{"id":470407,"date":"2022-07-02T20:41:38","date_gmt":"2022-07-02T17:41:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/forest-whitakers-daughter-true-is-turning-into-a-star\/"},"modified":"2022-07-02T20:41:38","modified_gmt":"2022-07-02T17:41:38","slug":"forest-whitakers-daughter-true-is-turning-into-a-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/forest-whitakers-daughter-true-is-turning-into-a-star\/","title":{"rendered":"#Forest Whitaker&#8217;s daughter True is turning into a star"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a36e6aeca989\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a36e6aeca989\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/forest-whitakers-daughter-true-is-turning-into-a-star\/#%E2%80%9CForest_Whitakers_daughter_True_is_turning_into_a_star%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Forest Whitaker&#8217;s daughter True is turning into a star&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CForest_Whitakers_daughter_True_is_turning_into_a_star%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Forest Whitaker&#8217;s daughter True is turning into a star&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<p>When True Whitaker was in the third grade, she had a school biography project. The assignment was to pick a famous person, do some research, and write a little bit about their life. Pretty normal stuff for an 8-year-old, and, one would think, a rather simple task for a kid whose dad is Forest Whitaker.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was around the time my dad was shooting \u2018The Last King of Scotland,\u2019\u201d True, now 23, told The Post. \u201cMy mom, my sisters, my brother and I flew out to visit him in Uganda.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Now for the plot twist: \u201cHe was having a meeting with Nelson Mandela.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/true-whitaker-by-tamara-beckwith-20.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Dress, made to order, contact CiiaraLiiu.com for more info.\" class=\"wp-image-22886341\" width=\"618\" height=\"411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/true-whitaker-by-tamara-beckwith-20.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1233 1236w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/true-whitaker-by-tamara-beckwith-20.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=925 927w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/true-whitaker-by-tamara-beckwith-20.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=618 618w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/true-whitaker-by-tamara-beckwith-20.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=308 309w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/true-whitaker-by-tamara-beckwith-20.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px\"\/><figcaption>Dress, made to order, contact <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ciiaraliiu.com\/\">CiiaraLiiu.com<\/a> for more info.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Tamara Beckwith\/NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cSo I got to sit and talk to Nelson Mandela, and I was able to interview Winnie Mandela, who was his wife at the time. There\u2019s a photo of me and Nelson Mandela holding hands and talking, and I\u2019m, like, eight years old,\u201d she laughed. \u201cI wish I was older so I could have really understood the importance \u2014 how insane and iconic that moment was. Those types of experiences I\u2019ll cherish forever.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Such is the life of a celebrity scion, and a refreshingly self-aware one at that. True, the youngest of four children, was raised in Los Angeles by her mother, actress Keisha Nash-Whitaker, and her actor\/director\/screenwriter\/producer dad, who has co-starred in \u201cPanic Room,\u201d \u201cBlack Panther,\u201d \u201cThe Butler\u201d and countless other films. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel like I\u2019m half my mom and half my dad. My mom has put a lot of her energy into me. She\u2019s very outgoing, very funny \u2026 I feel like the comedic side of me has been perpetuated by my mom,\u201d said True of Keisha, who split from Forest last year. \u201cMy dad is funny too, but he\u2019s a little more quiet in public spaces. My mom is always on 10, in a good way.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/whitaker-family.jpg?w=682\" alt=\"True Whitaker (bottom left in 2007) and her sisters Sonnet and Autumn were raised by Forest and Keisha Whitaker in Los Angeles. (Not picured is brother Ocean.)\" class=\"wp-image-22886371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/whitaker-family.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1023 1023w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/whitaker-family.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=682 682w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/whitaker-family.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=341 341w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/whitaker-family.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\"\/><figcaption>True Whitaker (bottom left in 2007) and her sisters Sonnet and Autumn were raised by Forest and Keisha Whitaker in Los Angeles. (Not picured is brother Ocean.)<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>True has inherited a lot of traits from her father, too: \u201cMy wit and my empathy. I feel like he\u2019s taught me and my brother and sisters to <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roach life with a sense of understanding and openness to different types of people in this world \u2014 to embrace different types of people, with different energies and from different walks of life.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve always been really close with both of my parents. Sometimes a little too close, maybe\u2014I feel like I share everything with them. Even if it\u2019s like, \u2018Oh, Dad, I followed a cute guy [on <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a>] today!\u2019\u201d added True, who is single. \u201cIt\u2019s literally just anything and everything. But I love that I feel like I can just be myself and not be scared of being judged by my parents. I\u2019m really grateful for the close relationship we\u2019ve always had.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another thing that runs in the family is a penchant for film and television. At 18, True moved from LA to New York City to pursue a degree in creative writing from NYU\u2019s Gallatin School of Individualized Study. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"676\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/true-whitaker-by-tamara-beckwith-02.jpg?w=676\" alt=\"Saint Sintra hoodie, $206, and Skirt, $103, both at Ssense.com. Converse sneakers, 485 at ToddSnyder.com. Shoulder bag, $2,500 at Balenciaga.com.\" class=\"wp-image-22886388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/true-whitaker-by-tamara-beckwith-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1352 1352w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/true-whitaker-by-tamara-beckwith-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1014 1014w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/true-whitaker-by-tamara-beckwith-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=676 676w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/true-whitaker-by-tamara-beckwith-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=338 338w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/true-whitaker-by-tamara-beckwith-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\"\/><figcaption>Saint Sintra<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ssense.com\/en-us\/women\/product\/saint-sintra\/pink-starburst-hoodie\/9671541\"> hoodie<\/a>, $206, and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ssense.com\/en-us\/women\/product\/saint-sintra\/ssense-exclusive-pink-starbrust-mini-skirt\/9671631\">Skirt<\/a>, $103, both at Ssense.com. Converse sneakers, 485 at <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.toddsnyder.com\/products\/converse-chuck-70-hi-parchment-garnet-egret-sand-1\">ToddSnyder.com<\/a>. Shoulder bag, $2,500 at <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.balenciaga.com\/en-us\/le-cagole-xs-shoulder-bag-crocodile-embossed-green-67130923EIY3817.html\">Balenciaga.com<\/a>.