25 celebrities you did not know had famous parents
Some of these celebrities have parents who are even larger stars than they are.
Theleisure industry is smaller than you think. It's an industry that is often the result of whom you know, and sometimes it actually comes towho you are linked to. This has been said, these actors all have revealed themselves. While you probably know itWillow and Jaden Smith are the children ofWill and Jada Pinkett Smith-The symmetry name helps it is not always easy to distinguish that is the family and is not in Hollywood. To help you connect a little more easily the points, we have compiled a list of 25 names that display business working in their blood. Take a look at these actors that you did not realize having famous parents. And for more things that might surprise you on big stars, check out these50 celebrities you have never known.
1 Dakota Johnson
Dakota JohnsonDoes not have one but two famous parents and a famous grandmother: his father is an actorDon Johnson-What played on the television seriesMiami vice andNash bridges-And his mother is famousDouble bodyandA hard workeractressMelanie Griffith, whose mother isThe birds StarTippi Hedren. "The three generations have just made me think of mom, born in 1930 and me, in the 50s, and Dakota, in the 80s," says GriffithVanity fair. "The progression of life is really beautiful."
Dakota has the most famous appeared in theFifty-shades Franchise as Anastasia Steele, and she and her mother played alongside each other in 1999Crazy in Alabama. And for hot celebrity gossip, discover17 celebrities who married fans.
2 Jennifer Jason Leigh
Long before she wowed us in 1982Quick weather at Ridgemont High,Jennifer Jason Leigh learned on dad's HollywoodVic morrow And momTurner Barbara. Morrow has been best known for playing Sergeant Ship Saunders on the ABC seriesFight! In the 1960s. During the filming of 1983Twilight Zone: the movie, TomorrowDeceased in an updated helicopter accident. Turner, who died in April 2016, was a screenwriter who leaned in 1983Cujo and 2012Hemingway & Gellhorn.
3 Emilio Estevez
Unlike his brother,Charlie Sheen,Emilio Estevez did not adopt dadMartin Sheen's Scene name - Taken of the womanJanet Sheen. (For the record, the real name of Martin is Ramón Estévez.)
Although they had a little tortured relationship at the moment, the Brat Pack and the OlderWest WingThe star handed it and reinforced their link. In fact, they co-played in the movie 2010The path-Who was written and led by Estevez. "Dad wanted me [considers the other actors]," said EstevezTelegraph. "He said," You should go toMichael Douglas. You are not going to make this movie with me. But I said, "I'm just doing this movie with you." "
4 Maya rudolph
BeforeMariah Carey Would sing beautiful high notes,Minnie Ripperton It was known as the "Whistle Queen" Wheing The World with a five octave vocal range on airs like "Lovin" of 1975 ". She had two children with producerRichard Rudolph, His Marc in 1968 and his daughter Maya in 1972-Maya rudolph, It is.
Maya, of course, has become aSaturday Night Live Member of the distribution from 2000 to 2007 before featured in 2011Bridesmaids.But his first disadvantage in the world of celebrity via his mother was healing.
"When I was a child and people would come to me or look at mebecause of my motherI did not like that. I really did not like, "said MayaThe New York Times In 2018. "I used to think:" Oh, they look at my hair, because it's so big and ugly. "Because I did not realize that people did not look at my mother, like, 'wow, it's his daughter! ... Complete foreigners would just like:" I felt like it was that angel! And you're like: 'I'm 16 years old. Why do you tell me from my dead mother? "
5 Margaret QUALLEY
Of allAndie MacDowell'sChildren, girlMargaret QUALLEY is the one that follows the nearest in the traces of his mother. MacDowell-better known for roles in 1985St. Elmo's fire, 1993'smarmotand 1994'sFour weddings and a burial-Is also a model that has been a speech of L'Oréal for more than 30 years. Qualley, which is also a model, appeared in movies likeOnce upon a time in Hollywood, as well as television programs like HBOLeftoversand FX'sFOST / VERDON.
Qualley grew upfar from Hollywood, on a ranch in Montana. "We did not grow up watching his films," said the actress at theEvening ofThe work of his mother. "She made a just effort to be a mother, that I am grateful." And for celebrity glances thatare not related, consult these17 pairs of celebrity games that could be twins.
