It's National Daughters Day! See the Celebrity Mother-Daughter Duos Who've Worked Together

Mar. 15, 2025

Pink and her daughter Willow Sage Hart.Photo:Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty

Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty

Take your daughter to work day looks a lot different when you’re an actress or singer with a daughter who also wants to be in the entertainment business. However, for the likes ofPink,Angelina Jolie,Carrie Fisher, andMeryl Streep, being an established name gives you the opportunity to work with your mini-me and ensure they’re going in the right direction.These legendary stars have not only given us classics, but they’ve also created lanes for their equally talented daughters along the way.In celebration of National Daughters Day on Sept. 25, see the iconic mother-daughter duos who’ve worked alongside one another in movies, music and behind-the-scenes.

Take your daughter to work day looks a lot different when you’re an actress or singer with a daughter who also wants to be in the entertainment business. However, for the likes ofPink,Angelina Jolie,Carrie Fisher, andMeryl Streep, being an established name gives you the opportunity to work with your mini-me and ensure they’re going in the right direction.

These legendary stars have not only given us classics, but they’ve also created lanes for their equally talented daughters along the way.

In celebration of National Daughters Day on Sept. 25, see the iconic mother-daughter duos who’ve worked alongside one another in movies, music and behind-the-scenes.

01of 16Angelina Jolie and Vivienne Jolie-PittVivienne Jolie-Pitt and Angelina Jolie.Bruce Glikas/GettyVivienne Jolie-Pittis slowly inching her way into showbiz.Back in May, the 16-year-old daughter to Angelina Jolie andBrad Pittwas listed as “Vivienne Jolie” in thePlaybillforThe Outsiderson Broadway, which she helped her famous mom produce — andthe two got matching tattoosto celebrate their work together.But this was hardly the first time the mother-daughter duo worked together. Vivienne was famously the only child on the set ofMaleficentnot afraid of her mama’s menacing costume, so she got the part of a young Princess Aurora. However, she was cast purely out of necessity, not for her parents' desire to get her to follow in their thespian footsteps.“We think it’s fun for our kids to have cameos and join us on set, but not to be actors. That’s not our goal,” Jolie toldEntertainment Weeklyat the time. “But the other three- and four-year-old [performers] wouldn’t come near me. It had to be a child that liked me and wasn’t afraid of my horns and my eyes and my claws. So it had to be Viv.”

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Angelina Jolie and Vivienne Jolie-Pitt

Vivienne Jolie-Pitt and Angelina Jolie.Bruce Glikas/Getty

Bruce Glikas/Getty

Vivienne Jolie-Pittis slowly inching her way into showbiz.

Back in May, the 16-year-old daughter to Angelina Jolie andBrad Pittwas listed as “Vivienne Jolie” in thePlaybillforThe Outsiderson Broadway, which she helped her famous mom produce — andthe two got matching tattoosto celebrate their work together.

But this was hardly the first time the mother-daughter duo worked together. Vivienne was famously the only child on the set ofMaleficentnot afraid of her mama’s menacing costume, so she got the part of a young Princess Aurora. However, she was cast purely out of necessity, not for her parents' desire to get her to follow in their thespian footsteps.

“We think it’s fun for our kids to have cameos and join us on set, but not to be actors. That’s not our goal,” Jolie toldEntertainment Weeklyat the time. “But the other three- and four-year-old [performers] wouldn’t come near me. It had to be a child that liked me and wasn’t afraid of my horns and my eyes and my claws. So it had to be Viv.”

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Pink and Willow Sage Hart

Pink and her daughter Willow Sage Hart.Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty

Willow Sage Hartis following very closely in her mother’s footsteps.

The two collaborated on their heartwarming song, “Cover Me in Sunshine,” which Pink says the 13-year-old knocked out in one take.

“During the pandemic, I taught myself to do GarageBand which for me, is a really big deal, so please be impressed,” she told the crowd atEBMRF’s private Rock4EB event on Sept. 21. “And I was doing what I think is a phenomenal take, and in ran my daughter. She’s like, ‘What are you doing?’ I was like, ‘I’m hitting space bars, making magic happen.’ And that was a really good take.”

“And she’s like, ‘I like that song.’ I was like, ‘You want to sing on it? Because I could produce you. I know how to do the reverb, even.’ She’s like, ‘Yeah, I’ll sing on it,’ " Pink continued.

The Grammy-award winning singer then revealed her teen earned the nickname “One Take Willow” after the quick session.

