Is it possible to be a movie star and raise a family the normal way? For Angie Harmon
it is, and her oldest daughter, Finley Faith, is a prime example of the good that can come of it
Angie Harmon and her ex-husband, NFL alum Jason Sehorne, have three daughters
Finley Faith, Avery Grace, and Emery Hope. The eldest, Finley, arrived on October 14
2003, and her birth would be the start of the model-turned-actor's journey into motherhood
an experience that has forever changed her world. Harmon told AARP in 2022
I had a job and career, but then I became a mom, and that became my top priority
After Rizzoli and Isles ended in 2016, I told the girls I wouldn't work on a show that took
me away from them like that, and I haven't. In an effort to give their kids a normal childhood
Angie and Jason left Los Angeles for Charlotte, North Carolina. The actor praised the slower way
of life, which includes letting her girls feed geese in their yard and ride their bikes
Sometimes they even catch frogs. She described the differences between her old and new neighborhoods to Good Housekeeping
There's a church on every corner, as opposed to just a Starbucks. The people are just a little
nicer, more real. The decision to relocate her family was not easy, but it was the right one
since growing up in a down-to-earth place seemingly helped them avoid the coarseness
that can develop in people who only know city life. Harman told Charlotte Magazine about
her daughters in 2023, smart brutally intelligent and wickedly funny But they not hard There still a softness to them It goes without saying then that kindness is always key in Finley family What more her mom wanted her and her sisters to recognize just how fortunate they are from a young age
Harmon told Good Housekeeping, "'I was yanking on the girls to give up their old toys and telling them to
think about the little ones who don't have anything, but they just didn't understand at
all. So I decided to show them pictures of poor children in other countries, and now they get it
We all take big bags of toys to Goodwill." She's also made a point of teaching her girls to be considerate of others. She said
"...they need to know that everybody needs to be respected. There is no one on this planet who's
better than they are, and they aren't better than anybody else." She delved into this topic with Charlotte Magazine as well, saying
"...I was able to teach my girls that mean girl behavior is hurtful, and only showcases the insecurity of the person who's talking
as opposed to the fault of the person they're talking about." Shut up. Shut up
As someone whose career as a model and actor took off in the 90s, Harmon is certainly no stranger to problematic conversations about size
weight, and overall physical appearance. But while raising Finley and her other daughters
Harmon has been careful with the words she uses. She told Charlotte Magazine
When the girls were little, we never said words like skinny or fat. We always said healthy or in
shape. Putting these ideas into practice was not always so simple. Harmon told Spry Living
For a while there with the girls, it was all about the skinny fat thing. But I had to explain
to them that's not what it's about. It's about having your body be the best it can be. It's
about being strong." In the aforementioned chat with Charlotte Magazine, Harmon acknowledged that social
media has made all of this even more tricky She said that they older it TikTok and everyone in bikinis and twerking That been a tough one letting them know they don need to get validation from pictures or images you post of yourself out
there. If there's one thing we can take away from Angie Harmon's Instagram, it's that she
and Finley have a close bond. In August 2023, Harmon shared that she and her eldest daughter
took a cross-country road trip with stops in Louisiana and Texas. Harmon posted the photos
on Instagram and shared some highlights from their adventure. She wrote, I love Louisiana. The food, the people, and the food.
Finley's all grown up, and her relationship with her mom has grown, too. Harmon told Smashing Interviews
"...since she's the oldest, she understands more about me now as a person. She helps in
the kitchen and helps around the house. She does her own laundry and all these things
that in the beginning she said, oh, mom will do it." In addition to having a respectful relationship, Harmon and Finley also have similar interests
In a 2022 interview with Parade, the veteran actor dished that she and Finley share a love
of gardening. She shared, "'She comes out and plants and trims the roses and stuff with me. Even she finds it therapeutic.'
It shouldn't come as a surprise that Angie Harmon's kids are sporty. After all
their father is a former professional athlete. Harmon told Spry Living in 2013
"'We hike, we bike ride. Sometimes the girls ride bikes and we run with them. I can't figure
out if that's the smartest or the dumbest thing I've ever come up with.'" By all accounts, when it comes to sports, Finley sure seems to be in her little sister's corner
In December 2021, for example, Harmon shared a pic on Instagram of both of Emery's older
siblings supporting her at a soccer match. Of course that sisterly support isn limited to the soccer field Harmon has also posted a number of pics of Finley celebrating Emery and Avery birthdays and other life moments While Finley sure seems to have a loving bond with her little sisters Harmon has acknowledged that the three siblings can go from besties to enemies in the blink of an
eye — something that anyone with siblings definitely understands. This isn't the case
with Harmon, though. She told Fox News, "'I'm an only child, so the whole fighting thing? I don't understand one bit. I'll pick
up the older two from school, the baby's home. They'll hug each other for about 20 seconds
and then it becomes bickering and crying and complaining. In 2022, Finley celebrated a special
milestone. She graduated from high school. Her mom was obviously thrilled to celebrate the achievement
She posted several photos of the day on Instagram, showing Finley wearing a graduation gown and cap
In the caption, she congratulated her daughter and commended her for being a bright star
She added, We are all so immensely proud of you, and all that you have done and who you have grown to be
love you more than anything and everything. After graduating from high school, Finley headed to the University of Arizona in fall of 2022
and when Harmon helped her settle into her first apartment in Tucson in 2023
it was a memorable and emotional moment for both of them. Having Finley away from home is something that Angie is still getting used to. She shared a snap
of herself and Finley saying goodbye at the airport, and in the caption, discussed how
she was looking forward to her coming home again. She wrote, "'Very thankful to have had my girls together for Thanksgiving. Only a couple more weeks
until she'll be home for Christmas.'