62 Celebrity Mothers and Daughters at the Same Age

At age 25, Lea Thompson was enjoying her big break in Hollywood, starring in movies like Back to the Future and Howard the Duck. The following year, she would go on to meet her husband, director Howard Deutch on the movie Some Kind of Wonderful. Their daughter Zoey had similarly booked high-profile roles in Netflix's Set It Up and the Ryan Murphy series The Politician.

By her early '20s, Leslie Mann had already met Maude's mega-producer father Judd Apatow on the Jim Carrey comedy The Cable Guy. She'd also booked comedic roles in George of the Jungle and Big Daddy. Maude has followed in her parents' show-biz footsteps, appearing in Netflix's Hollywood, The King of Staten Island, and a slew of her father's own movies.

When Beyoncé was 10 years old, she was already in a group called Girl's Tyme—which ended up becoming Destiny's Child. By the same age, Blue had starred in campaigns for her mother's Ivy Park clothing line, danced backup for her during the 2022 Academy Awards, and won a Grammy for her writing credit in "Brown Skin Girl."

Catherine Zeta-Jones wouldn't go on to gain mainstream success—or her Oscar until later in her career. But her daughter Carys, with actor Michael Douglas, is already a successful model. By her late teens, she appeared in a Fendi campaign and on the cover of Vanity Fair Spain's September 2019 issue.

By the '70s, Natalie Wood had already reached the pinnacle of her career—earning three Oscar nominations and leading the hit musical movie West Side Story. Wood also became a mother at 32, welcoming her daughter Natasha Gregson Wagner. By the same age, Natasha had appeared in a series of films, including Buffy the Vampire Slayer and High Fidelity.

At 20 years old, Heather Locklear had just landed her breakout role as Sammy Jo Dean Carrington on Dynasty. Her daughter with Richie Sambora, Ava, followed in her mom's footsteps and made her acting debut in Judd Apatow's This Is 40.

When Robin Wright was 27 years old, she was a household name in Hollywood and one of her most iconic roles as Jenny Curran in Forrest Gump was just about to premiere. Robin's daughter with Sean Penn, Dylan, is a model and actress. You might recognize her as the mystery woman from Nick Jonas' "Chains" music video.

At 40 years old, Diana Ross was well into her singing career. Similarly, Tracee established herself as a household name as an actress and a comedian, most recently as a lead on Black-ish.

At 22 years old, Madonna was about to make it big as a singer. The Queen of Pop's daughter with Carlos Leon has rubbed shoulders with Hollywood's biggest A-listers her whole life, went to the University of Michigan for four years, and emerged as a fashion "it girl," after scoring her first major campaign for Miu Miu.

Kyra Sedgwick had already been married to Kevin Bacon for several years and established herself as an actress in Hollywood by the time she was 26. As for her daughter, her role in 13 Reasons Why had put her on the map to follow in her mother (and father's) footsteps.

When Courtney Love was 17 years old, she was just getting her start in music and chasing fame. As for Frances Bean Cobain, Courtney's daughter with the late Kurt Cobain, she's been in the spotlight since birth.

At 19, Vanessa Paradis was well known as a French musician, actress, and fashion model—in fact, she got her big break at 14 with the song "Joe le taxi." Lily-Rose Depp, Vanessa's daughter with Johnny Depp, also got a young start at 15 in the movie Tusk. Now, she is a well-known model and actress.

Candace Cameron Bure had been working in television for 11 years by the time she was 18. The child star's oldest daughter, Natasha, got her first acting credit at 13 years old, but music is her main passion. She appeared on The Voice when she was 18, the same age she is in this photo.

After finding success as a model, at 23 years old Kim Basinger started pursuing a career in acting (she eventually starred in L.A. Confidential and Batman). Her daughter, Ireland, with ex-husband Alec Baldwin is a highly sought-after model.

When Blythe Danner was 46 years old, she had been a working actress for 21 years. By the same age, Gwyneth had been working for 30 years. But it's fair to say Gwyneth had a leg up on her mom, given the careers of her parents (her father is the late producer and director Bruce Paltrow).

At 22 years old, Kennya Baldwin was still two years away from marrying her husband, Stephen Baldwin. A 22-year-old Hailey Bieber had become one of the most famous faces in the world due to her modeling career and marriage to Justin Bieber.

At 35 years old, Kris already had four kids at home. As the same age, Kim had two—but has since had two more.

Kim Kardashian was part of a family that rubbed elbows with the rich and famous when she was 5 years old (her late father's best friend was O.J. Simpson), but her childhood was still likely more normal than her daughter's. By 5, North West had already graced the pages of Vogue—twice.

Debbie Reynolds had been an actress for 24 years by the time she turned 40, with leading roles in classic movies like Singin' in the Rain and The Unsinkable Molly Brown. But Carrie had reached a star status in her own right by 40, having scored the role of Princess Leia in the Star Wars franchise.

At 26, Carrie Fisher had already starred in two Star Wars movies as Princess Leia. As for Billie Lourd, Carrie's daughter with Bryan Lourd, she's starred in the TV series Scream Queens and appeared in multiple Star Wars installments as Lieutenant Connix.