Celebrities You Didn't Know Had Famous Moms

Fame isn't for everyone, but it certainly makes it easier to deal with when it's part of the family business. These celebs were given the gift of genetic fame when they were born into notable families. People come from all over the world to make it in Hollywood. These people just had to come out of the womb.

Wes Anderson’s cinematic darling, Jason Schwartzman, has a family riddled with Tinseltown’s finest. Schwartzman’s mother is Talia Shire, whom you may recognize from movies like Rocky and The Godfather. Schwartzman also gets to call legendary director Francis Ford Coppola his uncle and director Sofia Coppola and actor Nicolas Cage his cousins. A family like this makes for very interesting conversation on holidays gathered around turkey.

This Parks and Recreation alum is the offspring of two industry powerhouses. The daughter of The Mod Squad actress Peggy Lipton and music executive Quincy Jones, Rashida was even close family friends with the Jacksons when she was growing up.

After being discovered at the age of 18, Janet Leigh cemented herself in cinematic history with her appearance in the Alfred Hitchcock film Psycho. Leigh's daughter, Jamie Lee Curtis, would later take after her mother as a scream queen with appearances in horror classics like Halloween and The Fog.

Recently, Qualley has received widespread acclaim and recognition from her supporting role in Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood. Her mother, actress Andie MacDowell, first found stardom at an early age following features in Vogue magazine and later for her role in the 1993 film Groundhog Day.

The Blue Velvet star seems to have inherited the acting gene from her mother, Ingrid Bergman, who starred in Casablanca. Rossellini began her career as many actresses do, through modeling, and later transitioned into acting by nabbing roles in films like Death Becomes Her and Wild at Heart.

We all know Laura Dern from her role in HBO’s Big Little Lies and the science fiction classic Jurassic Park, but many don’t realize she’s also the daughter of three-time Oscar nominee Diane Ladd. Ladd has appeared in over 100 roles in film and television, most notably Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore and 1991’s Rambling Rose, both of which scored her Oscar nominations in their respective years.

You probably know Demi Moore from making pottery with Patrick Swayze's shirtless spirit in 1990s Ghost, but her coupling with Die Hard's Bruce WIllis spawned quite a few kids that have stepped into the spotlight in their own right. Namely, Rumer Willis. Rumer has appeared in films like The House Bunny and Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood.

Bonet first flowered in the limelight as Denise Huxtable on The Cosby Show. When Lisa married rock legend Lenny Kravitz, they had a daughter, Zoë. Since being born with the flash of paparazzi bulbs constantly swarming her parents, Zoë's roles in Big Little Lies and Hulu's High Fidelity have helped her carve out her own path in Hollywood.

Goldie Hawn has remained a Hollywood mainstay since winning an Oscar for her role in Cactus Flower. Her daughter from her marriage to American actor and musician Bill Hudson brought us the gift and delight that is Kate Hudson. Kate first broke onto the scene with her role as a seasoned groupie in the film Almost Famous, scoring herself an Oscar nod.

Debbie Reynolds was a legend in Hollywood thanks to roles in Singin' in the Rain and other big studio films. Debbie had a daughter, Carrie, with singer Eddie Fisher before their acrimonious divorce where Fisher left Reynolds for her close friend, Elizabeth Taylor. Carrie Fisher was flung into stardom at an early age due but stepped into the spotlight on her own when she was cast as Princess Leia in the Star Wars franchise at 19.

The seemingly hereditary star quality did not stop with Carrie. When Fisher married talent agent Bryan Lourd they had a daughter named Billie. Billie has buddied up to Ryan Murphy, starring in Scream Queens and American Horror Story. She even got the chance to act alongside her mother in a small role in the revived Star Wars franchise.

Long before she was selling nether region scented candles and vampire repellent on Goop, Gwyneth was known as the daughter of Emmy-winning actress Blythe Danner. Paltrow is one of the most recognizable faces in Hollywood with roles in Iron Man and her Oscar-winning role in Shakespeare in Love.

As the daughter of famed actress of Hollywood's golden age, Tippi Hedren, it's clear Melanie Griffith's star power is something genetic. Griffith was very briefly married to actor Don Johnson and had a daughter, Dakota, who has starred in the film adaptation of 50 Shades of Grey amongst a string of other very commercially successful films.

While Wilde recently played reporter Kathy Scruggs in the critically-acclaimed film Richard Jewell, her mother Leslie Cockburn is a real life award-winning journalist who has reported investigative journalism for programs like 60 Minutes, NBC, and PBS Frontline.

Perhaps one of the most legendary performers in Hollywood's wildly expansive history, many might not even realize Judy Garland is mother to another of Hollywood's most treasured performers, Liza Minnelli. Liza, best known for her magnetic stage presence and her distinctive alto voice, is one of Judy Garland's three children. Liza first rose to stardom following her academy award-winning performance in Cabaret.

Tracee Ellis Ross is the daughter of the original diva herself, Ms. Diana Ross. Since first starring in Girlfriends in the early 2000s, Ellis Ross has solidified herself as a star of the small screen and has been nominated for three Emmys for her role in Black-ish.

You know Mariska Hargitay as Detective Olivia Benson on the long-running Law and Order: Special Victims Unit, but you might not know that she's the daughter of "Hollywood's smartest dumb blonde", Jayne Mansfield. During her time in Hollywood, Mansfield was known for her looks and egregious publicity stunts but was also reported to have an IQ over 160 which contradicted her image in the public eye as another beautiful, ditsy blonde bombshell.