Can You Match the Super-Hot Throwback Star with Her Equally Gorgeous Offspring?
Can You Match the Super-Hot Throwback Star with Her Equally Gorgeous Offspring?
Alison Schwartz, Stephanie SengweFri, May 1, 2026 at 10:15 AM UTC
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Can You Match the Super-Hot Throwback Star with Her Equally Gorgeous Offspring?
When it comes to beauty and brains, they clearly got it from their mamas!
Stars such as Zoë Kravitz, Lily Aldridge and Beyoncé are the epitome of both beauty and brains — and they come by it naturally. They're the product of cool dads and moms who are just as magnetic as they are, and (in many cases) who shared their love for being in front of the camera. And these famous offspring are happy to shine a spotlight on their mom's
See if you can match the hot '80s and '90s moms to their gorgeous celebrity kid.
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Bebe BuellCredit: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty
These days, she's one of her daughter's biggest fans, but back in the '70s, this model rocked with music legends like Mick Jagger, Iggy Pop and David Bowie.
And her daughter is …
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Liv Tyler
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The legendary model-turned-singer welcomed a daughter with Steven Tyler in 1977 after a short affair. Todd Rundgren was listed as Liv's dad on her birth certificate, but the actress-turned-model learned at age 10 who her biological father was after meeting him and feeling a strong connection.
Liv reflected on her rock 'n' roll upbringing with her mom, aunt and grandma to Harper's Bazaar, saying, "There's a lot of freedom and passion in my mom, which is definitely something I carry inside of me. And my grandmother is an incredible teacher. In the world she's been a businesswoman, but for me she's always been nurturing."
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Tina
Credit: Courtesy Beyonce
For this mega-star's mother, parenthood meant fulfilling two roles: mom and stylist. On that note, we bet she woke up like this.
And her daughters are …
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Beyoncé and Solange
Tina, Solange, and BeyonceCredit: Solange Knowles/Instagram
#Flawless runs in the family for Beyoncé and Solange, whose mom famously designed ensembles for Destiny's Child in their early days. Both ladies have become style and beauty icons in their own right, with Beyoncé launching several clothing lines — House of Deréon, in collaboration with Tina, and Ivy Park — as well as a haircare line called Cécred.
The "Single Ladies" hitmaker has often credited her mother's salon as foundational in how she deemed beauty.
"I saw firsthand how a salon can be a sanctuary for women," Beyoncé told Harper's Bazaar in 2021. "I watched my mother nurture and heal those women in her salon, not just by making them look and feel beautiful but by talking with them, listening to them, and connecting with them. I've seen how much Black women's emotions are attached to our hair and beauty."
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Laura Lyons
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Before she had a daughter who went on to become a top model, this stunner was a 1976 Playboy centerfold.
And her daughter is …
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Lily Aldridge
Lily AldridgeCredit: Cindy Ord/MG23/Getty
The Victoria's Secret Angel didn't bat a mascara-coated eyelash when she found out about her mom's NSFW past. "It's a funny story. When I was like 10 or 11, I found a copy of Playboy in my dad's studio, and I ran to tell my mom! I thought it meant he'd had an affair or something," she told Esquire U.K.. "But my mom was amazing about it. She sat me down and explained that she was one of the Playmates. And I thought it was the coolest thing!"
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Wanda Ventham
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These days, it's her son we can't stop talking about, but back in the '70s, this actress played an out-of-this-world space babe in the British series UFO.
And her son is …
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Benedict Cumberbatch
Benedict CumberbatchCredit: Daniele Venturelli/WireImage
The ever-GIF-able English hunk has his own devoted fan base with their own slightly NSFW moniker. And yes, he knows you think his mom is hot, but please stop telling him that.
"I've been trapped with men in elevators who say to me, 'Oh... I really used to like your mum. She's really hot,'" Cumberbatch told the Daily Mirror in 2013. "I don't know what to say. If I say, 'No, she's not', that is really insulting to my mother, and if I say she is, it seems very wrong. She is smokin', I guess."
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Cindy Crawford
Cindy CrawfordCredit: SGranitz/WireImage
One of the most sought after models of the late '80s and well into the '90s, Cindy Crawford starred in campaigns for iconic brands such as Pepsi, Calvin Klein, Revlon, Maybelline and more.
And her daughter is...
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Kaia Gerber
Kaia GerberCredit: Lionel Hahn/Getty
Not only does Gerber have her mom's striking looks, she also has her runway-strutting skills. The 24-year-old has starred in campaigns for Vuori, Mango, Valentino and Chanel, just to name a few.
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Lisa Bonet
Lisa BonetCredit: NBCU Photo Bank/Getty
Everyone from Dax Shepard to the late Malcolm Jamal-Warner to her ex-husband Jason Momoa has expressed the feeling of being deeply enamored by Lisa Bonet's out-of-this-world beauty when she starred as Denise Huxtable on The Cosby Show and later, A Different World.
And her daughter is...
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Zoe Kravitz
Zoe KravitzCredit: People / Getty Images
She has passed on those same ethereal goddess vibes to daughter Zoë Kravitz, who's become an established actor and director in her own right.
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Lea Thompson
Lea ThompsonCredit: Ron Galella Collection/Getty
On her long resume of movies and TV shows, Lea Thompson boasts the Back to the Future trilogy in which she played Marty McFly's mother, and in a very weird moment in the space-time continuum, a girl who had a crush on him. (Don't worry, it all sorted itself within the timeline and she married his father.)