6 John David Washington
John David Washington would not always be an actor: he was undertaking a football career when he decided to pivot and start acting, like his father,Denzel Washingtonand his mother,Pauletta Washington. And he has already collected many cheers, especially for his performance inBlackkklansman, for which he has gained guild nominations Golden Globe and Screen Actors, and was a favorite for an Oscar. It did not happen, but John David always has the time to catch up in Denzel, who has twoOscars.
When asked what question will get most fans, John David said it was: "What's like thatBe related to my father [Denzel Washington]? "According to the actor", it's a great being related to my mother and my father. My two parents are in the business and have been working for a long time, so I'm lucky to have these examples. "
7 Toby Stephens
Can you imagine having Minerva McGonagall or the Countess de Dowager for a mother? Well, it's life for the actorToby Stephens, whose mother is none other thanMaggie Smith, one of the most decorated actresses of all time. Stephens, who played the Bond Villain Gustav Serious in 2002Die another dayhad also famous British actorRobert Graham Stephens For a father.
Toby loves that Smith is his mother, but he is quick to emphasize that there is more to him than just to be his son. "What's nice for me is that she is in my genetic makeup. I kiss it, I love that," he shares withTelegraph. "But it's just a part of me."
8 Jason and Robert Schwartzman
Believe it or not,Jason Schwartzman-Who is played in manyWES ANDERSON Films - andRobert Schwartzman-What appeared in 2001The newspaper of a princess And is in the Rooney-come from Hollywood Royalty.
Their mom is the actressTalia Shire, who played Connie Corleone in theGodfather Series and Adrian in theRocky Series (name Oscar applications for both franchises). She is also famous directorFrancis Ford Coppola's sister, makingSofia Coppola andNicolas Cage The cousins of Jason and Robert. Their father,Jack Schwartzman, died in 1994.
9 Nicole Richie
While she may have obtained itstart in reality TV,Nicole Richie became a successful actress on the series asGood news andNikki fre $ h. It is probably better known asParis Hilton (old) BFF, from the two stars onSimple lifeAnd Richie also got his fair share of tabloid titles over the years. Through all this, however, she was a faithful girl to the singerLionel Richie.
"It may have been a year for me to fall in love with love and she was a little button and of course at that timeI was daddy"Lionel remembers adopt Nicole". So I said, "Okay, here's what we're going to do: you'll do everyone wanting they have adopted you. You will do that everyone in your family wants to have had the chance to give you back, "and that's when I said," Let's adopt it. And for more stories of origin of reality, check these15 celebrities who got their departure on "Star Search".
10 Granny gummer
Granny gummer-Who had television roles onGoodwoman,Good fight,Out of the map, andEmily Owens, M.D.-Might does not trigger your brain according to its name alone, but this actress is the eldest daughter ofthe Meryl Streep.
Gummer said you never knew how much his mother was his mother while she and her two younger sisters,Grace and Louisa Gummer, grew up in Connecticut. "His priority wasBe our mother, not being a celebrity, and it was certainly not as if we had hadWarren Beatty at home every Thursday, "the elder gummer once saidThe independent. "One of the smartest things my parents did need to move around the country when we were small."
We had the chance to see this mother-daughter Duo Share the screen, more recently in 2015Ricki and Flash. And for the stars with hidden talents, here's13 celebrities that you did not realize have written novels.
11 Heavy Billie
Heavy Billie-Who is played on severalRyan Murphy Television programs likeScream Queens andAmerican horror story-It the only child ofCarrie Fisher.
The last few years were rough for heavy while his mother - a beloved writer, comedian and feminist suddenly died in December 2016. Fortunately, both could act together in a brief scene ofStar Wars: The Last Jedi Before Fisher died. "I am a big believer in things that happened for a reason, and I think I found myself in this film for a reason," said heavyEllen Degeneres. "It was really amazing so we could have this experience together."
12 Carrie Fisher
Not only didHeavy Billie Losing his mother in December 2016, she lost her grandmother,Debbie Reynolds, too much. Yes, Fisher also had a famous Reynolds mom, who played famous Kathy Selden in 1952 fromSing in the rain.In addition, she had her own TV series,Debbie Reynolds View, And appeared onWILL & GRACE and in theHalloween City franchise. Carrie's father,Eddie Fisher, Was a popular singer in the 1950s, too.
