Dakota Tao Brooks-Woodside Is Golden Brooks' Teen Daughter on Her Way to High School

Dakota Tao Brooks-Woodside was born in 2009, and Golden Brooks revealed her daughter's birth was her greatest blessing. The actress's daughter has since grown to be a "ball of perfection" that makes her parents very proud.

Dakota Tao Brooks-Woodside was born to actors Golden Brooks and D.B. Woodside on September 1, 2009, giving the Hollywood stars their first taste of parenthood. According to her parents, the teenager has grown to be a "curious, strong, funny, (and) courageous being."

Golden Brook's daughter is a regular on her social media, where she often gushes about her child. However, in a particularly heartfelt Instagram post, Dakota Tao Brooks-Woodside's mother celebrated her birthday and revealed her daughter was her biggest blessing.

Dakota Tao Brooks-Woodside Saved Her Father's Life

It's been over a decade since Golden confirmed her pregnancy at a red carpet event. In honor of her daughter's 14th birthday this year, the actress took to Instagram to celebrate the occasion with a photo dump of Dakota.

"Your growth, your strength as a budding young lady just has me in awe! You have soldiered through life's curveballs and you are owning your voice," Golden captioned the post in part. Dakota's father also celebrated his daughter's birthday in 2020 and shared:

"Dakota, you have blessed Mommy & Daddy with your kindness, your intelligence, and your curious nature for the past 11 years! We are so proud of you! I've said it before, and I'll say it again: Your birth saved my life. And your life continues to be my guiding light, my salvation, my North Star."

Dakota Tao Brooks-Woodside Makes Her Parents Very Proud

In 2019, Dakota's father shared an adorable snap of her gripping a baton and revealed his daughter was a "ball of perfection" he was "so proud of." Last year, Dakota's mother revealed her daughter had grown to be a "smart, curious, strong, funny, courageous being" her mother loved so much it hurt.

Dakota celebrated her first day of eighth grade last year, with her famous mother captioning a post of the teenager smiling and in her school uniform, "Seems like just yesterday she was graduating from kindergarten! And today my Dakota starts her first day as an eighth grader! Please God make it slow down!!"

In June, Dakota's father revealed she had graduated middle school after he shared a snap of Dakota in a light blue graduation cap and gown. "All grown up and heading to High School," the actor typed, followed by a red heart.

Dakota Tao Brooks-Woodside's Sweet Moments with Her Mother

In April 2022, Dakota's mother documented their outing to see Tyler, the Creator, perform at Crypto.com Arena and revealed the "EARFQUAKE" singer was Dakota's favorite singer.

A few months later, the "Girlfriends" — co-starring Tracee Ellis Ross, Jill Scott, and Persia White— star and her daughter enjoyed another mother-daughter outing, and the pair matched in black dresses while in Chicago. "If these stairs could talk... #chicagonights Just us. Black dress. Daughter and mama," the caption read.