Hailee Steinfeld Shares Biggest Lesson She Hopes to Teach Her Daughter

As Steinfeld put it, “If I can just encourage her to find that within her and be there every step of the way to support her.”

And the Disney project—which “follows a teenage oddball and her Type A mom, who discovers her weirdness is actually hidden magic, transporting them to a world where magic can run free,” per the movie’s description—arrived at an hex-tra special time in the Pitch Perfect 2 alum’s life.

After all, Steinfeld began recording the film while she pregnant, and shared how it impacted her motherhood journey.

“This came into my life at a time that one I didn't know I needed,” she explained. "Just this whole newfound perspective on not only being a mother, but being a daughter of a protective mother, and understanding that, and understanding it wholeheartedly now, and not questioning as much as I maybe did growing up.”

“It was moving to me this entire process,” Steinfeld continued, “and a very transformative time in my life personally and creatively as well.”

And as Hexed will soon fly into theaters, the Sinners star—who tied the knot with NFL star Allen in 2025—previously expressed her excitement over Harper getting to watch the film in the future.

“I'm just so excited for my baby girl to see this one day,” she told E! News in August, “and for the world to see this and embrace these characters and this story for everything that it is. It is pure magic.”

And as Steinfeld and Allen continue to make memories with their daughter, read on for a look back at where their winning romance began…