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Moms & Daughters Shine On Screen Together
10 May
Summary
- Several famous mothers and daughters have shared the screen in films and series.
- Laura Dern and Diane Ladd appeared in nine films together.
- MacDowell and Qualley played mother and daughter in the Netflix series 'Maid'.
Several celebrated actresses have shared the screen with their own mothers, creating memorable mother-daughter pairings in film and television. Laura Dern and her mother, Diane Ladd, hold a remarkable record, having appeared together in nine distinct projects over their careers.
Their collaborations began when Dern was a child, with early roles in films like 'Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore.' They later starred together in 'Wild at Heart' and 'Rambling Rose,' even earning Oscar nominations in the same year for the latter, a first for a mother-daughter duo.
Other notable duos include Goldie Hawn and Kate Hudson, who made their first on-screen appearance together in the 2008 film 'The Banger Sisters.' Meryl Streep and Mamie Gummer also shared the screen in 'The Homesman,' with Streep even altering her daughter's credited name.
More recently, Andie MacDowell and her daughter Margaret Qualley played a mother-daughter pair in the 2021 Netflix limited series 'Maid.' MacDowell expressed that acting with her daughter was an extraordinary and cherished experience.
