Christina Ricci Reveals Her Daughter Cleopatra, 3, Calls Her 'Christina': 'I Felt Like I Was Being Yelled At'

Mar. 15, 2025

Christina Ricci in 2022.Photo:Frazer Harrison/Getty

Frazer Harrison/Getty

Christina Ricci’sdaughter has a special name for her mom — and it’s not what you might think.The actress, 44, appeared onThe Drew Barrymore Showon Monday, Feb. 10, alongside herYellowjacketscostars to promote season 3 of the Showtime series, and shared that although her3-year-old daughter Cleopatraand her 10-year-old son Freddie are siblings, they differ in a very funny way.As she talked about how her son likes to spend time with her and wants to be close to home, Ricci shares that her daughter “is very independent.""[She] calls me Christina,” Ricci said with a laugh. “’Christina, I need ice and water!' ”Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.“What an interesting soul,” hostDrew Barrymoreresponded.“This one time in the middle of the night, she woke up,” Ricci remembers. “I could hear her on the monitor, I heard her go, ‘Mama. Daddy.’ And then I heard, ‘Christina!’ I was like, ‘Oh my god.’ I jumped out of bed, I felt like I was being yelled at.”Ricci shares Cleopatra with husbandMark Hamptonand shares Freddie with ex James Heerdegen.Speaking with PEOPLE in October, Riccishared that 2024 was going to be the first timethat her toddler daughter Cleopatra would go trick-or-treating in full costume.“I’m not a huge fan of Halloween, but my youngest daughter, who’s only 2 years and 8 months, she happens to be just like preternaturally obsessed with all things Halloween,” Ricci told PEOPLE at the time.Christina Ricci (left) and Mark Hampton in 2022.Jon Kopaloff/Getty"So she’s going to have her first Halloween where she goes out dressed up,” she continued. “It should be pretty fun. She’s very excited about it.“In April 2024, the actress shared a photo and a video onher Instagramfrom her son’s field trip. Sitting in the back of the school bus, Riccismiled at the camera in one photowhile wearing big sunglasses.Another video showed two school buses parked next to each other, with some of the students yelling out the window at the other bus.“I chaperoned a 4th grade field trip today. I’m permanently deaf in one ear from the bus ride. ♥️,” Ricci joked in her caption.Yellowjacketsseason 3 premieres Friday, Feb. 14 on Paramount+.

Christina Ricci’sdaughter has a special name for her mom — and it’s not what you might think.

The actress, 44, appeared onThe Drew Barrymore Showon Monday, Feb. 10, alongside herYellowjacketscostars to promote season 3 of the Showtime series, and shared that although her3-year-old daughter Cleopatraand her 10-year-old son Freddie are siblings, they differ in a very funny way.

As she talked about how her son likes to spend time with her and wants to be close to home, Ricci shares that her daughter “is very independent.”

“[She] calls me Christina,” Ricci said with a laugh. “’Christina, I need ice and water!' ”

Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.

“What an interesting soul,” hostDrew Barrymoreresponded.

“This one time in the middle of the night, she woke up,” Ricci remembers. “I could hear her on the monitor, I heard her go, ‘Mama. Daddy.’ And then I heard, ‘Christina!’ I was like, ‘Oh my god.’ I jumped out of bed, I felt like I was being yelled at.”

Ricci shares Cleopatra with husbandMark Hamptonand shares Freddie with ex James Heerdegen.

Speaking with PEOPLE in October, Riccishared that 2024 was going to be the first timethat her toddler daughter Cleopatra would go trick-or-treating in full costume.

“I’m not a huge fan of Halloween, but my youngest daughter, who’s only 2 years and 8 months, she happens to be just like preternaturally obsessed with all things Halloween,” Ricci told PEOPLE at the time.

Christina Ricci (left) and Mark Hampton in 2022.Jon Kopaloff/Getty

Jon Kopaloff/Getty

“So she’s going to have her first Halloween where she goes out dressed up,” she continued. “It should be pretty fun. She’s very excited about it.”

In April 2024, the actress shared a photo and a video onher Instagramfrom her son’s field trip. Sitting in the back of the school bus, Riccismiled at the camera in one photowhile wearing big sunglasses.

Another video showed two school buses parked next to each other, with some of the students yelling out the window at the other bus.

“I chaperoned a 4th grade field trip today. I’m permanently deaf in one ear from the bus ride. ♥️,” Ricci joked in her caption.

Yellowjacketsseason 3 premieres Friday, Feb. 14 on Paramount+.

source: people.com