When actors turn into parents, it is natural for some days to have their children hanging around the set to visit and see their parents in action. Sometimes, they even get to be part of the action themselves as they are given roles – from minor to major ones.
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Here is a list of Hollywood actors whose kids had played a minor or major role on the screen with them. Most people hardly noticed that they were acting with their kids and we bet you would not have guessed most of these!
Judy Garland
Judy Garland and Liza Minnelli are some of the best mother-daughter stars of Hollywood. Both of them have played iconic roles – Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz and Liza Minnelli in Cabaret.
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The two can often be seen doing performances together in the television show, The Judy Garland Show. But the first time the two actually worked together was in the 1949 movie, The Good Old Summertime. Liza was still 3 years old at that time and played Judy’s on-screen daughter.
Janet Leigh
Janet Leigh was known as the original scream queen when she starred in the 1960 film, Psycho. Her daughter, Jamie Lee Curtis, also followed suit as a scream queen in the 1978 film, Halloween. Both women have made their mark in the horror genre. But it took 20 years for the two to work together on screen.
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Mother and daughter finally worked together in the 1998 movie, Halloween H20. Janet was cast as the secretary of Jamie’s character in the film, giving horror movie fans a thrill to see the two genre icons working together at last.
Jerry Stiller
Jerry Stiller was a radio star during the 1960s. He also was an endearing figure in the 1990s due to his role in Seinfield, where he played Frank Costanza. He is also the father of actor and director Ben Stiller.
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Ben Stiller cast his father in a lot of supporting roles during his career. The most popular one where they are seen acting together is the 2001 movie, Zoolander. In that film, Jerry played Mayrt Ballstein, Zoolander’s agent.
Ryan O’Neal
Ryan O’Neal was one of the hottest actors in Hollywood during the 1970s. In the movie Paper Moon, he pulled some strings to cast his then 10-year-old daughter, Tatum, into the movie for the role of Little Orphan Annie.
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Tatum ended up stealing the spotlight from her father with her performance. She became the youngest performer to win an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress. This apparently did not sit well with Ryan, who has not won an Oscar yet. Ryan’s insecurity caused the relationship between father and daughter started to deteriorate after that.
Lloyd Bridges
Jeff Bridges is well-known in Hollywood but his father, Lloyd, was a movie mainstay and happened to be the one to give his son his first exposure to show business. When Jeff was still a kid, Lloyd pulled some strings to get his son to be a part of the TV show the Sea Hunt.
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Years later, Jeff returned the favor and had his father with him in the cast of the 1998 bio dramedy, Tucker: The Man and His Dream. Lloyd played the role of a shady politician in the film. Aside from Jeff, Lloyd’s other son, Beau also joined show business but they have not shared screen time together.
Tippi Hedren
Tippi Hedren shared some screen time with her daughter, Melanie Griffith, on the 1981 movie, Roar. It was rumored that Melanie almost lost her eye to a lion on the set! However, this did not discourage her from pursuing a showbiz career as her mother did.
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Melanie soon became an actress in her own right and a film producer. She achieved mainstream success in Hollywood during the mid-1980s. Some of her best films include Working Girl, Body Double, and Something Wild.
Melanie Griffith
Melanie makes a second entry on this list as she has shared screen time with her daughter, Dakota Johnson. Yup – that’s three generations of Hollywood glamour for their family! Some people just have it running in their genes!
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Melanie and Dakota were able to work together in the 1999 movie, Crazy in Alabama. Dakota was just nine years old then and she played the daughter of Melanie on screen. Dakota was able to make a name of her own later own. Her most memorable roles was that in the 50 Shades Trilogy.
Brendan Gleeson
Brendan Gleeson played the role of Alastor “Mad-Eye” Moody in the Harry Potter film, The Deathly Hallows. But not everyone noticed that he shared the screen with his son, Domhnall Gleeson, who played the role of Bill Weasley.
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The father and son team also worked together in the 2014 movie, Calvary, which had a darker theme compared to Harry Potter. Brendan often talked proudly of his son, saying it was a treat to act together and seeing his son grow as a good actor.
Blythe Danner
Blythe Danner had the opportunity to appear on stage with her daughter, Gwyneth Paltrow in 1994. Back then, Blythe pushed Gwyneth to go the extra mile and it turned out Gwyneth found her too demanding during those days. Blythe later on admitted that she did put some unnecessary pressure on Gwyneth before.
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The two worked together again in 2003 for Plath where they played the roles of Aurelia and Sylvia Plath, respectively. The movie showed the complicated relationship between mother and daughter. There were no falling-our between them this time on set.
Sylvester Stallone
Sylvester Stallone made history as his Rocky movies hit the screen. During the fifth installment of the movie, Sylvester wanted his son, Sage, to be in it too. Sage was 14 years old when he was cast for the role of Rocky Jr.
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Unfortunately, Rocky V did not do as well as the rest of the movies in the Rocky series. In fact, it is considered the worst film in the series. This was also the last time we see Sage on screen. It was reported that he was offered to reprise his role in the 2006 Rocky Balboa movie but he declined.
