<p id=”par-1_63″><a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/forest-whitaker-terrified-kerry-washington-method-acting-i-was-scared-for-myself.html/”>Forest Whitaker</a>‘s daughters are all grown up. The father of four created a beautiful blended family with his late ex-wife, Keisha. Now that the <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/tag/celebrity-kids/”>kids</a> are young adults, they attend special events with their dad when the occasion calls for it. On October 30, Forest and his second-oldest biological daughter, True Whitaker, had a heartwarming father-daughter date at the <em>Dune: Prophecy</em> world premiere.</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-forest-whitaker-and-daughter-true-turn-out-for-dune-prophecy”>Forest Whitaker and daughter True turn out for ‘Dune: Prophecy’</h2>
<figure class=”wp-block-image size-full” id=”emb-1″><img decoding=”async” src=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/True-Whitaker-dad-Forest-Whitaker-2024.webp?strip=all&quality=80″ alt=”Forest Whitaker stands on the red carpet and smiles with his daughter, True, at the ‘Dune: Prophecy’ premiere” class=”wp-image-3734694″><figcaption class=”wp-element-caption”>True Whitaker and Forest Whitaker at NYC’s Jazz at Lincoln Center on October 30, 2024 | Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images</figcaption></figure>
<p id=”par-2_61″>True Whitaker, his youngest daughter, shared photos of their evening on her <a href=”https://www.instagram.com/truewhitaker/?hl=en” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>Instagram</a> Stories. The 26-year-old posted images of the <em>Dune: Propechy</em> billboard, Forest hugging <em>Prophecy</em> star Tabu, and herself beaming with her dad. The latter photo featured a tear eyed emoji and red heart emoji. True calls her dad “very supportive” of her acting career, reports the <a href=”https://nypost.com/2022/07/02/forest-whitakers-daughter-true-is-turning-into-a-star/” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>NY Post</a>. </p>
<figure class=”wp-block-image size-full” id=”emb-2″><img decoding=”async” src=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/True-Whitaker-Forest-Whitaker-2024.webp?strip=all&quality=80″ alt=”Forest Whitaker sits on a couch and smiles with his daughter, True, during a ‘Dune: Prophecy’ afterparty” class=”wp-image-3734690″><figcaption class=”wp-element-caption”>True Whitaker and Forest Whitaker at the ‘Dune: Prophecy’ world premiere on October 30, 2024 | Kristina Bumphrey/Variety via Getty Images</figcaption></figure>
<p id=”par-3_57″>After high school, True studied creative writing at New York University. The 26-year-old is pursuing acting, splitting her time between NYC and LA. True first appeared in a small role on <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/godfather-of-harlem-season-3-trailer-release-date.html/”>Forest’s crime drama series <em>Godfather of Harlem</em></a>. Now, she’s starring in a forthcoming untitled HBO series with Rachel Sennott, Odessa A’zion, Jordan Firstman, and Miles Robbins. </p>
<figure class=”wp-block-image size-full” id=”emb-3″><img decoding=”async” src=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/True-Whitaker-daughter-Forest-Whitaker-2024.webp?strip=all&quality=80″ alt=”Forest Whitaker stands on the red carpet and smiles with his daughter, True, at the ‘Dune: Prophecy’ premiere” class=”wp-image-3734692″><figcaption class=”wp-element-caption”>True Whitaker and Forest Whitaker at HBO’s ‘Dune: Prophecy’ world premiere on October 30, 2024 | Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images</figcaption></figure>
<p id=”par-4_65″>True is a fashionista just like her mom. For the special evening at NYC’s Jazz at Lincoln Center, she wore a 1994 Jean Paul Gaultier top in a green Roman print with a rosary-style beaded necklace. True added a black and pink bikini slip by Hervé Léger over sheer black tights, posing alongside <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/forest-whitaker-frightened-losing-idi-amin-accent-the-last-king-of-scotland.html/”>her dad</a> who wore a classic blue suit and bright white button-up.</p>
<figure class=”wp-block-image size-full” id=”emb-4″><img decoding=”async” src=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Forest-Whitaker-daughters-True-Autumn-2018.webp?strip=all&quality=80″ alt=”Actor Forest Whitaker stands with two of his daughters, True and Autumn, at a media event in 2018″ class=”wp-image-3734688″><figcaption class=”wp-element-caption”>Forest Whitaker with his daughters, True and Autumn, at a Sundance Institute event in 2018 | Leon Bennett/FilmMagic</figcaption></figure>
<p id=”par-5_78″>True credits her dad for raising her and her siblings with open minds and hearts. She thanks the <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/michael-b-jordan-was-heartbroken-when-he-wasnt-picked-for-a-role-that-bow-wow-eventually-got.html/”><em>Hurricane Season</em> actor</a> for passing along her empathy and wit, explaining to the NY Post, “I feel like he’s taught me and my brother and sisters to approach life with a sense of understanding and openness to different types of people in this world — to embrace different types of people, with different energies and from different walks of life.”</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-forest-whitaker-s-kids-and-late-ex-wife”>Forest Whitaker’s kids and late ex-wife</h2>
<figure class=”wp-block-image size-full” id=”emb-5″><img decoding=”async” src=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Forest-Whitaker-Keisha-Sonnet-Whitaker-True-Whitaker-2011.webp?strip=all&quality=80″ alt=”Actor Forest Whitaker poses with his wife, Keisha, and daughters Sonnet and True, as they volunteer at a food bank in LA in 2011″ class=”wp-image-3734689″><figcaption class=”wp-element-caption”>Actor Forest Whitaker, daughters Sonnet and True Whitaker, and wife Keisha Whitaker at a 2011 LA Mission Christmas event | David Livingston/Getty Images</figcaption></figure>
<p id=”par-6_70″><a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/oprah-winfrey-unusual-concerns-love-scenes-forest-whitaker-the-butler.html/”>Forest met</a> True’s mom, Keisha Nash Whitaker, on the set of 1994 action thriller film, <em>Blown Away</em>. They wed in 1996 and had two daughters together, Sonnet (b. 1996) and True (b. 1998). Forest already had a son, Ocean (b. 1990), with a previous partner. Keisha had a daughter, Autumn (b. 1992), from a previous relationship. Each considered themselves to have four children as they co-parented the whole bunch. </p>
<figure class=”wp-block-image size-full” id=”emb-6″><img decoding=”async” src=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Keisha-Whitaker-Forest-Whitaker-True-Whitaker-Autumn-Whitaker-Sonnet-Whitaker-2011.webp?strip=all&quality=80″ alt=”Forest Whitaker stands on the red carpet and smiles with his family, including wife Keisha and daughters, True, Autumn, and Sonnet, in 2011″ class=”wp-image-3734693″><figcaption class=”wp-element-caption”>Forest Whitaker with wife, Keisha (L), and daughters, True (C), Autumn, and Sonnet Whitaker, in 2011 | Ann Margaret Catling/FilmMagic</figcaption></figure>
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<p id=”par-7_85″>After 22 years of marriage, in December 2018, Forest and Keisha divorced, citing irreconcilable differences. Sadly, in December 2023, True confirmed that her mother had died at 51, reports <a href=”https://people.com/forest-whitaker-s-ex-wife-keisha-nash-dead-at-51-8412241″ target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>People</a>. She did not provide the cause of death. But the then-25-year-old did share on her Instagram Stories, “goodbye mommy. I love you 4ever and beyond. the most beautiful woman in the world… thank you for teaching me every single thing I know. I’ll see you in my dreams and I’ll feel you in my heart.”</p>