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Jamie Foxx has been linked to plenty of famous faces, but the women who made him a two-time father were not. In February 1994, Foxx welcomed his first daughter, Corinne, with Connie Kline, a former Air Force veteran whom Foxx briefly dated the previous year. Despite having an Oscar-winning ex, Kline has managed to stay out of the limelight. Corinne, on the other hand, has opted to live life publicly, much her like father, as a model and actor.
Foxx’s bond with Corinne is evident on the myriad projects they’ve done together since Corinne was a child. « From being a flower girl on ‘The Jamie Foxx Show’ to co-hosting ‘Beat Shazam’ together to now writing and producing a Netflix show about our lives, I couldn’t ask for a better person to navigate this industry with, » the « 47 Meters Down: Uncaged » star gushed on a December 2020 Instagram post to mark his birthday. « But more importantly, I couldn’t ask for a better father to guide me, support me and always have my back. »
But Corinne isn’t Foxx’s only child. In October 2008, Foxx quietly welcomed a second daughter, Annalise, with his off-again, on-again girlfriend Kristin Grannis. Because Corinne is an adult and carving out a career path in the entertainment industry, her relationship with her father has played out in the public eye. But that doesn’t mean that Foxx doesn’t have as tight a bond with his teenaged daughter. In fact, Annalise may have inherited some of Foxx’s talents as well.
Annalise has quite a bit in common with Jamie Foxx
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Jamie Foxx and Annalise have several interests in common, including music and sports. The former passion was particularly important during the COVID-19 pandemic, when he quarantined with his daughters. Foxx, who, in case you forgot, is also a Grammy winner, used the opportunity to practice his own tunes with his youngest. « My 11-year-old now knows how to play the piano so well, she actually plays my songs while I sing to them, » Foxx told Entertainment Tonight in August 2020. « She said, ‘I am going on tour with you.’ I am blessed, we are all blessed. »
Music isn’t the only thing they bond over. Annalise also plays basketball and footballs — sports Foxx played in high school and could’ve done professionally. The apple hasn’t fallen far from the tree. « She’s killing it, » he said on « Live with Kelly and Ryan » in 2018. « She’s playing football with all the boys. She’s playing flag football and she’s the only girl in the league. » Her basketball skills aren’t too far behind. « Her last game before COVID, she was playing with the boys, she had 21 points, 17 rebounds, 5 blocks, » he said on « Good Morning America » in 2021.
Foxx is proud of his girl, and he’s always made sure she knows it. « When he took a phone call from his 7-year-old daughter, Annalise, he couldn’t stop telling her how smart she was, and how much he loved her, » Forbes contributor Brienne Walsh recalled in 2017.
Jamie Foxx wants to raise strong women
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Jamie Foxx always knew raising children in Hollywood was no easy feat. « In this business, sometimes it can get crazy, » he told People in 2017. So he did his best to support Corinne and Annalise in their path, based on the teachings instilled by his grandmother. « With our daughters, there’s a lot against them. I got to prop them up, » Foxx said on SiriusXM’s « The Mike Muse Show » in 2021. « So I take them to places, let them see women handling jobs in high places and empowering them in trying to unlock what has been locked for so many years. »
Aside from exposing his daughters to strong women, Foxx also believes they need to understand that real life is lived outside of the spotlight. « Even though I was raised in this business my dad has always encouraged a sense of normalcy and has always valued being humble and taught me those same values, » Corinne told HollywoodLife in 2019. Foxx also strives to teach Corinne and Annalise the importance of being financially self-reliant. « My kids have always been efficient … You have to because if you don’t instill that, you won’t be able to get it back, » he said in the Forbes interview.
And he’s happy with the results. « It’s amazing to see our kids grow up. We’re so proud of them. They ended up being okay, » he told People, celebrating that Corinne had just graduated from the University of Southern California with a Public Relations degree.
