See Tim Allen’s Daughter Elizabeth, Who’s Co-Starring in “The Santa Clause” Sequel

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After 16 years, The Santa Claus e franchise is returning, and Tim Allen is back in the red suit. On Nov. 16, the miniseries The Santa Clauses will premiere on Disney+. The sequel series takes place after the action of the third movie, 2006’s The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause . Allen is returning as Scott Calvin/Santa Claus, Elizabeth Mitchell is returning as Carol Calvin/Mrs. Claus, and David Krumholtz will be back as fan-favorite character, Bernard the elf.

But, there are also some new additions to the cast, including Allen’s real-life daughter, Elizabeth Allen-Dick , who is playing Santa’s daughter, Sandra, in the series. In recent interviews, Allen and Allen-Dick have opened up about working on the show together, which is Allen-Dick’s debut acting role. Read on to find out more about the father and daughter turned acting partners.

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In the first movie, 1994’s The Santa Clause , Scott Calvin had just one child, Charlie ( Eric Lloyd ). Then, at the end of The Santa Clause 3 , Calvin and Carol welcomed another son named Buddy. In the new miniseries, Buddy ( Austin Kane ) is now a teenager, and he’s joined by a younger sister, Sandra, who is 13.

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In an interview with Entertainment Weekly , Allen shared that he thought it’d be cool if his daughter were an extra in the miniseries, but that she ended up landing a larger part after auditioning.

“I wanted to put my youngest daughter as an elf, just so she’d see herself in a movie. But as she was reading for that, she read so well that they said, ‘We’d like to read her for more of a part,’” Allen explained. “I said, ‘Whatever you want to do. I want nothing to do with it. I don’t want to pitch my daughter for a part in the movie.’ But she ended up moving to the high ranks. They loved how she read, loved it so much, because she’s playing a 13-year-old girl and she is 13. They ended up casting her as Santa’s daughter. It was a surprise but it became the most amazing experience.”

During an interview with Extra , Allen-Dick said of her first on-set experience, “It was just incredible. I did not feel like it was work.” She added that she was able to relate to Sandra in some ways. “My character, she’s not a lot, a lot like me, but she has some characteristics that were easier to play. It was just so much fun.”

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Allen welcomed Allen-Dick in 2009 with his second wife Jane Hajduk . Allen and Hajduk have been married since 2006. The Home Improvement actor also has a 32-year-old daughter, Katherine Allen , who he welcomed with first wife Laura Deibel . Both daughters have accompanied their father to red carpet events over the years, including the Toy Story 4 premiere in 2019.

See Tim Allen’s Daughter Elizabeth, Who’s Co-Starring in “The Santa Clause” Sequel#

See Tim Allen’s Daughter Elizabeth, Who’s Co-Starring in “The Santa Clause” Sequel