Sheryl Lee Ralph’s 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥ren, Etienne and Ivy Coco, have followed in her creative footsteps

Ivy-Victoria Maurice, Sheryl Lee Ralph, and Etienne Maurice attend the premiere of Broad Green Pictures’ ‘Just Getting Started’ on December 7, 2017 in Hollywood, California. . Photo:

“I always knew I was going to be somebody’s mother,” she told AARP: The Magazine in July 2023, calling her kids “my greatest gift.” She and her ex-husband, Eric Maurice, welcomed their son Etienne in 1992, followed by their daughter, Ivy-Victoria who goes by Ivy Coco, in 1995.

“They always say, ‘Children keep you young.’ If you’re open to it, they absolutely do,” she told Self in March 2024, adding that they inspire her to take better care of her physical and mental health.

Etienne Maurice, Sheryl Lee Ralph, and Ivy Coco Maurice attend the 2023 ESSENCE Black Women In Hollywood Awards on March 09, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.

Sheryl Lee Ralph and Etienne Maurice arrives at the The BAFTA Tea Party on January 14, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.

As Ralph pursued different opportunities in Hollywood, like appearing in Designing Woman and Sister Act 2, Etienne grew up away from the spotlight. When he was 1 year old, he accompanied his mom to the annual Hollywood Christmas Parade just in time for the holidays. Ralph’s first𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧 eventually started making more regular appearances with his sister.

Etienne Maurice, Sheryl Lee Ralph arrives at the Premiere Of Apple TV +’s “Sidney” on September 21, 2022 in Los Angeles, California.

Etienne has always supported his mom, whether by accompanying her on the red carpet or cheering her on from home. He was elated in 2022 when Ralph took home her first Emmy Award for Abbott Elementary.

Sheryl Lee Ralph, Ivy-Victoria Maurice arrives at the 2024 Vanity Fair Oscar Party on March 10, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California.

Ivy Coco soon became her mom’s stylist, and Ralph couldn’t be happier with the results. “It started as something we were going to do just a few times,” she explained to Byrdie in August 2023. “But every time I had to hit the red carpet, she just kept getting better and better at it. So, now we work together.”

“I think the only dynamic that has now changed is that we see each other as partners,” she told Teen Vogue in May 2024. “People are like, ‘Oh my god, that’s your mom.’ And, I’m like, ‘This is my number one client.’ ”

“From holding you in my arms, to watching you conquer the world, every moment has been a blessing,” she wrote on Instagram in May 2024, after the pair were featured in Teen Vogue.

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