Nico Parker wasn't interested in becoming an actor until after she got cast in "Dumbo." While promoting the film in 2019, she quipped to People, "I didn't want to just follow in my mom's footsteps, but now I'm following in my mom's footsteps." Thandiwe Newton, meanwhile, happily embraced her stage mom role. She's always wanted the best for her children and even had Parker's future in mind when she named her after Andy Warhol's musician muse. "[Nico] is the name of many boys in Europe," Newton told the Daily Mail. "It's about not letting her feel 'less than' in the gender competition."

Newton joined Parker on the red carpet when it came time to promote "Dumbo," which inspired many headlines about their striking resemblance. The proud mom told People she wasn't just being supportive, but protective, saying, "She's got me to just be this she-tiger, waiting to pounce at any moment, just looking after her." Parker was happy for the company. She told Blackfilm that she especially enjoyed getting to wear coordinating velvet dresses to the movie's premiere. "I wouldn't do this with my dad because he's not going to wear a matching suit," she said.

In a joint interview with her mom, Parker was positively beaming while speaking about how much her mother's support means to her. "I really like how proud she is of everything I do, and it really encourages me," she told Variety as Newton smiled beside her.

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