Jodie Turner-Smith Brought Her 4½-Year-Old Daughter to SeeWickedon Broadway — and She Left with Many Questions

Mar. 15, 2025

Jodie Turner-Smith.Photo:Karwai Tang/WireImage

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Jodie Turner-Smithwas excited to show her daughterWicked— even though she didn’t entirely understand the plot.On Tuesday, Nov. 26,The Agencyactress, 38, appeared on an episode ofThe Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallonand spoke about how she’d recently taken her 4½-year-old daughter Juno to go seeWickedon Broadway.“And you took her to go seeWicked? On Broadway, not the movie,” Fallon asked.“I did. Listen, I know that she’s a bit young, but I just kind of felt likeWickedis now about to be in the zeitgeist in a whole other way now that Cynthia Erivo undoubtedly has slayed this performance," Turner-Smith explained. “And I was just like, ‘I just need her to take her the play in before the movie.’ ““She had a lot of questions,” she jokingly added.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.Fallon asked if Juno had ever watched the original movie,The Wizard of Oz, before, to which Turner-Smith said that she has not.“She must’ve been like, ‘What is going on?’ Oh my god,” Fallon laughed. “She didn’t even seeThe Wizard of Oz?”“She’s never seenWizard of Oz. But I just loveWickedso much, and it’s my favorite musical,” Turner-Smith continued. “And I just love it. I was eager. I was keen. I wasn’t the only one with a 4½-year-old in there.“Turner-Smith shares her daughter Juno with ex Joshua Jackson.Jodie Turner-Smith.Karwai Tang/WireImageIn June, Turner-Smith appeared on an episode ofToday with Hoda & Jennaand opened up abouthow becoming a mother to her daughterhas affected her self-confidence.Asked what becoming a mom has done for her, Turner-Smith was quick to share that motherhood is one of her “favorite things.““Honestly, it’s my favorite thing about myself is that I’m that girl’s mother. I’m just so grateful that she chose me to be her mom; that I got to have that gift in life,” Turner-Smith said. “It is my favorite thing. I mean, I just, it is an honor.““I feel like it was our birthright to mother — whether we bring our children or not, I think it’s is a woman’s birthright. We hold space for those around us. It has shifted everything about me. It has only enriched me. It has shown me, No. 1, how powerful I am. Like, whoa! It’s like, Supreme Being — wow!”

Jodie Turner-Smithwas excited to show her daughterWicked— even though she didn’t entirely understand the plot.

On Tuesday, Nov. 26,The Agencyactress, 38, appeared on an episode ofThe Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallonand spoke about how she’d recently taken her 4½-year-old daughter Juno to go seeWickedon Broadway.

“And you took her to go seeWicked? On Broadway, not the movie,” Fallon asked.

“I did. Listen, I know that she’s a bit young, but I just kind of felt likeWickedis now about to be in the zeitgeist in a whole other way now that Cynthia Erivo undoubtedly has slayed this performance,” Turner-Smith explained. “And I was just like, ‘I just need her to take her the play in before the movie.’ "

“She had a lot of questions,” she jokingly added.

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.

Fallon asked if Juno had ever watched the original movie,The Wizard of Oz, before, to which Turner-Smith said that she has not.

“She must’ve been like, ‘What is going on?’ Oh my god,” Fallon laughed. “She didn’t even seeThe Wizard of Oz?”

“She’s never seenWizard of Oz. But I just loveWickedso much, and it’s my favorite musical,” Turner-Smith continued. “And I just love it. I was eager. I was keen. I wasn’t the only one with a 4½-year-old in there.”

Turner-Smith shares her daughter Juno with ex Joshua Jackson.

Jodie Turner-Smith.Karwai Tang/WireImage

In June, Turner-Smith appeared on an episode ofToday with Hoda & Jennaand opened up abouthow becoming a mother to her daughterhas affected her self-confidence.

Asked what becoming a mom has done for her, Turner-Smith was quick to share that motherhood is one of her “favorite things.”

“Honestly, it’s my favorite thing about myself is that I’m that girl’s mother. I’m just so grateful that she chose me to be her mom; that I got to have that gift in life,” Turner-Smith said. “It is my favorite thing. I mean, I just, it is an honor.”

“I feel like it was our birthright to mother — whether we bring our children or not, I think it’s is a woman’s birthright. We hold space for those around us. It has shifted everything about me. It has only enriched me. It has shown me, No. 1, how powerful I am. Like, whoa! It’s like, Supreme Being — wow!”

source: people.com