In 2016, Fisher presented his mother the Lifetime Achievement Prize to Screen Actors Guild Awards, describing Reynolds "More than one mother-The has had an unsolicited stylist, interior designer, and conjugal advisor. They were funny together until the end. As proof indicating how much the mother-daughter duo was, Reynolds died one day only after Fisher did.
13 Larry Hagman
In addition to playing Major Anthony "Tony" Nelson on SitcomI dream of Jeannie In the 1960s, the endLarry Hagman has undoubtedly been the best known to play J.R. ewing-is the subject of one of the biggest cliffhangers of history on televisionDallas In the 1980s. What you may not know of him, however, is that his mother was other than the legendary actress of the stageMary MartinOne of the muses for Rodgers and Hammerstein. She was a Tony four times winning thanks to roles inSouth Pacific,Peter Pan, andThe sound of music.
In an interview withTexas Monthly, Hagman told the story about how Martin was asked by a journalist in 1981,Dallas was named the N ° 1 series, how did he feel thatHis son was an icon. "My dear, my son is a star. I am an icon, "Martin replied. "It was the mother," Hagman joked.
14 Kate and Oliver Hudson
Kate Hudson and his brotherOliver Hudson really have three famous parents: their biological father is musician / actorBill Hudson, Their mother is actressGoldie HawnAnd their long-standing father (of all kinds, since he and Hawn are not married) isKurt Russell.
Hudson have greater admiration offsprings for their parents, Kate once call Hawn "The woman I learned the most from, and who I raise his eyes, who led his life in a way that I can watch up "in an interview withMtv.
15 Angelina Jolie
Like father, like son.Jon VoiGHT andAngelina Jolie are both oscarized (himGo homeIn 1978 and she forInterrupted girlIn 2000). And although their relationship has been full of ups and downs, it seems that if they understood how to communicate better. "Jon and I learned to know by-grandchildren now," said Jolie onThe Hollywood Reporter of Podcast Chatter Prize in 2017. "We are seeing a new relationship ... We had some difficulties, [but] through art, we were able to speak. It is the common language. »
The mother of Jolie,Marcia Lynne "Marcheline" Bertrand, Was also an actress and humanitarian. She died of ovarian cancer in January 2007.
16 O'Shea Jackson Jr.
As far as father-son relations are concerned, some are tighter than that betweenO'Shea Jackson Jr. and O'Shea Jackson who you may know better thanIce Cube. As Ice Cube, Jackson Jr. is also a rapper although he goes by the OMG stage name. In addition to that, they both totally succeeded in action, with Ice Cube debut in 1991, fromBOYZ N THE HOOD and Jackson Jr. does the honor of playing his father in the 2015 biographical film his NWA group,Straight Outta Compton.
When he comes to theThe biggest lesson that his father taught him, Jackson Jr. saidUS WeeklyHe was "always tell the truth. ... do not try not to hide anything. Do not try to sweeten too much because if they do not find the truth of you, they do not trust you. »
17 Eva Amurri
ActressEva Amurri had the chance to work with his mother,Susan Sarandon, Several times, including 1995 ofDead Man Walking (who won his only Oscar Sarandon so far), 2002Banger SistersAnd an episode of 2001Friends.
And Amurri said sheA lot learned from Sarandon Growth, out of screen as well. "I think the biggest lesson was just permission to want a lot for you, a wise career, like a woman. I think it was extremely useful for me for, "she said Yahoo Finance. "I think [my mother] really shamelessly ... went after what she had to be satisfied. It was nice to have all this example. »
18 Riley Keough
With grandparents likeElvis Presley andPriscilla Presley,Riley Keough was intended for greatness. It also helps that it can callLisa Marie Presley his mother.
Keough appeared in 2012 ofMagic Mike2015 ofMad Max: Fury Road2016American Honey, and 2017 ofLogan lucky. She even jumped onRiverdale and played onThe experience of the girlfriend.
