Chris Rock’s daughter Zahra is all grown up—and following in her dad’s footsteps.
Just months after she made her acting debut in the 2026 comedy Roommates, the 22-year-old and the Grown Ups actor detailed working together on the upcoming film Misty Green.
“He was great. I was a little bit worried about it at first because he’s my dad,” Zahra exclusively told E! News at the world premiere of the A24 film, out Oct. 9, during the Toronto International Film Festival Sept. 12. “I didn’t know how it was gonna go, but it was a great set. I had an amazing time.”
It was then that Chris—who both wrote and directed the satirical drama—politely crashed his daughter’s interview, stepping in to sing her praises.
“It was amazing,” he shared of working with his daughter. “It was incredible.”
“I just saw an actress,” Chris emphasized, “and later on that day, she took off her mask and told me it was her.”
As the Everybody Hates Chris alum—dad to Zahra and daughter Lola, 24, with ex Malaak Compton-Rock—put it, every day he’s “extremely proud” of Zahra and her achievements.
And the University of Southern California grad will soon be adding another feature film to her growing resume.
After all, Zahra will be joining her dad in Grown Ups 3, which is currently in production, alongside the returning crew, including Adam Sandler, Kevin James, David Spade and Rob Schneider.
As for how filming is going so far, Chris shared, “Grown Ups 3 is going amazing. I can’t wait for everybody to see that.”
In fact, the 61-year-old confirmed the exciting news of Zahra’s casting earlier this week.
“It’s weird, my kids kind of grew up on those sets,” Chris told Variety in a YouTube interview published Sept. 8. “And now my daughter Zahra’s actually going to be in the new one. Yeah, just great times.”
For more celebrity sightings at the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival, keep reading…
—Reporting by Lauren Herbert
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