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Danielle Brooks Says Daughter Swallowed Lost Tooth, Tooth Fairy Still Paid Up

Brooks used a Jan. 4 PEOPLE interview at the Critics Choice Awards to share the mishap alongside hints of her 2026 projects.

Overview

  • She said the tooth fairy still arrived, joking that she “flew in literally on a plane” to make sure the money was there.
  • The incident involved her 6-year-old daughter, Freeya, who had just lost her third tooth.
  • Brooks recounted the moment in a Jan. 4 conversation with PEOPLE at the Critics Choice Awards in Santa Monica.
  • In the same interview, she pointed to what’s next: a Sundance appearance for If I Go Will They Miss Me, a possible turn in Minecraft 2, and the action-comedy It’s a Bad Day with Cameron Diaz.
  • She has previously described Freeya as a budding performer who takes tap and ballet and once had a “Beyoncé” moment onstage.