Jamie Foxx may be one of Hollywood’s biggest stars, but at home, he’s just dad.
The Oscar winner has spent decades discussing life with his daughters, Corinne and Anelise. (Foxx shares Corinne with ex Connie Kline and Anelise with ex Kristin Grannis.)
News broke in May 2026 that Foxx is expecting his third baby, his first with girlfriend Alyce Huckstepp.
From walking Corinne down the aisle to gushing over Anelise’s onstage debut, scroll below for Foxx’s most heartfelt quotes about parenting and his girls:
Jamie Foxx Credits Daughter Corinne With Protecting Him
Foxx told Us Weekly that Corinne was his rock leading up to production on his Netflix special, Jamie Foxx: What Had Happened Was.
“Shout-out to my daughter Corinne Marie Foxx, who took care of me and made sure I was protected,” Foxx exclusively told Us in March 2025. “She wouldn’t let anybody see me [backstage], and then shout-out to my youngest daughter who was courageous in front of that crowd.”
In his eponymous stand-up special, Foxx opened up after his 2023 health scare. He said that he suffered 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 onstage during What Had Happened Was.
“You got to understand, we didn’t get a chance to practice that show. We just went up. Really, those people were in there for the first time,” he told Us in March 2025. “It was the first time I said anything to them. For my daughter to walk out and play that guitar, the way she played, it was so amazing.”
Jamie also revealed that Anelise had asked for an Instagram account to promote her music — but he encouraged her to let her talent speak for itself.
“I’m probably being not the most-liked dad by saying you can’t have Instagram, [but] a lady runs up on her with tears in her eyes and said, ‘Man, what you did!’ I said, ‘Your art is what’s going to be your social media, your art,’” he recalled. “She did a fantastic job. And to everybody that prayed and to everybody that made sure I was here, thank you.”
Jamie Foxx Reflects on Walking Corinne Down the Aisle
In September 2024, Jamie hosted Corinne’s wedding to Joe Hooten in the backyard of his Thousand Oaks, California, home — a milestone made all the more meaningful by his recent recovery.
“Come on, man. Amazing!” Jamie gushed to Us the next year about the experience of escorting his daughter down the aisle.
Corinne, for her part, didn’t take the moment for granted.
“It was incredibly special, considering his health scare last year. I walked down [the aisle] to a string version of ‘Georgia on My Mind’ by Ray Charles,” Corinne told Vogue in an interview published in October 2024. “My dad won his Oscar for playing [Charles in Ray] in 2005. At 10 years old, I was his plus one and got to share that special moment with him. There wasn’t a dry eye in the house when we came down the aisle.”
Jamie Foxx Celebrates Corinne’s Engagement
When Corinne announced their engagement in December 2023, the Oscar winner shared a heartfelt Instagram tribute alongside several photos of the couple.
“You are a perfect example of what being in love is. You care about each [other’s] life, mental and physical, and you have each other’s back,” Foxx wrote at the time. “Congratulations on your engagement. I LOVE YOU BOTH DEARLY… I have my tissues ready 😭.”
Hooten later told Vogue that Jamie’s example shaped his view of family.
“I didn’t expect to cry up there, but the moment I saw Corinne and Jamie, who was also emotional, walking down that aisle, all bets were off,” Hooten said in 2024. “I was in awe of her beauty and inspired by Jamie’s example of fatherhood.”
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