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Tika Sumpter Reveals Her 8-Year-Old Daughter Taught Her Everything She Needed to Know for Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (Exclusive)

Tika Sumpter shares daughter Ella-Loren, 8, with her husband Nicholas James. "She knows more about Sonic than I do and everybody else does," the actress tells PEOPLE.

On Monday, Dec. 16, the actress, 44, chatted with PEOPLE during the Los Angeles premiere of the animated film held at the TCL Chinese Theatre. Asked if her daughter, Ella-Loren, has seen the new movie, Sumpter revealed the 8-year-old has done so much more than just sit back and watch the adaptation. In August, Sumpter opened up to PEOPLE about how the couple discusses race and identity with their mixed-race daughter.

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