Who Are Arica Himmel's Parents? 'Mixed-ish' Star's Mom Is Famous

Arica Himmel is known for her breakout role in the ABC sitcom 'Mixed-ish.' But, did you know her mom is a famous singer? Meet Arica's parents. Following the success of the hit television series Black-ish, the spinoff show Mixed-ish follows a younger version of Tracee Ellis Ross' character Rainbow Johnson. Young Bow is played by

Arica Himmel is known for her breakout function within the ABC sitcom 'Mixed-ish.' But, did you know her mom is a famous singer? Meet Arica's parents.

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Following the success of the hit tv collection Black-ish, the derivative show Mixed-ish follows a more youthful model of Tracee Ellis Ross' persona Rainbow Johnson. Young Bow is performed through actress Arica Himmel, which depicts the teen and her mixed-race family in the '80s.

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Bow and her siblings are confronted with social challenges day by day, and the show highlights the significance of discovering one's identification whilst the world attempts to label you. The 15-year-old budding actress up to now opened up about how she for my part pertains to her persona Bow's storyline explaining that she comes from a biracial circle of relatives.

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Arica Himmel is biracial like her personality on 'Mixed-ish' — Meet her parents!

Though Arica is a budding young actress, she no doubt has stage presence in her blood. Her mom is Liberian-born singer Zelma Davis who rose to fame together with her dance hits, such as the one with C + C Music Factory, "Things That Make You Go Hmmm..."

Arica's father, Brandon Himmel, works as a real estate agent.

After being solid at the series because the titular personality, the teenager unfolded about how she in my opinion attached to Bow. 

"Even though I've grown up in New York in a diverse community and a diverse school, sometimes I'm in situations where I'm kind of forced to choose a side," the actor informed Bustle about rising up in a mixed family. "I feel like I can't really choose between white and Black, and it's a little confusing."

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Arica additionally spoke in regards to the ABC sitcom being other from different presentations on television in this day and age. "There are a lot of shows on TV and we don't have a lot of stuff like this, that's why I'm thankful that there is an 'ish' universe to explain what it's like to be in a family that includes mixed race people," she stated all the way through an AOL BUILD interview.

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Additionally, she told the BUILD host that storylines on the show and her real life sometimes overlap. "I feel like the whole family thing," Arica said when asked about when it comes to the scripts in Mixed-ish. "You have one side of your family and people expect you to act a certain way and you feel pressured when you're out in public because when you're with one person you have different experiences than when you're with your other family member." 

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Arica Himmel's sister is additionally an actress and singer.

Arica is now not the one circle of relatives member within the highlight, sister Zoe Himmel is additionally a working actress and singer. According to Zoe's Backstage profile, she studied acting at The Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre and was once a Voice Major at Berklee College of Music.

Her most up-to-date appearing credit on IMDB is the 2019 brief movie, Make Dating Great Again. Per her Instagram, Zoe or "Zho's" newest track "Silver Linings" used to be launched on New Year's Eve. 

Watch new episodes of Mixed-ish on Tuesdays at 9:30 p.m. ET on ABC.  

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