West Duchovny plays a young pharmaceutical salesperson named Shannon Schaeffer in Netflix's "Painkiller," which tells a fictionalized version of the story of how OxyContin helped trigger the United States' opioid crisis. Duchovny's nuanced performance has been earning her some buzz, but while West herself is fairly new to the entertainment industry, her parents most definitely are not.

West, 24, is the daughter of David Duchovny — who's starred in multiple series, including "The X-Files" and "Californication" — and Téa Leoni, who is also an actor with roles in "A League of Their Own," "Fraiser," and more. David and Leoni were married from 1997 to 2014. During their time together, they welcomed West in 1999 and a son named Kyd Miller Duchovny in 2002. Despite separating, David and Leoni seem to remain on good terms, coming together for special occasions and vacations with both of their kids.

In an Aug. 10 interview with Women's Wear Daily, West revealed that for most of her life, she never thought she'd follow in her parents' footsteps. "I didn't really care about it. It was my parents' thing," she said of acting. "People were asking me about it a lot, and that made me be like, 'why are you asking me this? That's not my life.'" In college, though, she decided to do a play for fun and was quickly bitten by the theater bug.

Her parents apparently were both a bit surprised by their daughter's decision to enter the entertainment industry. "My dad had less strong feelings about it than my mom," West said. "My mom definitely was trepidatious. She grew up in the industry; that was very difficult for women. That we are now talking about more and changing, slowly but surely. And you know, I'm her daughter, and she was scared for me to enter that world."

Today, though, her mom seems to be on board. "Now I'll call her if I want advice — they're both super supportive now. I think it just took them a little bit to take me seriously," West said. "Because it felt so random. But [I told them], 'No, guys, this is what I need to do.'" In an interview with "On the Red Carpet" in April, West also reflected on how great it is to have her parents to go to for acting advice. "To have two people who have been in it for so long, to consult with them and to share my fears with them, it's a blessing," she shared.

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