03of 16Nelly Furtado & NevisNick WongNelly Furtado and her 21-year-old daughter, Nevis (whom she shares with her ex, composer Jasper Gahunia, 45)hit the studio together to create Furtado’s first album in seven years.“I said, ‘Hey, Neve, do you want to come with me to the studio?’ She sat right next to me, and it was like magic,” Furtado, 45, says of working together on the record, her seventh album and first in seven years. “Between a parent and a child, you do need that other thing that connects you. And how interesting that it was music, right under our nose the whole time, but we didn’t really discover that until that first day.”

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Nelly Furtado & Nevis

Nick Wong

Nelly Furtado and her 21-year-old daughter, Nevis (whom she shares with her ex, composer Jasper Gahunia, 45)hit the studio together to create Furtado’s first album in seven years.

“I said, ‘Hey, Neve, do you want to come with me to the studio?’ She sat right next to me, and it was like magic,” Furtado, 45, says of working together on the record, her seventh album and first in seven years. “Between a parent and a child, you do need that other thing that connects you. And how interesting that it was music, right under our nose the whole time, but we didn’t really discover that until that first day.”

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Beyonce and Blue Ivy

Beyonce and Blue Ivy.Kevin Mazur/WireImage

Kevin Mazur/WireImage

Blue was first credited on Beyoncé’s self-titled album back in 2013, on a track aptly titled, “Blue.” Years later, at just 9 years old, Blue became the youngest Grammy-award winner for her contributions to her mom’s song, “Brown Skin Girl,” offThe Lion King: The Gift —the accompanying soundtrack to the 2019 reboot of the Disney classic.

But perhaps her ultimate crowning moment didn’t come until she wowed crowds while performing alongside her iconic mother on the Renaissance world tour in the summer of 2023.

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Victoria Monét and Hazel Monét Gaines

Victoria Monet Hazel Monet Gaines.Sara Jaye/Getty Images for Jimmy John’s

Sara Jaye/Getty Images for Jimmy John’s

At just 2½ years old, the daughter toVictoria Monétwas nominated for a Grammy for her feature on her mom’s song “Hollywood” off her debut studio album,Jaguar II— making her the youngest nominee of all time!

“She understands she’s done something really cool, but I don’t think she understands the magnitude,” Monét told PEOPLE while at Clive Davis' Pre-Grammys Gala at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles in February. “So as she gets older, I’ll be excited to explain this to her and show her, hopefully, a Grammy with her name on it.”

Though she didn’t take the trophy home, Victoria still snagged three Grammys —including best new artist — at the 2024 show.

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Uma Thurman & Maya Hawke

Uma Thurman and daughter Maya Hawke.Shout! Studios

Shout! Studios

ThoughMaya Hawkehas carved out her own place apart from her megastar parents,Uma ThurmanandEthan Hawke, theStranger Thingsstar recently joined forces with her mom.

Speaking about working with the mother-daughter duo, Paone toldThe Hollywood Reporter,“Every moment they’re onscreen they are both enviable and eye-catching. I am eternally grateful to both of them for saying yes, and I am thrilled to bring this to life alongside Anne Clements and Yale Productions.”

07of 16Blythe Danner & Gwyneth PaltrowGwyneth Paltrow and mother Blythe Danner.Todd Williamson/GettyThis mother-daughter pairing has worked together twice: first, in 1992’sCruel Doubt,in whichGwyneth Paltrowplayed her mother’s character’s daughter; and again in 2003, when Blythe Danner played Aurelia Plath, the mother to Paltrow’s Sylvia Plath inSylvia.

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Blythe Danner & Gwyneth Paltrow

Gwyneth Paltrow and mother Blythe Danner.Todd Williamson/Getty

This mother-daughter pairing has worked together twice: first, in 1992’sCruel Doubt,in whichGwyneth Paltrowplayed her mother’s character’s daughter; and again in 2003, when Blythe Danner played Aurelia Plath, the mother to Paltrow’s Sylvia Plath inSylvia.

08of 16Leslie Mann with Maude & Iris ApatowMaude Apatow, Iris Apatow and mother Leslie Mann, with Paul Rudd.Suzanne Hanover/Universal/Kobal/ShutterstockNo, you didn’t miss aLeslie Mannappearance inEuphoria. What you may not know, however, is that the HBO hit isn’t Maude Apatow’s first foray into acting. The 25-year-old and her sister, Iris, previously appeared alongside their famous mother in2007’sKnocked Up(above),This is 40andFunny People.While Maude has slightly stepped away from working with her family (dad Judd Apatow directed all three films), Iris recently worked with Mann again in 2022’sThe Bubble.

