Jamie Foxx’s kids: Get to know the actor’s two daughters
Jamie Foxx holds many titles to his name: Oscar winner, Grammy winner, producer, television host and comedian. But the role he constantly gushes about is being a dad.
“The Burial” star shares 30-year-old daughter, actor Corinne Foxx, with former partner Connie Kline. He also has a 16-year-old daughter named Anelise Bishop with ex Kristin Grannis.
The proud dad has shared the screen with his daughters throughout the years. He hosts the game show “Beat Shazam” with Corinne Foxx, who joined the show as a DJ in 2018. He frequently praises her during his chats with the contestants, and she has shared sweet photos from her childhood in some episodes.
While his youngest daughter previously remained out of the public eye and only made rare appearances on the “Ray” star’s Instagram, Anelise recently joined her father and sister in the spotlight. She took the stage with her dad and performed with him during his Netflix special, “Jamie Foxx: What Had Happened Was…”
In the special, Jamie Foxx spoke openly about his 2023 health scare and revealed that he experienced “a brain bleed that led to a stroke.” In April 2023, the actor’s rep confirmed to NBC News that the “They Cloned Tyrone” star had been hospitalized and his condition was “serious.”
At the time, Corinne Foxx also released a now-deleted statement on Instagram explaining that her father “experienced a medical complication” and was recovering. She continued to update fans about her dad’s recovery as they worried about his health.
Read on to learn more about Foxx’s two daughters and their special bond.
Corinne Foxx
Corinne Foxx was born in February 1994. In honor of her 30th birthday, her dad wrote on Instagram, “The moment I saw you being born, I fell in love with your existence.”
She married her longtime love Joe Hooten Sept. 21, 2024, in California, specifically, in Jamie Foxx’s backyard.
Professionally, Corinne Foxx has followed in her father’s footsteps by pursuing a career in acting and producing. She has appeared in the movies “47 Meters Down: Uncaged” and “Safety” as well as the Hulu series “Dollface.”
In 2021, she served as a producer and writer on the short-lived Netflix series “Dad Stop Embarrassing Me!,” which Jamie Foxx co-created and starred in.
Since 2017, Jamie Foxx has hosted the Fox game show “Beat Shazam.” In Season 2, Corinne Foxx took over the role as the DJ. Following his medical scare, the two briefly stepped away from the series and were temporarily replaced by Nick Cannon and Kelly Osbourne during Season 6. The father-daughter duo returned for Season 7, which premiered in May 2024.
In addition to being an actor and television personality, Corinne Foxx also uses her platform to speak out about different issues, like mental health and endometriosis.
In March 2023, she opened up to TODAY.com about being diagnosed with stage 4 endometriosis.
“It was really a terrifying process and a frustrating process,” she shared. “There’s a lot of medical gaslighting that goes into this journey. I think women of color, especially, are often silenced or not believed when they come in with symptoms.”
She told TODAY.com she underwent surgery in October 2018 and that the procedure changed her life. Corinne Foxx continued to learn more about the disease and was an executive producer of the 2022 documentary “Below the Belt” that followed four women with endometriosis.
She received a Blossom Award from the Endometriosis Foundation of America in March 2023 for her work.
Her father celebrated her accolade on Instagram.
“You are amazing and you are brave to share your condition with the world in hopes that someone will be educated and helped. Endometriosis is a tough disease, but you have handled it with courage and poise…” he wrote.
Anelise Bishop
Anelise Bishop was born in October 2008. In 2024, the famous actor shared a sweet slideshow to celebrate her 16th birthday.
“Sweet, sweet, sweet, sweet, sweet 16!!!!! Where did the time go?????? Happy happy happy happy birthday, Anelise!!!!” he captioned his post.
Jamie Foxx’s younger daughter makes public appearances from time to time. In 2020, she joined her sister and father on the red carpet at the Screen Actors Guild Awards.
Corinne Foxx later shared a picture from their night out on Instagram.
“A family affair,” she captioned the snap.
Later that year, Jamie Foxx opened up about quarantining with his two daughters during the COVID-19 pandemic. He also revealed that Anelise Bishop shares his musical talents in an interview with “Entertainment Tonight.”
“My daughter (Anelise) played her piano at 4 o’clock in the morning, 11 years old, and holding. That’s what’s been good is we have been able to connect like that,” he said at the time.
He added, “My 11-year-old now knows how to play the piano so well, she actually plays my songs while I sing to them. She said, ‘I am going on tour with you.’ I am blessed, we are all blessed.”
In January 2022, People reported that Anelise Bishop attended her dad’s private concert in Dallas. He serenaded his youngest daughter while she played his song “In Love by Now” on the piano, according to the publication.
In 2024, after years of Jamie Foxx gushing about her musical talents, Anelise showed off her skills during the comedian’s “What Had Happened Was…” Netflix special.
Before she performed, Jamie Foxx tearfully recalled how he leaned on Anelise during his health scare.
“My vitals were so bad, they were going to lose me. And that’s when a miracle happened, and that miracle was working through my youngest daughter,” he shared.
He continued, “I didn’t want her to see me like that, but she snuck into my hospital room with her guitar. And she says, ‘I know what my daddy needs.'”
He revealed that as she played his vitals went down.
Anelise then walked onto the stage carrying her guitar and hugged her father, who shed a few tears. She strummed her guitar as the audience erupted into applause.
Jamie Foxx expressed his gratitude after she finished. Anelise replied, “You had to make it because I always dreamed that we’d perform together onstage one day.”
