76 Vintage Photos of Celebrity Moms Being the Absolute Best
Because a mother's love (famous or not) means everything.
These Hollywood actresses have made headlines for their glamorous red carpet looks and leading roles, not necessarily for diaper changes and kissing boo-boos—but these photos are proof that they've managed to handle both jobs seamlessly. As a friendly reminder to call your mom (seriously, do it!), we rounded up the best vintage photographs of famous mothers with their children.
Jane Seymour
Jane looks effortless as she totes daughter Kate in a baby carrier throughout the airport.
Cher
Cher takes her kids, Chaz and Elijah Blue, skiing in Aspen in 1977.
Maggie Smith
Dame Maggie shares a snuggle with her young son, Chris Larkin, in 1970.
Susan Sarandon
Susan braves the parenting rite of passage of attending kid concerts by taking her daughter Eva Amurri and son Jack Robbins to see Raffi.
Peggy Lipton
Peggy takes daughter Kidada (sister to Rashida) to a Tommy Hilfiger party, proving this former actress makes a pretty cool mom.
Frances Bergen
The model, who was married to famed ventriloquist Edgar Bergen, teaches their young daughter, Candice (yes, that Candice Bergen) to play the piano.
Josephine Baker
After traveling for work, Josephine greets three of her adopted children at the airport in 1954. She and her husband, Jo Bouillon, adopted 12 children from various countries and ethnicities. Josephine coined her family the "Rainbow Tribe."
Elizabeth Taylor
Elizabeth frequently brought her children to the set of her films. Here, she applies makeup for a scene in Cleopatra in 1962 as her son, Christopher Wilding, looks on.
Diana Ross
While taking a break from performing at the Palace Theater in 1976, Diana tackles mommy duty and entertains her three young children—including little Tracee Ellis Ross on the right.
Tippi Hedren
To promote her film Roar, Tippi visits the London Zoo with her daughter, Melanie Griffith, and poses in front of the lions. We bet Melanie is reminded of her childhood pet lion, Neil.
Bette Davis
Bette not only took her daughter to set in the early '50s, she put her to work. The actress's three-year-old daughter, Barbara, appeared in Payment on Demand with her mother in 1951.
Shirley Temple
Shirley gets a helping hand in the garden from her two youngest children, Lori and Charles, Jr., in 1957.
Eartha Kitt
The singer plays with her three-year-old daughter, Kitt, at an airport in London not long after her divorce from William McDonald.
Olivia de Havilland
Olivia touches down in New York with her two-year-old daughter, Gisèle, at John F. Kennedy International Airport (known then as Idlewild Airport). She brought her little one along for a press tour for her 1958 Western, The Proud Rebel.
Jacqueline Kennedy
Jackie makes sure her daughter, Caroline, is dressed appropriately for a rainy day in 1960. The mother and daughter were at their family home in Washington, D.C., before relocating to the White House.
Rita Hayworth
Rita colors with her daughters, Rebecca and Yasmin, in 1953 at the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas.
Marlene Dietrich
Marlene and her daughter, Maria, pose poolside at the star's Hollywood villa in 1931.
Joan Crawford
Joan's in full-on parenting mode as she cuts into her son Christopher's cake at his birthday party in 1945.
Lauren Bacall
Lauren helps her son, Stephen, open presents in her Los Angeles home with Humphrey Bogart. The couple, who married in 1945, welcomed their eldest child in 1949.
Grace Kelly
While looking chic (per usual) in a floral swimming cap, Grace shares a tender moment with her son, Prince Albert II, on vacation in Montego Bay, Jamaica, in 1967.
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