Hollywood couple’s daughter makes rare red carpet appearance

The daughter of two very famous actors hit the red carpet in New York City on Thursday for a high-profile gala.

The daughter of two very famous Hollywood stars has made a rare public appearance, hitting the red carpet in New York City for a fundraising gala.

Ella Stiller, the 22-year-old daughter of Ben Stiller and Christine Taylor, joined her famous dad at the 2024 Make Equality Reality Gala on Thursday night, dressed up in an all-black outfit, which was accessorised with a pop of colour with her green heels.

Ella is the daughter of two very famous Hollywood stars. Picture: Roy Rochlin/Getty Images

The Meet The Fockers star, 58, took to the stage during the evening with his daughter to honour renowned feminist Gloria Steinem, who was awarded a Special Tribute in Recognition.

The pair took the stage together during the evening. Picture: Roy Rochlin/Getty Images

Ella is planning to follow in her parents’ Hollywood footsteps, and graduated from elite New York City performing arts institution, The Juilliard School, in May.

She took to Instagram to mark the occasion, thanking her family for supporting her while she obtained her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.

“YOU WOULDN’T LAST AN HOUR IN THE ASYLUM (@juilliardschool) WHERE THEY RAISED ME (No, like, really),” she wrote in the post, referencing the lyrics to a Taylor Swift song.

“Yesterday I got my BFA in Acting from Juilliard. I couldn’t be happier to be done or prouder to have survived or more grateful to my family for the unwavering support that got me there and through.

“I have a degree in playing pretend!!! Yay!!!”

Ella has already made some appearances on screen, including an uncredited role in her father’s 2014 film, Night At The Museum: Secret of the Tomb.

Ben Stiller, Ella Stiller and Christine Taylor at the 2023 Tribeca Film Festival. Picture: Rob Kim/Getty Images

Stiller has previously opened up about a tough conversation he’d had with his daughter, telling Esquire in 2022 that she’d called him out for “not being there” enough for her when she was growing up.

“She’s pretty articulate about it, and sometimes it’s stuff that I don’t want to hear. It’s hard to hear,” he told the publication.

“Because it’s me not being there in the ways that I saw my parents not being there. And I had always thought, ‘Well I won’t do that’. But then it’s that thing that, like, I was trying to navigate my own desire to fulfil the hopes and dreams I had, too. And that doesn’t feel great, but it’s important to acknowledge.”

Stiller added: “What I’ve learned is that your kids are not keeping score on your career. It would be solipsistic to think that my kids actually care about that.

“They just want a parent who’s emotionally present and supportive of them. That’s probably what they want more than for me to be going off and pushing the bounds of my creativity.”

Stiller and Taylor met in 1999, were married a year later, and went on to have two children together: Ella and her brother, Quinlin, now 19.

The couple split in 2017 but quietly reunited in 2022, much to fans’ delight.

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