19 Gwyneth Paltrow
Gwyneth Paltrow is the daughter ofMeet parentsStarBlythe Danner and the late directorBruce Paltrow. Danner said she was nothing but proud of the woman she saw her daughter grow. "I think you're entered the world with a very strong image"Danner told Paltrow During a 2018 episode of the Podcast of the Founder of Goop. "You had a strength and you knew who you were."
20 Duncan Jones
Like one of theDavid Bowie two children,Duncan Jones had pretty big shoes to fill - and he did an impressive job that does exactly that. Bowie, of course, was one of the most influential musicians of the twentieth century, but he also seduced public as an actor, featuring movies like movies like 1976The man who fell to the earth, 1986'sLabyrinth, 1988'sThe last temptation of Christand 2006Prestige.
Jones chose to follow the footsteps of his fatherbehindthe camera. While not an actor, this film editor is known for 2009Moon, 2011Source code, 2016'sWarcellerand 2018Mute. Jones said his father wanted him to learn to play an instrument, but it was much more interested in the cineography. "I certainly never haveused the name of my father as a way to get a meeting, "said Jones at theDaily mail. "And thankfully, I never needed."
21 Mariska Hargitay
A major sex symbol in the 1950s and 60s,Jayne Mansfield was one of the firstPlayboy The Playmates and she played in films under a contract with a fox of the twentieth century (like 1957The local bus) During his career, she pushed the envelope, becoming one of the first American women to have a naked scene in a Hollywood movie (1963Promises! Promises!)
She also had five children - including the oneLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit StarMariska Hargitay, whose father is old Mr. UniverseMickey Hargitay. "She was so ahead of her time," said MariskaPeople from his end mom. "She was an inspiration, she had this appetite for life and I think I share that with her."
22 Natasha Richardson
BelovedParent trapStarNatasha Richardson, whoDied in March 2009 After a ski accident, two winning parents of Oscar. His mother,Vanessa redgrave, is a six-minute candidate for the nominee of Oscar for 1977Julia-And a three times Tony Nominated-winning one for 2003Day of the long day in the night. His father, the endTony Richardsonwas the winner director of the 1963 Film OscarTom Jones.
23 Rashida Jones
You probably heard of the producer of legendary music and the winner grammed 28 timesQuincy Jones is daddyRashida Jonesbut did you knowPEGGY LIPTON Was the actress the mother? The youngest Jones are better known for its television roles onBoston public,Office, andParks and leisure. She also co-directed the documentary 2018Criminal about his father.
Lipton, died in May 2019, was an actress who played in the television series likeThe MOD team andTwin peaks-Both the original and the renewal. "My mother and I are more than the best friends; we are crime partners," said RashidaOprah.comShortly after his mother was diagnosed with cancer. "It's not because a sinuous situation does not mean that you do not have the right to smile. It's not about" being strong "and pretend that everything is fine; it's about it. To find joy where you can. My father always said, "Approach life with love and not afraid. It's a dynamic way to live. "
24 Lily Collins
Lily Collins is one of the five children who call English musicians and eight times Grammy winnerPhil Collinsfather. The youngest Collins is known for spectacles in 2013The Mortal Instruments: The City of Darkness and in 2017To the bone-A Netflix movie on a young woman with anorexia, a personal role given her own battle with a diet disorder.
"I forgive you not always being there when I needed and not to be the father I expected," the actress wrote in an open letter, via theDaily mail, about herRelationship stretched with his father. "I forgive the mistakes you made. And although it may seem like it's too late, that's not the case. There is still a long time left to move forward."
25 Isabella Rossellini
Isabella Rossellini's Mom is a legendary actressIngrid Bergman, which, of course, played Ilsa Lund in 1942Casablanca. She had an affair with the latest Italian directorRoberto Rossellini (He died in 1977) while they were both married to other people and that Isabella was the result of that. She is best known for having featured in 1986Blue velvet, 1992'sDeath becomes sheAnd for its recurring role on the television seriesA.k.a.
"It was a gift that Ilook like my motherAnd I have worked as a model for many years, "Rossellini said in 2016." I was asked to play it and I always said, "Oh, what a bad idea!" But I presented it in A short film I did for my father's centenary in 2006. "