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Beyoncé is a very proud mama. On Dec. 9, the singer applauded her 12-year-old daughter, Blue Ivy Carter, for her first movie role in Mufasa: The Lion King after attending the global premiere at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
In the prequel story and sequel to 2019’s live-action The Lion King, Blue Ivy makes her feature film debut as the voice of Kiara, the daughter of Simba and Nala. Beyoncé also reprises her role as Nala from the 2019 film with Donald Glover as Simba.
On Instagram, Bey shared photographs of Blue Ivy posing on the red carpet for her big premiere, rocking a breathtaking Christian Siriano gold ballgown. “My gorgeous baby girl,” she wrote. “This is your night. You put a lot of effort into creating Kiara’s voice, and the result is stunning. Your family is extremely proud. Keep shining.”
Entertainment Tonight film shows Bey supporting Blue Ivy from the sidelines as she posed on the red carpet before posing for pictures with her. Her father, Jay-Z, and grandmother, Tina Knowles, later joined Blue. Bey told ET she was “so proud” of her daughter as she was exiting the event.
Behind the Scenes with Beyoncé and Blue Ivy
An exclusive behind-the-scenes video of the mother-daughter team working on Mufasa was released by Good Morning America the morning after the premiere. Blue Ivy told the camera, “If I told my younger self that I would be in a movie, I’d never believe myself.” Her mother kindly replied, “Well, you are girl, you are.”
Blue Ivy talked candidly about her “wonderful” collaboration with director Barry Jenkins and the team. “I think everyone involved is really supportive and helpful,” she remarked. “Barry is a very kind individual. In the kindest way possible, he gives me advice on how to make my lines better. The fact that girls who resemble me can watch this film, hear it, and recognize themselves in it makes me very happy.
Beyoncé, meanwhile, was on the verge of tears as she observed her daughter at work. Before her 6-year-old daughter Rumi interrupted the precious moment, she remarked, “It was really hard to focus and do my job after that after seeing Blue as Kiara and hearing her voice come out of that character.”
Bey went on, “[Blue] did such a beautiful job and I can’t believe how natural she is.” Simply put, I’m proud of you. And I’m amazed at how mature and large you are. And the fact that she will represent so many young brown girls worldwide makes me proud. Mommy is the most proud of anyone.
