Jennifer Garner And Ben Affleck's Daughter, Violet Is All Grown Up

Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck's daughter Violet Affleck is all grown up. She looked exactly like her mom as a young girl, but these days, the teenager looks so much like her movie star mother that fans are getting the two confused. While Violet has enjoyed much of her childhood out of the spotlight, as per her parents' wishes to give their three kids as normal a life as possible, the soon-to-be high school graduate has been making more public appearances the closer she gets to adulthood. 

Naturally, all three of Affleck and Garner's kids have been subject to the curious public's gaze since their dad reunited with Jennifer Lopez in 2021. While younger siblings Seraphina and Samuel are a rarer sight, Violet has frequently accompanied her mom, dad, and stepmom to several events over the past two years. The teen was most recently spotted at a Fourth of July party with Affleck and Lopez, and before that, she joined Garner for a state dinner at the White House. On both occasions, fans couldn't believe how strikingly similar her facial features are to her mother's — and how grown up she's looking these days. Scroll on to get a glimpse into Violet Affleck's sheltered childhood and blossoming adolescent years now that she's nearly 18. 

Having two of Hollywood's most beloved actors as parents comes with a lot of media attention — a caveat Violet Affleck wasn't too keen on as a kid. In a 2020 interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Jennifer Garner recalled a gathering she hosted for community leaders and other parents to discuss the intrusive way paparazzi treat famous families. Violet, then a little girl, shared her perception of the ever-present paps with those in attendance. The "13 Going on 30" star recalled, "[S]he stood up on a chair in a little velvet dress, with her hair a bit back and her glasses on and she didn't say her Rs right, and she said, 'We didn't ask for this. We don't want these cameras, they're scary. The men are scary, they knock each other over and it's hard to feel like a kid when you're being chased.'"

Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck's protectiveness of their kids extends past physical harassment to potential cyberthreats and mental/emotional distress. The mom of three revealed to "Today" that Violet Affleck, 10 years old at the time, was the last kid in her class to get a computer of her own. Garner shared, "We just had back-to-school night, and I said afterwards, 'Do they need a computer?' Our daughter doesn't have any of those things, and she's the only kid in the class who doesn't, apparently, so I found an old laptop this weekend for her," the nervous mom said. The "Dallas Buyers Club" actress added that she felt anxious about social media as well, noting the no social media policy at Violet's school was helping her put off the conversation with the then-preteen, but it would eventually be a complex topic to discuss once her firstborn hit a more appropriate age.

Although she had entered the high school ecosystem, which often elicits the teenage desire to date, 15-year-old Violet Affleck had not started going out with any potential crushes, according to her mom. Jennifer Garner outed her daughter on her birthday in 2020 during a virtual appearance on "Today." After telling co-hosts Hoda Kotb and Jenna Hager Bush that the day happened to be her eldest daughter's 15th trip around the sun, Kotb had to know if Garner had sat Violet down for any conversations about dating. The mom of three said she and ex-husband Ben Affleck have not had to navigate the subject yet, likely because of two big obstacles in the teenager's way at the time. "All I know is she's on Zoom school [during the coronavirus pandemic]; she goes to an all-girls school — we haven't had to deal with that yet," the relieved mom laughed.

In addition to her younger sister Seraphina Affleck and her baby brother Samuel Affleck, Violet Affleck inherited two more siblings when her dad married Jennifer Lopez. The "On the Floor" singer is Mom to a set of twins: her daughter Emme Muñiz and her son Maximilian Muñiz, who goes by "Max." The two teens were born on February 22, 2008, and their father is the "Selena" icon's ex-husband, Marc Anthony. Lopez met the singer in 1998, and they wed in June 2004, just months after the "Mother" actress and Affleck called off their first engagement. Three years after welcoming the twins, the musical couple separated in 2011 and finalized their divorce in 2014.

All five of Affleck and Lopez's kids have been seen on outings with the couple since becoming a blended family, and Jennifer Garner has even cultivated a close bond with Emme. During rare occasions when all five of the kids have been spotted together in public, they look as friendly and relaxed as could be around one another.

As Violet Affleck has gotten older, she has embraced quite the eclectic fashion aesthetic. The teen has been seen on various outings with her parents over the past few years, and she always dresses in retro-casual ensembles that strike a contrast between femininity and masculinity for her own signature style. On one occasion, Violet paired egg-yolk-colored Capri pants with a white Appalachian Mountains graphic tee and finished the look with pink, orange, and yellow platform sandals. During a more recent outing, she rocked a demure floral-print maxi dress with blue and yellow tennis shoes and a sporty gray sweatshirt. 

While the aesthetic is a bit funky, Violent is confident with her personal style, perhaps in large part to her parents keeping her off social media. Most Gen Z kids seem to be all about copying what they see others do online and desperately trying to look older than they are, and it seems like the eldest Affleck kid's lack of exposure to style trends has allowed her to cultivate her own uniquely youthful look.

Jennifer Garner has come full circle with her stance on paparazzi photographing her kids — well, one of them at least. In June 2023, the mom of three hilariously used Violet Affleck as a shield from nearby paps, who caught the playful moment on camera. As Garner hid behind her daughter — easy to do considering that Violet towers over the actress with height clearly inherited from her father Ben Affleck — the teen laughed at her mom's silly antics.

Violet's willowy frame is just like that of Garner's, but she has Ben Affleck to thank for her supermodel height. In fact, in photos of the dad-and-daughter duo walking side by side during a cute coffee run in August 2023, Violet is nearly as tall as the "Justice League" actor! While she appears to have taken after Garner's looks in every other way, her runway inches are the one obvious physical trait she inherited from Affleck.

So what's next for Violet Affleck now that she's all grown up? The teen is reportedly looking at colleges ahead of her final year of high school. Whether she'll stay close to home — perhaps UCLA? — or move across the country to find herself at New York University, like so many other celebrity kids, exciting things are surely ahead as Violet transitions to adulthood. 

Her chosen field of study will be interesting to learn as well — with two wildly successful parents in the film industry, it would be no surprise for the teen to follow in their footsteps. Violet has also shown a keen interest in books, having been photographed with a novel in her hand frequently while out and about with her family. We'll be eagerly waiting in the wings to learn her next steps as her metamorphosis from teen to adult continues.