#SPOTTED: ANNALEIGH ASHFORD AND KHIYLA AYNNE AT SPECIAL RECEPTION FOR “HAPPY FACE” IN TORONTO

HAPPY FACE offers a fresh perspective on a story that has been well-publicized, looking at “Happy Face Killer” Keith Hunter Jesperson through the lens of her daughter, Melissa Moore. Moore serves as a Producer on the Limited Series and is portrayed by Tony Award-winning Actress Annaleigh Ashford. Dennis Quaid also stars as Jesperson, and Toronto’s Khiyla Aynne plays Melissa‘s daughter Hazel.

Ashford and Aynne graced us with their presence at a special reception for the Series, held at luxurious Shangri-La Hotel, doing a Q&A with radio and podcast personality Jax Irwin, before the intimate audience. The duo embraced on the Red Carpet, also posing for photo ops with some of the activations set-up for the affair. Also spotted quiently in attendance was Aynne’s dear friend and The Baby-Sitters Club Co-Star Momona Tamada, who also is seen in HAPPY FACE as Eva.

The on-screen mother and daughter spoke about their bonding experience during filming, taking selfies together the first day they met. One thing is that they were very cognizant of the Series paying respect to the victims of these crimes, and this was one thing they took away from their experiencing filming this Series and also making them rethink how we consume True Crime.

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Happy Face streams March 20, 2025 exclusively on Paramount+, with new episodes every Thursday.

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