Kristin Grannis is a licensed marriage therapist and former PR worker. Like many celebrities, Grannis’s fame is linked to her past relationship with actor cum singer, Jamie Foxx. They dated sometime between 2005 and 2012 during which they welcomed a daughter, Anelise Bishop.
Since their breakup, Foxx has been linked to other women yet, they seem to have a cordial relationship as they have been spotted together. If you are still wondering about Grannis, here is all we found out about her.
Her background and early life
Jamie Foxx’s baby mama, Kristin Grannis was born sometime in 1977 in Phoenix, Arizona to Richard Grannis and Marann Grannis.
She is said to have grown up in the area and attended local schools before moving to Arizona State University. She graduated in 2000 with a degree in Human Resource Management/ Personnel administration. Her quest for knowledge pushed her to Antioch University where she obtained a master’s degree in Clinical Psychology in 2012.
Kristin Grannis makes a living as a marriage and family therapist
Though she came to the limelight because of her relationship with Foxx, Kristin Grannis is also a professional in her own right. According to a LinkedIn profile, Kristin Grannis is a psychotherapist who is running a private practice that she started in 2019.
Per the same source, she has experience dating back to 2012 when she worked as an intern at the Women’s Clinic & Family Counselling Center. She worked there for two years before moving to the Venice Family Clinic in 2015.
In her line of work, Grannis provides counseling and emotional support to clients dealing with communication issues, mental illness, and dysfunctional behavior.
Her relationship with Jamie Foxx is one of his notable ones
Jamie has revealed severally that he is not cut out for marriage, yet he has been in high-profile relationships with women ranging from celebrities to private ones.
One of such was Kristin Grannis. It’s unclear when they came together yet it is generally believed to be sometime in 2005. However, they managed to keep it private till 2017 when Kristin’s identity was uncovered.
By then, they had parted ways which her father, Richard stated was due to Jamie’s relationship with Katie Holmes. He also made it clear that while they were dating, Jamie kept their relationship private to avoid paparazzi and went as far as arranging private parties so they could spend time together.
Regardless of this, Kristin and Jamie seem to have a cordial relationship. In 2019, he bought Kristin a house worth $1.7 million house for Kristin. Since then, they have been spotted at public spots one such being in 2023.
His other relationships
Aside from his romantic affair with Kristin, Jamie Foxx has dated other women including;
Alyce Huckstepp: As of this writing, she is the most recent of Foxx’s love interests. So far they have been spotted at public spots.
Katie Holmes: This is one of Foxx’s high-profile relationships. He and the actress started dating around 2012 about the time he was still with Grannis.
As mentioned earlier, this relationship is said to have caused a strain and contributed to their breakup. Holmes has previously been linked to Tom Crusie whom she was married to between 2006 and 2012.
Leila Arcieri: The stars were together from 2004 to 2005 meaning it was after they broke up that Foxx and Grannis started dating.
Connie Kline: Foxx dated the US veteran decades ago and they share a daughter, Corrine Foxx.
Grannis and Foxx share a child
Kristin and Jamie are the parents of an adorable daughter, Anelise Bishop. She was born on October 3, 2008, but her existence was kept a secret till 2009.
The Django actor has not held back in sharing precious moments and milestones of Anelise’s life on social media.
Remarkably, Anelise is also fond of her popular father. She has appeared at public events to support him alongside her older sister whom her father shares with Connie Kline.
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She left her PR job when she was pregnant with their daughter
These days, Grannis is into psychotherapy but this is a career switch. She worked in PR years ago and had to leave the job when she got pregnant with Anelise.
As a result, she was supported by Foxx as she did not have a source of income.
