Teyonah Parris Says She Needs to 'Give Myself More Grace' as a Mom to Her Infant Daughter (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

Teyonah Parris at the ‘No Good Deed’ premiere in L.A. on Dec. 4.Photo:Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty

Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty

Teyonah Parrisis opening up about how motherhood has helped her be kinder to herself.

When speaking about her little girl, whose name she has not shared publicly,The Marvelsstar said that “talking to her and encouraging her … is also encouraging and talking to myself.”

“I have to find the space to give myself more grace,” she continued, “And I’m giving [it to] my child, giving it to myself.”

Teyonah Parris at the ‘No Good Deed’ premiere in L.A. on Dec. 4.Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty

As for how she is handling motherhood, her acting career and a new business, Parris said, “I have lots of help."

Parris also revealed why she decided to launchBlumamidst her already busy personal and professional life.

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“I wanted to do this because being in front of the camera, I realized that, well, even in my real life, that there weren’t a lot of options for women with natural, kinky hair, curly, coily textured hair. And I wanted to be myself, but I also wanted to protect my hair and so I needed quality extensions that could do that," she said.

“Most everybody you see — men and women on camera — have some sort of extensions, something to help,” Parris continued. “So it was my mission years ago to start this … and I just want us to shine and feel seen and loved and protect our hair while doing it.”

Teyonah Parris attends the 55th NAACP Image Awards at Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall in L.A. on March 16, 2024.Paras Griffin/Getty

Paras Griffin/Getty

Parris plays Carla, a high-achieving expectant mother and one of the hopeful potential buyers. Others in the cast includeRay Romano,Lisa Kudrow,Luke WilsonandLinda Cardellini.

“It is a very dark comedy, so there is a lot of drama, but the comedy is still there. So that was really fun in just trying to nail the tone,” Parris told PEOPLE of the filming process.

“Everyone has been so generous in this process and coming to set and to our table reads,” she added. “So it really just has been a really beautiful time. “

No Good Deedpremieres on Netflix on Dec. 12.

source: people.com