Demi Moore
While Demi Moore was filming her 1995 movie, Striptease, her daughter, Rumer Willis was just 7 years old. Rumer was cast as her on-screen child in the film. This was the first time mother and daughter worked together on the set.
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Demi and Rumer also worked together on Now and Then and the TV series Empire. Rumer seemed to enjoy her Hollywood experience as she continued to star in Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood – this time without Demi Moore in the cast.
Stellan Skarsgård
Stellan Skarsgård was able to share the screen with his son, Alexander, during the 2011 Sci-Fi Drama, Melancholia. The film’s director was Lars von Trier, who has worked with Stellan Skarsgård numerous times since the 1990s.
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Alexander Skarsgård was reported to be happy to finally share a scene with his dad on screen. In a 2011 interview with MTV News, Alexander shared that working with his Dad was an awesome experience and that he considers his dad to be one of his best friends.
Carrie Fisher
Carrie Fisher’s daughter, Billie Lourd, made her screen debut in the 2015 Star Wars sequel, Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Here, she portrays Kaydel Ko Connix, a subordinate of Leia. It could be remembered that Carrie passed away last 2016.
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The 2017 movie, the Last Jedi was the last time Billie would be seen working together with her mother. In the 2019 film, Rise of Skywalker, Billie continued to play her role as Kaydel Ko Connix. She also stepped in to act as the body double of Leia for the film.
Jon Voight
Jon Voight is a famous Hollywood actor and the father of Angelina Jolie. The two have a complex relationship as they have not been on the best terms since Voight left the family during Angelina’s childhood.
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The two were able to work through the bad blood when they shared the screen in the 2001 movie Lara Croft: Tomb Raider. Voight was cast as Angelina’s on-screen dad in the movie. While people took this as a sign of the father and daughter making up, it was noted that Voight did not reprise his role in the 2003 sequel, Lara Croft: The Cradle of Life.
Angelina Jolie
When Angelina accepted the lead role for the 2014 movie, Maleficent, she had to wear horns and claws as the Mistress of Evil. Turned out her look was truly terrifying that child actors were too scared to work with her.
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Since Maleficent had a lot of scenes with the young princess Aurora, this became a huge problem. So, the producers cast Angelina’s daughter, Vivienne to play the young princess. She was the only child who would not run away from Angelina despite the scary costume.
Susan Sarandon
Oscar-winner Susan Sarandon was able to help her daughter, Amurri get into her first steps into Hollywood. In 2002, Susan and Amurri worked together in the film, the Banger Sisters. Amurri was 17 years old then and she played the role of a former groupie of Susan’s character.
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Susan and Amurri also shared a scene together on the TV screen. Susan was a guest star in a Friends episode, “The One with Joey’s New Brain” and Amurri appeared alongside her mom in that episode in a minor role.
Clint Eastwood
Clint Eastwood is so good at portraying bad guys and outlaws but he is really a good guy and family man in real life. In fact, he is known to cast his kids in supporting roles over the years. His son, Scott Eastwood has found success as an actor.
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Clint and Scott have worked together in several movies, including Trouble with The Curve, Invictus, and Gran Torino. Scott continued on acting and his most noticeable roles are Pacific Rim, The Longest Ride, and the Fast and Furious franchise.
Will Smith
Will Smith gave his son, Jaden, his first acting role in the 2006 movie, The Pursuit of Happyness. That role had Jaden earn an MTV Movie Awards for his stellar performance. It opened up a lot of opportunities for him in show business.
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Father and son teamed up again for the 2013 movie, After Earth. Sadly, the project did not do well as everyone hoped. The movie was one of Will’s lowest box office takings and the film had a lot of negative reviews. But this did not stop the two from taking a step forward and making the most of their career.
Tom Hanks
We all know Tom Hanks to be the epitome of an American Dad. He always has this easy-going vibe about him. But on his first project with his son, Colin, he was far from the sweet man that we all love.
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Tom and Colin worked together in the 2008 dramedy movie, The Great Buck Howard. Here, Tom is a stern taskmaster who disapproves of his son’s career choice to be an author. But in real life, we all know that he has been nothing but supportive towards his children.
Robin Williams
Robin Williams first appeared with his daughter, Zelda, in a 2011 commercial for Nintendo. But this was not the first time they actually shared some time on screen. They had already worked together in the 2004 Dramedy, The House of D, one of Robin’s lesser-known films.
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In the movie, Robin played a developmentally disabled man and Zelda portrayed the girlfriend of Robin’s best friend in the movie. Though the movie did not earn much success, Zelda’s role in the film earned her a mention as one of the upcoming talents of 2007 from People’s magazine.
Meryl Streep
Meryl Streep is one of the best actresses that has ever graced the screen. Anyone who has acted alongside her would feel intimidated and challenged. Her daughter, Mamie Gummer, was able to star with her in the 2015 movie, Ricki and the Flash.
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Gummer played the role of Meryl’s daughter in the movie. In the film, Meryl was a runaway mother who neglected Gummer’s character. Although their roles in the film were estranged, the two share a close bond in real life.