12 Celebs Who Teamed Up With Their Kid in a Movie, But Most of Us Passed Unnoticed

Jessica Wilson
Jan 31, 2023
Jan 31, 2023

When our beloved celebrities have children, we often wonder if their kids would follow in their footsteps. That is not the case for many children, who want to lead a normal life like all of us. On the other hand, there are lots of celebrity children who want to be in the same spotlight as their famous parents and will go to any length to start their career.
They take any role they can get their hands on after breaking into the Entertainment world. Some of these roles enable them to act alongside their parents, which creates a lot of chemistry. It is entirely up to these celebs and their children whether they continue to perform together or not; however, there are many instances where they make excellent co-stars.
Scroll down and tell us which kid-parent duo is your favorite. In your opinion, who is a better actor than their famous parents?

#1 Alice Richmond and Tina Fey in 30 Rock

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Tina Fey's 7-year-old daughter Alice played a younger version of Liz Lemon in episodes of 30 Rock. She is featured in a flashback scene in which Lemon remembered her first wedding.

#2 Annie Starke and Glenn Close in The Wife

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Glenn Close played Joan Castleman in the 2018 drama The Wife. It was the story of a woman whose husband was awarded the Nobel Prize. In flashbacks, Annie Starke, Glenn Close's daughter, played a younger version of this character.

#3 Atandwa and John Kani in Black Panther

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T'Chaka is a fictional Black Panther character. This role was played by John Kani, and his son Atandwa played his younger self.

#4 Eva Amurri Martino and Susan Sarandon in Dead Man Walking

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Eva Amurri Martino is the actress Susan Sarandon's daughter. One of her first major film roles was as the younger version of her mother's character, Sister Helen Prejean, in Dead Man Walking.

#5 Indio Falconer Downey and Robert Downey Jr. in Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

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Indio Downey Jr., Robert Downey Jr.'s oldest son, played a 9-year-old version of his father's role in this murder mystery back in 2005. Indio has a few acting credits to his name, and he's also a musician who plays in a band.

#6 Iris and Maude Apatow and Leslie Mann in Knocked Up

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The blonde curly hair of Leslie Mann's character in Knocked Up may have given away that her two tiny girls were her real-life children. Later on, the girls appeared alongside their mother in funny People and This Is 40.

#7 Lily-Rose Melody Depp and Johnny Depp in Yoga Hosers

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Johnny Depp appeared in the film with his daughter Lily-Rose Melody Depp. She was 15 at the time, and she was in the comic book film Yoga Hosers.

#8 Mamie Gummer and Meryl Streep in Evening

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Meryl Streep and her daughter Mamie Gummer co-starred in 2007's Evening. Mamie played a young Lila Wittenborn beside her mother, who played the present-day version.

#9 Mark Sheppard and William Morgan Sheppard in Doctor Who

Mark Sheppard appeared three times as a younger version of his father, William Morgan Sheppard. They starred as this duo in episodes of Doctor Who, NCIS, and Mysterious Island.

#10 Melissa McCarthy’s daughter Vivian Falcone in Thunder Force

Vivian Falcone, Melissa McCarthy's daughter, was once on the set of the same film. In Thunder Force, she played Lydia's younger self.

#11 Rumer Willis and Demi Moore in Striptease

You could feel more at ease in front of the camera if your parents are Hollywood heavyweights like Demi Moore and Bruce Willis, especially if you'll be sharing the screen with one of them. Even if Striptease was not a critical success, 7-year-old Rumer is lovely in the role alongside her mother.

#12 Vivienne Jolie-Pitt and Angelina Jolie in Maleficent

Vivienne Jolie-Pitt played the little princess Aurora in Maleficent because the other children were scared of Angelina Jolie: “The other 3- and 4-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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