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Brandy and her daughter, Sy\u2019Rai Smith, are sharing the screen for the first time, playing sisters in Lifetime\u2019s new holiday film, “Christmas Everyday,” which also marks Sy\u2019Rai\u2019s acting debut. For Brandy, the role adds to a storied career that includes her iconic turn as “Cinderella” in the 1997 Rodgers & Hammerstein remake, her breakout lead role on “Moesha,” and memorable performances in “I Still Know What You Did Last Summer”<\/a> and “Queens.”<\/p>\n Smith said having her mom, Brandy, by her side made her feel at ease. <\/p>\n \u201cIt was really comforting having my mom there and guiding me, because this is my first acting role. So it was amazing. It was so fun. And, yeah, I loved every moment of it,\u201d Smith told our entertainment reporter Courtney Tezeno. \u201cI hope everybody does enjoy it and watch it. And me and my mom, obviously, we have the mother-daughter dynamic, but that is my best friend, so it’s easy to play her sister.\u201d<\/p>\n In \u201cChristmas Everyday,\u201d Smith plays Belle, a bridezilla, baby sister to Norwood\u2019s character Francine \u201cFancy\u201d Ballantine, an ambitious fashion designer juggling family and career. Smith described her character as chaotic and \u201cshady,\u201d which brought out lines she normally wouldn\u2019t say to her mom in real life.<\/p>\n \u201cShe\u2019s a little brat,\u201d Smith laughed. \u201cBut no, Belle really loves her sister. Sometimes it just, you know, goes out of her mind that there’s other people in this world other than her. But yeah, I hope everybody loves her.\u201d<\/p>\n Executive producer Dr. Holly Carter also brought family to the set, with her real-life daughter, Journey Carter, joining the cast. Dr. Carter said the project arrived at the ideal moment for her and Brandy to finally team up creatively.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s a family movie. It’s a positive movie. She wanted to do something we’ve been trying to work together for a really long time, and this was the best opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n Journey Carter, who portrays Tia, shared that the energy behind the scenes was just as \u201cjoy-filled\u201d as what audiences will see onscreen. She vividly remembered the excitement of working with the \u201cFull Moon\u201d icon.<\/p>\n \u201cI was like, wow, this is Brandy… It was friendly, it was comfortable. I had a great time with her. I love it.\u201d<\/p>\n Journey said witnessing Brandy and Sy\u2019Rai\u2019s natural connection was another highlight of filming. \u201cIt was amazing seeing mothers and daughters coming together to work together. It just felt really good. It was heartwarming.\u201d<\/p>\n Brandy\u2019s keeping busy beyond her holiday film, too. Before her “The Boy Is Mine” tour, she surprised fans with a cameo in the “I Know What You Did Last Summer” reboot. Jennifer Love Hewitt <\/a>told us at the ABC Summer Soir\u00e9e in L.A. that working together again felt instantly familiar.<\/p>\n \u201cWe both felt like we were teenagers again,” Hewitt said in September. “It was such a sweet moment. We worked all night, and keeping it a secret was actually kind of fun.\u201d<\/p>\n