Ed and Lorraine Warren’s daughter, Judy Spera, carries on her parents’ legacy — and you can bet she keeps the Annabelle doll locked away.

Ed and Lorraine Warren’s investigations into the paranormal inspired the $1.9 billion Conjuring cinematic universe, the second highest-grossing horror franchise ever, and their daughter has taken the spotlight in recent installments — played by Mckenna Grace in 2019’s Annabelle Comes Home, for example. Here’s what to know about Judy Spera, née Judy Warren, and her interactions with the real-life Annabelle doll.

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Did Ed and Lorraine Warren have a daughter?

Ed and Lorraine Warren welcomed their daughter Judy in 1951, and she has carried on their legacy after their deaths in 2006 and 2019, respectively. In fact, Judy and her husband, Tony Spera, own the family’s museum, Annabelle included.

In an interview with Den of Geek published last month, Judy said she lived with her grandparents while her parents were traveling on their investigations, and she spent only a brief time in her parents’ house. “I was terrified there, in their house, so I just didn’t sleep there,” she recalled. “I couldn’t sleep in a room by myself. And I was young, I was very young.”

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“The one case that I was older that they were talking about the most was the Devil in Connecticut case,” she added, referring to Arne Cheyenne Johnson’s 1981 killing of landlord Alan Bono and his famous demonic possession defense.

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Who is Judy Warren?

It continues, “Growing up, stories related to her by her father scared her to such an extent that she finds it difficult to immerse herself in some of our more serious investigations. Rather, she serves as our voice of reason, offering useful insights into methods and techniques we employ while performing our investigations.”

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