All About Deni Montana Harrelson. Woody Harrelson’s Daughter

Deni Montana Harrelson is the first child of actor and playwright Woody Harrelson and co-founder of Yoganics, Laura Louie. She was born in 1993 and shares her parents with 2 other siblings.

Deni, despite being fondly spoken about by her Primetime Emmy Award-winning father, chose to live a life of solitude, away from the media. She seldom makes industry event appearances save for when she had to accompany her dad to the premieres of movies.

According to Woody, Deni, and indeed the entire Harrelson family helped him out of a very disturbing situation he had a while back. For this reason, he holds his first child in high esteem.

Deni Montana Harrelson is the First Daughter of Woody Harrelson

Woody Harrelson’s daughter, Deni Montana Harrelson was born on February 28, 1993, in the United States of America.

The Cheers actor detailed how the birth of Deni changed a lot in him. He revealed that upon her birth, she tore down a lot of walls he had built around his heart and he easily warmed up to her.

According to wideopencountry.com, Deni was partly raised in Maui, Hawaii before Woody decided to relocate to Texas, settling his family in Austin.

The same site stated that she was homeschooled for a while but also got to attend regular school. While still being homeschooled, Deni was opportune to travel to places with her dad and this is a fun memory she’d always share with him and cherish.

She Has 2 Younger Siblings

Deni Montana Harrelson is the first of 3 girls born to Woody and his wife, Laura. Deni’s immediate younger sister was born on September 22, 1996, 3 years after her.

Her sister’s name is Zoe Giodano Harrelson-Louie and she shared the same fate of being homeschooled just like Deni.

When 28–year-old Zoe was a senior in high school, she gave a TED Talk about the adverse effects of cell phones and also gave reasons why it was important to take breaks from them. A YouTube video of this event also describes the girl as one who is taking the same steps as her father.

The description of the video stated that Zoe was passionate and active in the arts. It further revealed that Woody’s second daughter had a thing for theatre, drawing, singing, and creative writing.

To buttress this, Giodano starred alongside her father in the music video of Song For Someone by U2.

The third Harrelson-Louie girl was born 10 years after the birth of Zoe. Named Makani Ravello Harrelson, she was born on June 3, 2006.

There might be a 10-year gap between her and her older sister, Zoe, but they share a common passion for the arts.

Makani, (19) appeared in the film LBJ at the age of 10. She starred alongside her father in the 2016 thriller.

In 2017, she again made a movie cameo playing the character ‘Deni’ in the movie Lost in London. Her father was also in the movie.

Her Parent’s Didn’t Tie the Knot Until She was 15 Years Old

32-year-old Deni Montana Harrelson’s parents didn’t get married until she was 15 years old, in 2008. Her youngest sister was 2 years old when her parents tied the knot.

Woody initially did not believe in marriage and this must have caused the delay in the marriage. Ironically, Laura Louie wasn’t his first wife.

Back in 1985, Woody got married to Nancy Simon as a joke. They planned on getting a divorce after 24 hours but when they returned to annul the marriage, the place was closed so they remained married for almost a year (10 months).

Eventually, he got divorced from Nancy and continued living as an unmarried man.

In 1987, Woody met Laura when she became his assistant. It took him 3 years before he opened up about his feelings to the mother of his 3 daughters.

The Now You See Me actor said he wrote a song for Laura and sang his heart out to her. When he finished, she confessed that she had loved him for 2 and a half years. This was the beginning of their love and union.

In addition to being the mother of 3 young ladies, Laura has grown from being an assistant to co-founding an organic food delivery service known as Yoganics.

Woody Harrelson’s Daughter Rarely Makes Public Appearances

Deni Montana is a very private person and has stayed off public social media. She rarely makes public appearances either and keeps her personal life private.

Details like who Deni’s boyfriend is and if she is even presently dating are all private and unknown at the moment.

However, on February 27, 2023, Deni made a rare public appearance with her father, mother, and younger sister, Makani. The occasion was quite special and warranted her appearance.

She and the aforementioned made it to the premiere of the movie Champions. The movie featured Woody as a disgraced coach who was forced to head a Special Olympics basketball team.

Deni’s Father is Very Fond of Her and her Sisters

The Triangle of Sadness actor narrated how he became a recluse after starring in Cheers but his family helped him out of it.

Woody revealed that he became less outgoing and negative but his wife and 3 daughters talked him out of that phase. He also narrated to The Guardian during his 2018 interview about how his girls made him become a better human being. They helped him evolve mentally and emotionally.

In a 2023 interview, he also revealed that his daughters never fail to call him out whenever he does something not-so-cool. He admitted that they helped him become a kinder person.

The actor doesn’t fail to announce how proud he is of his daughters. He admires how strong, tough, and discerning his daughters have grown to be.

Despite knowing how tough and strong his girls are, Woody doesn’t think twice about defending his girls whenever the time comes. He once punched a photographer who took pictures of him and his daughter.

The altercation occurred after the actor asked the photographer to delete the pictures but he refused and even punched Woody. Police reports suggested that the actor punched the photographer back in self-defense.