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Nicola Peltz<\/strong><\/a> may come from one of the wealthiest families in America, but she\u2019s spent years carving out her own identity in Hollywood \u2014 and doing it on her own terms.<\/p>\n The actress, who is the daughter of billionaire businessman Nelson Peltz<\/strong> and former model Claudia Heffner Peltz<\/strong>, grew up in a tight-knit household with seven siblings: Matthew<\/strong>, Will<\/strong>, Brad<\/strong>, Brittany<\/strong>, Diesel<\/strong>, Zachary<\/strong> and Gregory<\/strong>. Despite her family\u2019s high-profile status, Nicola has often emphasized how grounded her upbringing was \u2014 and how much her parents\u2019 long-lasting marriage shaped her outlook on love.<\/p>\n \u201cAnyone who has been married for a long time, it\u2019s such a beautiful thing,\u201d Nicola told Byrdie<\/a><\/em> in February 2024. \u201cMy parents, their love inspires me every day. It sounds cheesy, but that\u2019s how I feel.\u201d<\/p>\n While Nicola remains close with her own family, her relationship with husband Brooklyn Beckham<\/strong><\/a>\u2019s parents \u2014 David and Victoria Beckham \u2014 has been the subject of public tension. In January 2026, Brooklyn addressed the alleged rift in a lengthy Instagram post, writing, \u201cI do not want to reconcile with my family. My parents have been trying endlessly to ruin my relationship since before my wedding, and it hasn\u2019t stopped.\u201d<\/p>\n Still, Nicola\u2019s career has remained a central focus. Long before becoming a tabloid fixture, she was quietly building an acting r\u00e9sum\u00e9 \u2014 even after her parents initially discouraged her from pursuing the craft.<\/p>\n \u201cI grew up playing ice hockey, and my dad really wanted me to focus on playing ice hockey, he thought it was so cool. I was center-right and right-wing,\u201d Nicola told Coveteur<\/em><\/a> in September 2019. \u201cThen, when I was 11 years old, I asked my mom if I could try acting \u2014 it started because I loved my drama class. My parents were very against it [at first]. They didn\u2019t get it.\u201d<\/p>\n Determined to prove herself, Nicola convinced her mom to take her to a single meeting with a manager in New York City. \u201cShe was like, \u2018Listen, if they take you, great. If they don\u2019t, do not bring it up to me until you\u2019re 18 years old,\u2019\u201d Nicola recalled. That meeting paid off almost immediately.<\/p>\n \u201cSo I begged the woman to take me. I think she just felt so bad for me that she took me on as a client. My first audition, I ended up booking, and it was a play at the Manhattan Theatre Club called Blackbird,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n After that early success, Nicola told Grazia that her parents quickly became her biggest supporters. \u201cI think my parents saw how much I really, really enjoyed it, how much I loved it, and how hard I worked at it,\u201d she explained. \u201cNow, they\u2019re really supportive.\u201d<\/p>\n From major blockbusters like Transformers: Age of Extinction<\/em> to fan-favorite TV roles on Bates Motel<\/em>, Nicola has steadily built a diverse career across film and television.<\/p>\n