Here's What 13 Hollywood Families Look Like Side-By-Side Over Three Generations
Of course there's been a lot of talk about famous nepo babies, but some Hollywood families have actually been in the industry across multiple generations or have all become notable since one of them made it big. Here are 13 side-by-side pictures of Hollywood families across three generations:
1.Blythe Danner, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Apple Martin:
Gwyneth's mother Blythe Danner is an Emmy award-winning actor, and her daughter Apple recently made her Paris Fashion Week debut as a model.
2.Nena von Schlebrügge, Uma Thurman, and Maya Hawke:
Uma Thurman's mother Nena von Schlebrügge worked at Vogue and Harper's Bazaar as a high-fashion model. And, of course, her daughter Maya Hawke has pursued an acting career, including her breakout role as Robin Buckley on Stranger Things.
3.Marcheline Bertrand, Angelina Jolie, and Shiloh Jolie-Pitt:
Angelina's mother Marcheline was an actor and humanitarian who died of ovarian and breast cancer in 2007. Her daughter Shiloh, 17, was born in 2006 and has not pursued a career in the entertainment industry.
4.Tippi Hedren, Melanie Griffith, and Dakota Johnson:
Melanie Griffith's mother Tippi Hedren starred in several Alfred Hitchcock projects such as The Birds and Marnie. She has since publicly made abuse allegations against him. Of course, her daughter Dakota Johnson has also had a career as an actor, with her breakthrough role in the Fifty Shades trilogy.
5.Adrienne Banfield-Norris, Jada Pinkett Smith, and Willow Smith:
Jada's mother Adrienne (aka Gammy) hosted Red Table Talk alongside Jada and Willow from 2018–2023, a true multi-generational project.
6.Debbie Reynolds, Carrie Fisher, and Billie Lourd:
Carrie Fisher's mother Debbie Reynolds was a classic Hollywood actor with a career spanning 70 years until she died in 2016, just a day after Carrie. Carrie's daughter Billie has followed in her mother and grandmother's acting footsteps with projects like Scream Queens and American Horror Story.
7.Priscilla Presley, Lisa Marie Presley, and Riley Keough:
Priscilla Presley (the subject of the upcoming Sofia Coppola biopic Priscilla) was married to Elvis Presley. Her daughter Lisa Marie, who died earlier this year, pursued a music career like her father and Lisa Marie's daughter, Riley, is an actor who is now Emmy-nominated for playing Daisy Jones in Daisy Jones & the Six.
8.Roxie Roker, Lenny Kravitz, and Zoë Kravitz:
Lenny Kravitz's mother Roxie Roker played Helen Willis on The Jeffersons. His daughter Zoë Kravitz (who, of course, also seriously resembles her mother Lisa Bonet) is an actor with massive roles in projects like Big Little Lies, The Batman, and the TV series High Fidelity.
9.Donald Sutherland, Kiefer Sutherland, and Sarah Sutherland:
Donald Sutherland has had an acting career spanning six decades, and his son Kiefer followed in his footsteps, with his breakout role as Jack Bauer in 24. Kiefer's daughter Sarah is also an actor, most notably appearing on Veep.
10.Diane Ladd, Laura Dern, and Jaya Harper:
Diane Ladd is an actor who has starred in over 200 projects, garnering three Academy Award nominations. Of course, her daughter Laura Dern has also had a massive acting career, and Laura's daughter Jaya has forayed into acting as well.
11.Laura Hawn, Goldie Hawn, and Kate Hudson:
Goldie Hawn's mother Laura Hawn was an actor and dance school owner, and of course, her daughter Kate Hudson has a massive film career and has been nominated for a Golden Globe and an Academy Award.
12.Francis Ford Coppola, Sofia Coppola, and Romy Mars:
Francis Ford Coppola directed a little movie called The Godfather, and his daughter Sofia followed in his directing footsteps with movies like The Virgin Suicides, Marie Antoinette, and the upcoming Priscilla. Her daughter Romy is not in the industry, but made a hilarious viral TikTok earlier this year, and she looks so much like her mom, I had to include her.
13.And finally, Henry Fonda, Jane Fonda, and Bridget Fonda:
Henry Fonda was a Hollywood actor with a career spanning five decades including roles in The Grapes of Wrath, 12 Angry Men, and On Golden Pond for which he won an Academy Award and starred opposite his daughter Jane Fonda. Jane, of course, has had a long acting career of her own as a film icon with two Academy Awards, two BAFTAS, and seven Golden Globes, just to name a few. And while Jane has children of her own, they are not in the entertainment industry — however, Jane's niece and Henry's granddaughter Bridget Fonda acted in the '90s before stepping out of the public eye.