Who Is Ice Cube’s Wife? All About Kimberly Woodruff

Actor and rapper Ice Cube has been married to his wife Kimberly Woodruff since 1992.

Although she brushed him off when they first met in the late 1980s, he eventually won her over. They now have four children together and have been married for just over three decades.

Speaking with PEOPLE, Ice Cube had some sweet words for his wife. “She’s been everything. This business looks like it’s exciting all the time, but sometimes it can get lonely,” he said. “Somebody that knows you for real, knows everything about you, just to have her there fighting these battles with me this whole career has been awesome. I’m glad she’s stuck with me all this time, didn’t kick me to the curb.”

Another key to their marriage is the fact that they keep things private. While Woodruff is always there to support her husband at events, the couple keeps their personal lives mostly personal. But Ice Cube always has a few loving words about her when interviewers ask him about how they’ve maintained a happy marriage for so many years.

So who is Ice Cube’s wife? Here’s everything to know about Kimberly Woodruff.

Ice Cube and Woodruff met in a mall in 1989

During an interview with Graham Bensinger, Ice Cube shared that he first saw Woodruff at Fox Hills Mall in 1989.

“I saw her coming down the escalator … When I saw her, something automatically went through my head and said either ‘that could be your woman’ or ‘that should be your woman,’ ” he shared.

They ended up in the same store and started talking, but as Ice Cube remembers it, Woodruff wasn’t interested in him. But that obviously isn’t the end of the story.

“I ended up seeing her five or six months later and we remembered each other and we ain’t been apart since,” he said. “Since about August 5, 1989.”

Ice Cube proposed to Woodruff with a BMW

When it was time to pop the question, Ice Cube truly went all-out.

“I wanted to propose to her but it was also close to her birthday,” he explained during his 2021 interview with Graham Bensinger. “I bought her a BMW and I pulled it in there and I had the ring sitting on the seat. So she came out for the car and that was one moment of joy, but when she saw the ring it just went to another level.”

“I was happy that she said yes and that we was gonna start a life together. I always felt like I wouldn’t be nowhere near as successful as I am without her. She helped me come to this decision to leave NWA,” he continued. “We respect each other, we listen to each other, and you know, we down for each other. Meaning that we know we’re family no matter what and we’ll do anything to make sure nothing comes between our union. I feel lucky.”

Woodruff and Ice Cube got married in 1992

A few years after their first meeting, Ice Cube and Woodruff tied the knot. In 2020, Ice Cube posted a couple of throwback pictures of their wedding on Twitter with the caption, “1992 was a very good year…”

In one of the pictures he posted, he and Woodruff can be seen on the dance floor. She wore an off-the-shoulder gown and drop earrings paired with a finger-length veil, while he kept it classic in a tuxedo.

Woodruff and Ice Cube made one of their first red carpet appearances in 1997

Ice Cube and Woodruff walked the red carpet together in April 1997 at the premiere of the movie Anaconda, which Ice Cube starred in. He opted for a monochromatic white-and-tan outfit, while she wore a dark blue turtleneck and statement necklace.

Woodruff and Ice Cube have four children together

The couple have four children together: O’Shea Jr., Darrell, Shareef, and Kareema. Fans might recognize the oldest of the siblings, O’Shea Jackson, for his role in 2015’s Straight Outta Compton. He played none other than his father, Ice Cube.

In a 2023 interview on The Kelly Clarkson Show, the young actor spoke about his father’s influence on his career. “A lot of people, when they see me, naturally [they say], ‘Hey, you’re Ice Cube’s son.’ You’re damn right I am, 100%, that’s my hero. That’s my coach,” he said. “At the same time, the door can be open, but you gotta walk through.”

Woodruff and their kids were there to support Ice Cube when he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

In 2017, Ice Cube was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles. Woodruff and their four children were there to support him for the big moment.

During public remarks, Ice Cube had some sweet words about his wife of 25 years. “She’s been everything to me, from a home girl to a muse, to a wife, to a confidante,” he said. “She’s been everything. She’s been a great mother to my kids and a great inspiration to the family.”

Ice Cube proposed to Woodruff again after they’d been married for 20 years

In an interview on Fitzy & Wippa with Kate Ritchie, Ice Cube shared that he proposed to his wife a second time after they’d been married for 20 years.

“The second time I basically said, ‘If I propose again, would you say yes?’ ” he explained. “She said, ‘Yeah, I would,’ so I didn’t really have a lot of pressure. I had built up 20 years of good faith.”

Woodruff and Ice Cube keep their marriage private

In a 2019 interview on The Rickey Smiley Morning Show, Ice Cube said that he and Kim deliberately keep their marriage low-key. “We keep it all out of Hollywood, you don’t hear nothing about none of our business,” he said.

He also shared some words of wisdom for a lasting marriage. “You gotta communicate. That’s really what it takes is communication and respect and love,” he said.

When asked about what gets him in trouble with Kim, he thought for a second and then said, “Not letting her know my schedule.”

Woodruff doesn’t appear to have public-facing social media accounts

In addition to keeping their marriage private, Woodruff appears to keep the rest of her life out of the public eye as well.

While she walks the red carpet and attends public events with her husband, it appears she rarely participates in interviews. She also doesn’t appear to have public Instagram or Twitter accounts.