Jasmine Page Lawrence is a 29-year-old actress building her career in Hollywood while managing life as Martin Lawrence’s eldest daughter. Born January 15, 1996, she’s appeared in the Bad Boys franchise and made headlines in May 2025 when she married Eric Murphy, Eddie Murphy’s eldest son, uniting two comedy dynasties.
Her parents, Martin Lawrence and Patricia Southall (Miss Virginia USA 1993), married in 1995 but divorced in 1997 when Jasmine was one year old.
Biography
Jasmine’s mother, Patricia Southall, made history as the first African-American Miss Virginia USA before meeting Martin at a Def Comedy Jam concert in Richmond, Virginia, in the summer of 1992. They married on January 7, 1995, but divorced two years later.
Patricia later married NFL legend Emmitt Smith on April 22, 2000, giving Jasmine four half-siblings and one step-sibling through that union. Martin’s marriage to Shamicka Gibbs (2010-2012) added two more half-sisters: Iyanna Faith Lawrence (born November 6, 2000) and Amara Trinity Lawrence (born August 20, 2002). Shamicka has embraced her role as Jasmine’s “bonus mommy,” having known her since she was 10 months old.
When Martin Lawrence received his Hollywood Walk of Fame star on April 20, 2023, the entire blended family attended together. Jasmine posted a tribute on Instagram: “Daddy I’ve said it before and I’ll keep saying it—you deserve all the love that comes your way! This industry can be brutal. I’ve watched you remain consistent, unwilling to change for anyone!”
Jasmine stands 5’3″ (160 cm) tall and weighs approximately 110 pounds.
Education
Jasmine graduated from Greenhill School, a prestigious private institution in Dallas, Texas, in 2014. She then attended Duke University, graduating cum laude in May 2018. Martin celebrated on Instagram: “Congrats to my 1st born. I’m so proud of you Jasmin. Keep doin your thing. I love you so much!”
After university, she enrolled at Speiser Sturges Acting Studio in Los Angeles for over a year. The studio, founded by renowned coach Aaron Speiser, has trained A-list talent, including Will Smith and Jennifer Lopez, providing Jasmine with industry-standard preparation.
Career
Jasmine’s acting career began with an appearance on Celebrity Family Feud in 2018, representing Team Emmitt Smith. Her film debut came in 2020 with Bad Boys for Life, where she played the Gorgeous Door Woman. Martin confirmed during a SiriusXM interview that she auditioned and earned the role independently.
That same year, she appeared as Angela in one episode of the TV series Family Time.
In 2022, she starred in E!’s reality series Relatively Famous: Ranch Rules, appearing in all nine episodes. The show featured eight celebrity offspring working as ranch hands at Saddleback Ranch in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. Reviewers praised Jasmine as one of the most likeable cast members with a “zen approach” to the drama.
Her most recent credit is Reporter Johnson in Bad Boys: Ride or Die, released June 7, 2024. This marked her second appearance in the franchise as a named character. No new acting projects have been announced for late 2024 or 2025.
Personal Life
Jasmine began dating Eric Murphy, Eddie Murphy’s eldest son, around 2021. Despite their fathers having worked together on Boomerang (1992) and Life (1999), the couple met through Jasmine’s uncle, not their famous dads. “It wasn’t even our dads, and they’ve done two movies together,” Jasmine told InTouch Weekly in 2022. “We became really good friends because we bonded on a lot of things.”
Eric, born in 1989, is seven years older than Jasmine. They made their red carpet debut on June 20, 2024, at the Los Angeles premiere of Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F.
On November 27, 2024, Eric proposed in a room decorated with white roses, flower petals, and a giant red heart while “Spend My Life With You” by Eric Benét and Tamia played. Three days later, they announced their engagement on Instagram: “We’re engaged!! God truly blessed us with a love that feels like destiny.”
Instead of a large Hollywood wedding, Jasmine and Eric married privately in mid-May 2025 with only themselves and a preacher present. Eddie Murphy revealed the news on May 29, 2025, during The Jennifer Hudson Show. The couple honeymooned in Tulum, Mexico.
Both fathers have expressed joy about the union. Eddie told CBS Mornings in July 2024: “They’re both beautiful, they look amazing together.” Martin echoed to E! News in September 2024: “It’s beautiful. They both are beautiful, young adults and they get along so well.”
Eric Murphy works as a writer and voice actor managed by Avalon Entertainment, with credits including ADR work for Candy Cane Lane (2023) and Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F.