Celebrity Look-Alike Moms and Daughters That Will Blow Your Mind

Why are we so fascinated by celebrity look-alike moms and daughters? Maybe it’s because nepo babies inherit a lot: contacts, money, usually a decent wardrobe. But nothing says “I won the genetic lottery” like being your famous mom’s spitting image.

Think about it: Celebrity kids can play their parent’s younger self in a movie, they already know what hair and makeup styles will suit their features, and everywhere they go, people just naturally respond to their face. There’s nothing like already being recognizable to help someone along the path to name recognition.

Fortunately, the girls on this list have mostly used their powers of prettiness for good, not evil. And some of them aren’t even trying to be famous (yet). Scroll on for mother-daughter duos that are so similar, it’s like God hit copy-paste…

Kate Beckinsale and Lily Mo Sheen

No, she's not the daughter of Charlie or Martin Sheen. Lily is the product of Beckinsale’s relationship with actor Michael Sheen, and the family are all still really close! Lily’s just dipping her toe into acting, with a role in The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, after she learned the ropes playing, yup, the young version of her mom in an Underworld movie.

Angelina Jolie and Shiloh Jolie-Pitt

Full lips, bright eyes, can’t lose! Dance enthusiast Shiloh has features from both parents, but once this celebrity kid starts copying her mom’s style (as she and sister Zahara did here), you can’t unsee the resemblance.

Laraine Newman and Hannah Einbinder

SNL star Newman and her daughter, Hacks’ Hannah Einbinder, have the same sweet smile, but it’s when you see Hannah’s comedy chops that you can really tell they’re related.

Leslie Mann and Maude Apatow

Maude got her start playing a version of herself in Knocked Up and This Is 40, in which she and her sister Iris play the daughters of Mann and Paul Rudd. Now an actor in her own right thanks to Euphoria, Apatow is still very much a mom’s girl; she even recently went on a girls’ trip to Paris with her mom and sis.

Laurie Metcalf and Zoe Perry

Perry truly cashed the daughter check. When Big Bang Theory spin-off Young Sheldon was announced, there was only one choice to play the younger version of Sheldon’s mom, portrayed on BBT by Metcalf. Perry has her mom’s voice and mannerisms down to an uncanny degree!

Lea Thompson and Zoey Deutch

Michelle and Malia Obama

We don’t know if these two tall beauties share clothes, but Michelle did say she knit crochet tops for both her daughters. And you know she shares the skin care routine.

Cindy Crawford and Kaia Gerber

Gerber says her modeling heritage didn’t help her acting career. Honey, your cheekbones beg to differ.

Beyoncé and Blue Ivy Carter

Watch Blue hit choreo alongside her mom and it’s obvious: This is a Knowles.

Heidi and Leni Klum

Leni is following in her mom’s footsteps down the runway, and who better to show you the ropes?

Gwyneth Paltrow and Apple Martin

Paltrow already had us doing double takes with this photo of her mother, Blythe Danner. But it looks like the uncanny resemblance has been passed down to yet another generation. If you’re not convinced, these photos of Apple on her 16th birthday might as well be old pics of Paltrow.

Reese Witherspoon and Ava Phillippe

Of all the celebrity look-alike moms and daughters on this list, these two might be the closest to twinning. We marveled over their identical status at the Hot Pursuit premiere, and then they proved their near identicalness again on a family ski trip. And when they wore matching Christmas sweaters in 2020? Total twins!

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