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Leslie Mann with Maude & Iris Apatow

Maude Apatow, Iris Apatow and mother Leslie Mann, with Paul Rudd.Suzanne Hanover/Universal/Kobal/Shutterstock

No, you didn’t miss aLeslie Mannappearance inEuphoria. What you may not know, however, is that the HBO hit isn’t Maude Apatow’s first foray into acting. The 25-year-old and her sister, Iris, previously appeared alongside their famous mother in2007’sKnocked Up(above),This is 40andFunny People.

While Maude has slightly stepped away from working with her family (dad Judd Apatow directed all three films), Iris recently worked with Mann again in 2022’sThe Bubble.

09of 16Jada Pinkett Smith & Willow SmithJada Pinkett Smith, Willow Smith and Adrienne Banfield Norris.Red Table Talk/Facebook WatchBringing truth to the statement “a family that works together, stays together” areJada Pinkett SmithandWillow Smith, who helmRed Table Talkalong with Jada’s mother, Adrienne Banfield Norris. Though they aren’t acting on the series, these three ladies cover it all on their hard-hitting show — openly speaking about growing pains, the trials and tribulations of relationships, generational trauma and everything in between.

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Jada Pinkett Smith & Willow Smith

Jada Pinkett Smith, Willow Smith and Adrienne Banfield Norris.Red Table Talk/Facebook Watch

Bringing truth to the statement “a family that works together, stays together” areJada Pinkett SmithandWillow Smith, who helmRed Table Talkalong with Jada’s mother, Adrienne Banfield Norris. Though they aren’t acting on the series, these three ladies cover it all on their hard-hitting show — openly speaking about growing pains, the trials and tribulations of relationships, generational trauma and everything in between.

10of 16Carrie Fisher & Billie LourdBillie Lourd and mother Carrie Fisher.Lucas FilmsTheStar Warsfranchise transcends generations, so it only makes sense thatBillie Lourd, daughter to the lateCarrie Fisher, is now a part of the sci-fi universe. Prior to her mother’s passing in 2016, Lourd joined the galaxy far far away, playing Lieutenant Connix alongside Fisher in 2015’sThe Force Awakens.She later reprised the role inThe Last Jedi(2017) andThe Rise Skywalker(2019).Lourd also played her mother in a Princess Leia flashback featured inThe Rise of Skywalker.Filmmakers used her body but replaced her face with Fisher’s using footage fromReturn of the Jedi.

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Carrie Fisher & Billie Lourd

Billie Lourd and mother Carrie Fisher.Lucas Films

TheStar Warsfranchise transcends generations, so it only makes sense thatBillie Lourd, daughter to the lateCarrie Fisher, is now a part of the sci-fi universe. Prior to her mother’s passing in 2016, Lourd joined the galaxy far far away, playing Lieutenant Connix alongside Fisher in 2015’sThe Force Awakens.She later reprised the role inThe Last Jedi(2017) andThe Rise Skywalker(2019).

Lourd also played her mother in a Princess Leia flashback featured inThe Rise of Skywalker.Filmmakers used her body but replaced her face with Fisher’s using footage fromReturn of the Jedi.

11of 16Demi Moore & Rumer WillisRumer Willis and mother Demi Moore.John Shearer/Getty ImagesBefore she was the 2015 winner ofDancing with the Stars,Rumer Willismade her official on-screen debut starring opposite her mamaDemi Moorein the coming-of-age dramaNow and Thenback in 1995.Since then, the famously tight pair have only worked together once more, appearing in 1996’sStriptease,in which Willis played her mother’s daughter.

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Demi Moore & Rumer Willis

Rumer Willis and mother Demi Moore.John Shearer/Getty Images

John Shearer/Getty Images

Before she was the 2015 winner ofDancing with the Stars,Rumer Willismade her official on-screen debut starring opposite her mamaDemi Moorein the coming-of-age dramaNow and Thenback in 1995.

Since then, the famously tight pair have only worked together once more, appearing in 1996’sStriptease,in which Willis played her mother’s daughter.

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Meryl Streep & Mamie Gummer

Mamie Gummer and mother Meryl Streep.Brent N. Clarke/FilmMagic

Brent N. Clarke/FilmMagic

If you blink too fast, you may missMamie Gummer’s appearance as a barista inThe Devil Wears Prada,but the 2006 film wasn’t the first time she appeared in one of her motherMeryl Streep’s features. At only 20 months old, Gummer appeared in the filmHeartburn, in which she played Annie and was credited as Natalie Stern so as to keep her identity under wraps because she was still a tot.