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Tamara Beckwith\/NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI feel like I took every creative writing course they had to offer, to figure out what part of writing I really wanted to hone in on.\u201d She graduated last year, and lives in New York.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWriting has always been an emotional thing for me. Whenever I felt overwhelmed with joy or sadness or any other type of emotion, I\u2019ve always turned to writing. I feel like sometimes when I speak I\u2019m not as concise as I could be when I\u2019m writing. It gives me a different sense of power, so I\u2019ve always loved it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And yes, she\u2019s also interested in acting. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI acted in the last season of \u2018Godfather of Harlem,\u2019 starring my dad. I had a character named Sandra. She was definitely a challenge, but I loved every second of it and, hopefully, because it\u2019s shooting right now, she\u2019ll come back,\u201d she said of the Epix <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Although she didn\u2019t have any scenes with her father, True recalled the first time she saw him on set \u2014 which was also her very first day of filming. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/true-forest-whitaker.jpg?w=682\" alt=\"True said she's inherited wit and empathy from her father, Forest Whitaker.\" class=\"wp-image-22886405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/true-forest-whitaker.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1023 1023w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/true-forest-whitaker.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=682 682w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/true-forest-whitaker.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=341 341w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/true-forest-whitaker.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\"\/><figcaption>True said she\u2019s inherited wit and empathy from her father, Forest Whitaker.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">WireImage<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t even know he was there at first. But when we wrapped, I walked off the set, and a guy came up to me and was like, \u2018Oh, you just missed your dad.\u2019 I was like, \u2018What?\u2019 I guess he was secretly watching with a little monitor somewhere.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s very supportive,\u201d she laughed. \u201cWhen I went back up to my dressing room, I found him in there with balloons and a bottle of Champagne, congratulating me. It was really special, of course, to be able to do that with my dad.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, True hopes to continue both acting and writing professionally. In fact, since graduating from NYU, she\u2019s been working on a treatment for a TV series with playwright, screenwriter and director (\u201cAlmost Christmas,\u201d \u201cFirst Sunday\u201d) David Talbert, who is also one of her mentors. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m a trillion drafts into my series. I\u2019m hoping in the next few years you guys will see and be able to feel and hear my voice and understand the things that I care about,\u201d she said. \u201cAnything I work on will be something that means something to me.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>While it remains to be seen whether she\u2019ll star in the show if it gets made, she plans to continue pursuing other acting opportunities. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been doing a lot of auditions. I\u2019m signed at William Morris [Agency], and I love my agent \u2014 he\u2019s been giving me a lot of opportunities,\u201d she said. \u201cSo hopefully that\u2019ll pick up soon, because I\u2019m really passionate about acting.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow\" data-component=\"inlineSlideshow\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slides\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slide\">\n<figure class=\"inline-slideshow__slide-figure\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"393\" height=\"589\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/true-whitaker-by-tamara-beckwith-18.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=393\" class=\"inline-slideshow__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/true-whitaker-by-tamara-beckwith-18.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=786 786w, 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                                       <\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Whitaker is also passionate about social activism, as is her father. (Forest is an official advocate for the UN\u2019s Sustainable Development Goals, UNESCO Special Envoy for Peace and Reconciliation, and the founder of Whitaker Peace and Development Initiative.) <\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo matter who I am, what family I came from, what my dad does, or what success he has, anywhere I go, I am a Black woman. So I will face the challenges that this country presents us due to its horrible history. As a very tall, dark-skinned Black woman, I feel my Blackness everywhere I go. Even when I go into a store, sometimes I feel like I have to either buy something or keep my hands in plain view,\u201d she explained. \u201cI\u2019m always gonna feel the weird microaggressions. But I also have a sense of power, of course, being a Black woman. I want it to be known that we deserve this type of recognition and success, to be able to live in the way that I\u2019ve lived. I\u2019m so proud that my dad, as a Black man, has been able to give this life and this legacy to us, a Black family.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>True\u2019s Instagram bio reads \u201cBlack Lives Matter \/ Protect Black Women!,\u201d and in between family photos and selfies, you\u2019ll find photos from marches and protests. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI stand up when I see things in the world happening that I think are wrong,\u201d she said. \u201cWe need to put a little peace into the world, put some love and care into it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>True\u2019s Instagram also features photos and videos from the most glamorous side of her life \u2014 like debutante balls, red carpets, and celeb-studded nights out \u2014 but she insists that her day-to-day reality is pretty normal. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just try to work on my writing, and I spend time with the people that I love. Obviously, if there\u2019s an event that I\u2019m invited to, it\u2019s sick to go and I love to be included. I always love to be thought of! But I wouldn\u2019t say I\u2019m doing it that often.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In fact, you\u2019re more likely to run into her at a karaoke bar.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy sister and I, actually. In our own time, we, like, practice. We\u2019ll perfect a song, and then we\u2019ll just hop into a karaoke bar. We\u2019ll be harmonizing, doing way too much, showing off our skills. We literally did it the other day\u2014it was so much fun,\u201d True said.<\/p>\n<p>Their current song of choice is an oldie but goodie, from 2007: \u201c\u2018Potential Breakup Song\u2019<em> <\/em>by Aly and AJ. They\u2019re kind of having a resurgence, so we\u2019re embracing that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Photos: Tamara Beckwith\/NY Post; Stylist: Heather Blair; Hair: T. 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