Her mother was Vickie Lynn Marshall, better known as Anna Nicole Smith. She was a professional American model, actress, and television personality. Anna gained fame in the early 1990s as a Playboy model, appearing on the magazine's covers.
She also excelled as an actress and was featured in about 15 films and TV shows, including Illegal Aliens, Be Cool, Skyscraper, and To the Limit.
Dannielynn Birkhead’s mother was married twice. Her first husband was Billy Wayne Smith, whom she married between 1985 and 1993. Between 1994 and 1995, she was married to American oil tycoon J. Howard Marshall. Anna Nicole Smith reportedly passed away on 8 February 2007 after accidentally overdosing. Her life story was aired in the 2023 Netflix documentary Anna Nicole Smith: You Don’t Know Me.
Dannielynn Birkhead’s father, Larry Birkhead, is an American professional photographer, actor, and film producer. He is known for starring in a few movies and TV series, including Rainbows, How Low, and Mad TV and has a single film production credit. Larry Birkhead and Anna Nicole Smith’s relationship story was narrated in an episode of the 2020 TV series Hopelessly In Love.