollywood’s biggest stars, but at home, he’s just a dad.
The Oscar winner has spent decades talking about life with her daughters, Corinne and Anelise. (Foxx shares Corinne with an ex Connie Kline and Anelise by ex Kristin Grannis.)
News broke in May 2026 that Foxx expecting her third childhis first with a girlfriend Alyce Huckstep.
From walking Corinne down the aisle to Anelise’s first run on stage, scroll below for Foxx’s heartfelt quotes about parenting with her girls:
Jamie Foxx Credits Corinne’s Daughter for Protecting Her
Foxx told Us Weekly that Corinne was his rock leading up to the Netflix special, Jamie Foxx: What happened.
“Shout out to my daughter Corinne Marie Foxx, who took care of me and made sure I was safe,” Foxx you are only told Us in March 2025. “He wouldn’t let anyone see me [backstage]then I shouted at my little daughter who was brave in front of that crowd.”
In his stand-up special, Foxx opened up from behind his fear of life in 2023. He said he had a brain bleed, which turned into a stroke.
Jamie Foxx Praises Anelise’s ‘Courageous’ Netflix Cameo
Foxx was also surprised that Anelise was open to joining him on stage at the time What had happened.
“You have to understand, we didn’t get a chance to rehearse that show. We just went up. Really, those people were there for the first time,” he said. Us in March 2025. “It was the first time I said anything to them. For my daughter to go out and play that guitar, the way she played, it was amazing.”
Jamie also revealed that Anelise requested an Instagram account to promote her music – but encouraged her to let her talent speak for itself.
“Maybe I’m not a very popular dad because you can’t have Instagram, [but] the lady ran with tears in her eyes and said, ‘Man, what have you done!’ I said, ‘Your art is going to be your social media, your art,'” he recalled. “You did a great job. And to everyone who prayed and to everyone who made sure I was here, thank you.”
Jamie Foxx Thinks About Walking Corinne Down The Aisle
In September 2024, Jamie hosts Corinne’s wedding to him Joe Hooten in the backyard of his Thousand Oaks, California, home — a milestone made even more meaningful by his recent recovery.
“Come on man. It’s amazing!” Jamie stood up Us the following year about the experience of escorting his daughter down.
Corinne did not take that moment lightly.
“It was incredibly special, when I look at his life last year, I went down [the aisle] on the string version of ‘Georgia on My Mind’ by Ray Charles,” Corinne he told Vogue in an interview published in October 2024. “My dad won his Oscar for acting [Charles in Ray] in 2005. When I was 10 years old, I was his and I got to share that special moment with him. There wasn’t a dry eye in the house when we came down the road.”
Jamie Foxx Celebrates Corinne’s Engagement
When Corinne announced their engagement in December 2023, the Oscar winner shared a heartfelt gift on Instagram alongside several photos of the couple.
“You are the perfect example of what it means to be in love. You care about each other [other’s] life, mentally and physically, and you have a back,” Foxx wrote at the time. I LOVE THEM BOTH… My muscles are ready 😭.”
Hooten told later Vogue that Jamie’s example shaped his view of family.
“I didn’t expect to cry there, but when I saw Corinne and Jamie, who was also sad, come down from that place, all bets were off,” said Hooten in 2024. “I was in awe of his beauty and inspired by Jamie’s example of fatherhood.”
This story was compiled with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists.