And her daughter is...
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Zoey Deutch
Zoey DeutchCredit: Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty
Deutch has proudly followed in her mother's footsteps and has previously opened up about how watching her perform gave her the acting bug. "My mother did [Cabaret] on Broadway and I lived with her when she was doing it,” Deutch told PEOPLE in 2024. “I would help her do her makeup. [And] I just basically lived in her dressing room. I wasn't allowed to see the second act, so I'd sneak out of her dressing room and try to watch it.”
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She added, "That was very much a formative memory for me of knowing, ‘Wow, I want to do this.’ And I loved that show, even though I was way too young.”
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Maria Jõao
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This Brazilian beach babe made some serious waves during a 1978 Sports Illustrated shoot.
And her daughter is …
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Jordana Brewster
Credit: Courtesy Jordana Brewster
No surprise here: The Dallas star turns to her swimsuit model mom for beauty advice. "Always, always wash my face and take my eye makeup off before going to bed. I've been pretty good about it," she told The New York Times's T Magazine in 2012.
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Peggy Lipton
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Before she became a mother, this blonde beauty was TV's favorite flower child from the late '60s into the early '70s.
And her daughter is ...
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Rashida Jones
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When the The Mod Squad alum separated from her father, Quincy Jones, Rashida, 10 at the time, lived with her mom, a model-turned-actress. "My mother and I are more than best friends. We are partners in crime," she told O, The Oprah Magazine in 2009, when she opened up about helping mom Lipton through her cancer battle. "She's given me perspective, and she has let me cry when things haven't gone my way – which, when you're an actress, can happen a lot."
Lipton sadly died in 2019 after battling colon cancer. She was 72.
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Janet Leigh
Janet LeighCredit: Silver Screen Collection/Getty
She was a scream queen before the term defining haunted female leads in horror films was coined. Leigh, who's most known for starring in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho, also lent her talents to The Manchurian Candidate; Bye, Bye Birdie; The Fog and more.
And her daughter is...
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Jamie Lee Curtis
Jamie Lee CurtisCredit: Karwai Tang/WireImage
As fate would have it, Leigh's daughter Jamie Lee Curtis catapulted into superstardom starring as Laurie Strode in seven Halloween films. The role subsequently earned her the title of the OG scream queen.
"I tried to do everything not to be my mother. And, of course, I'm very much like my mother in many, many, ways," Curtis told PEOPLE. "My admiration for her has swelled as my disappointments have lessened. I know that my mother was so proud of me and and what I've achieved, that she respected my husband's work and was thrilled to be a grandma."
Leigh died from vasculitis in 2004. She was 77.
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Meg Ryan
Meg RyanCredit: Steve Schapiro/Corbis/Getty
Affectionately nicknamed the "queen of romantic comedies" by fans, Meg Ryan was a scene-stealer in classic films such as When Harry Met Sally, Sleepless in Seattle, You've Got Mail and more.
And her son is...
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Jack Quaid
Jack QuaidCredit: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty
He may look just like his dad, Dennis Quaid, but Jack Quaid's easy-going and disarming charm on camera can easily be attributed to Meg Ryan as well.
After retreating from the spotlight for some years, Ryan dipped her toe back into the acting pond, starring in a Hellmann's Super Bowl commercial to recreate that iconic diner scene from When Harry Met Sally with Billy Crystal. Naturally, Jack was stoked. "Obviously, I am very biased, but no one deserves it more than her," Quaid told Entertainment Tonight of all the love his mom was getting.
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Mary Jo
Credit: Courtesy Zooey Deschanel
Her daughters may have inherited that twinkle in her eye for Hollywood — as well as those doe-eyed good looks.
And her daughters are …
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Emily and Zooey Deschanel
Emily Deschanel and Zooey DeschanelCredit: Lester Cohen/WireImage
The New Girl star, whose older sister Emily starred in Bones, followed in mom's footsteps to Hollywood. Mary Jo's acting résumé includes Twin Peaks (1990-1991), The Right Stuff (1983) and The Patriot (2000).
During an interview with Lewis Howes on The School of Greatness podcast, Zooey revealed her mom sometimes stepped in as her acting coach when she was still trying to get her career off the ground back in the day.
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Lesley Vogel
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Before he portrayed a high school chemistry teacher-turned-meth kingpin on Breaking Bad, Bryan Cranston shared the screen with this former soap actress in the 1983 pilot for Loving.
And her daughter is …
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Hayden Panettiere
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Talk about coming full circle: 20 years later, Cranston directed Lesley Vogel's daughter, Hayden Panettiere, in a 2003 episode of Malcolm in the Middle.
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Laraine Newman
Laraine NewmanCredit: NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty
This funny lady was not only a founding member of The Groundlings, she was also an inaugural cast member of Saturday Night Live, going joke for joke and sketch for sketch with the likes of Chevy Chase, Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Jane Curtin, Garrett Morris, Gilda Radner, Michael O'Donoghue and George Coe.
And her daughter is ...
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Hannah Einbinder
Hannah EinbinderCredit: Frazer Harrison/Getty
The comedy genes doubled down in Newman's daughter Hannah Einbinder, who won the Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Emmy Award for her role as Ava Daniels in Hacks.
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