Gummer would later fully step into her acting shoes as she played Streep’s daughter in Diablo Cody’sRicki and the Flash.

13of 16Glenn Close & Annie StarkeGlenn Close and daughter Annie Starke.Bennett Raglin/Getty ImagesGlenn Closestayed far away from Annie Starke when the two starred inThe Wifeback in 2017.“I knew it was up to Annie to establish the character,” Close told thethePost. “So I really felt compelled to leave. I didn’t want her to even bump into me.”Though the two didn’t share any screen time as they were portraying the same character in different phases of her life, they still managed to carve out time to work together.“The character was a real collaborative effort between mum and me — it would have been impossible to do otherwise if we hadn’t sat round the table discussing every little nuance, since we’re playing the same character,” she revealed toThe National.And because they’re family, inspiration and source material were close to the heart. “We actually used my grandparents, on both sides,” Starke told the outlet. “They were both truly inspirational women with huge potential, it was just a case that a man’s career came first, so we looked to that a lot.”

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Glenn Close & Annie Starke

Glenn Close and daughter Annie Starke.Bennett Raglin/Getty Images

Bennett Raglin/Getty Images

Glenn Closestayed far away from Annie Starke when the two starred inThe Wifeback in 2017.

“I knew it was up to Annie to establish the character,” Close told thethePost. “So I really felt compelled to leave. I didn’t want her to even bump into me.”

Though the two didn’t share any screen time as they were portraying the same character in different phases of her life, they still managed to carve out time to work together.

“The character was a real collaborative effort between mum and me — it would have been impossible to do otherwise if we hadn’t sat round the table discussing every little nuance, since we’re playing the same character,” she revealed toThe National.

And because they’re family, inspiration and source material were close to the heart. “We actually used my grandparents, on both sides,” Starke told the outlet. “They were both truly inspirational women with huge potential, it was just a case that a man’s career came first, so we looked to that a lot.”

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Kyra Sedgwick & Sosie Bacon

Kyra Sedgwick and daughter Sosie Bacon.Lester Cohen/WireImage

Lester Cohen/WireImage

“I just couldn’t resist it,” he toldNew York Magazine. “Sure, Kyra was saying, ‘Well, all right, if you really want to … ' But Sosie was cool. She kind of got it out of her system. She said, ‘Oh, that was fun — now I’m going back to school.’ "

15of 16Susan Sarandon & Eva AmurriSusan Sarandon, Goldie Hawn, Eva Amurri, Erika Christensen and Robin Thomas.Robert Zuckerman/Fox Searchlight Pictures/THA/ShutterstockEva Amurrihas practically grown her career right next to her superstar mother,Susan Sarandon. The two have shared the screen in multiple films, with Amurri playing a younger version of Sarandon inDead Man WalkingandThat’s My Boy.She’s also shared the screen with her mother inThe Banger Sisters(above) in which she played the daughter of her mother’s character, as well as inMothers and Daughters.

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Susan Sarandon & Eva Amurri

Susan Sarandon, Goldie Hawn, Eva Amurri, Erika Christensen and Robin Thomas.Robert Zuckerman/Fox Searchlight Pictures/THA/Shutterstock

Robert Zuckerman/Fox Searchlight Pictures/THA/Shutterstock

Eva Amurrihas practically grown her career right next to her superstar mother,Susan Sarandon. The two have shared the screen in multiple films, with Amurri playing a younger version of Sarandon inDead Man WalkingandThat’s My Boy.

She’s also shared the screen with her mother inThe Banger Sisters(above) in which she played the daughter of her mother’s character, as well as inMothers and Daughters.

16of 16Diane Ladd & Laura DernLaura Dern and mother Diane Ladd.Courtesy Laura DernFor their work together in 1991’sRambling Rose,Diane Ladd and daughterLaura Dernearned Best Supporting Actress and Best Actress Oscar nominations, respectively.They’d go on to share the screen again on the 2011 HBO series,Enlightened,playing mother and daughter.

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Diane Ladd & Laura Dern

Laura Dern and mother Diane Ladd.Courtesy Laura Dern

For their work together in 1991’sRambling Rose,Diane Ladd and daughterLaura Dernearned Best Supporting Actress and Best Actress Oscar nominations, respectively.

They’d go on to share the screen again on the 2011 HBO series,Enlightened,playing mother and daughter.

source: people.com