
After a baby is born, people love to try to figure out which traits came from the mother versus the father. "Oh, he has his father's eyes," or "Look, she has her mom's nose!" But in the case of these celebrity parents, it's almost like they simply cloned themselves when they had children. These famous kids are spitting images of either their mom or their dad — to the point where it's almost like the other parent didn't contribute any genes at all.
This doesn't always happen. Usually kids are a mix of both their parents. But some genes are too dominant to ignore, and that's how you end up with Meryl Streep and her three carbon-copy daughters. Read on to see the actress' kids, as well as 19 other celebrity children who look exactly like their A-list parents.
Ice-T & Chanel Marrow
Ice-T's now-6-year-old daughter, Chanel, went viral in 2021 for how much she looks like a miniature version of her dad. The rapper responded to all the attention on Twitter, writing:, "Today @BabyChanelworld just wanted to say THANKS for all the recent internet LOVE she's been getting. 48k Twitter and 447k IG followers."
Lori Loughlin & Olivia Jade Giannulli

Full House star Lori Loughlin's daughter Olivia Jade Giannulli looks so much like a young Aunt Becky. Lori has another daughter, Bella, who also shares a lot of traits with her mother — but it's Olivia who really looks like a carbon copy. If Lori ever makes a TV comeback, she always has a guaranteed actor to play her younger self in flashbacks.
John & Miles Legend
John Legend and Chrissy Teigen's daughter, Luna, looks like a mix of both her parents, but their son, Miles, looks exactly like his dad. The 4-year-old is John's mini-me, especially when the two of them dress alike in matching swim trunks. We can't wait to see Miles grow up. Maybe he'll have his dad's music skills, too.
Goldie Hawn & Kate Hudson
Not only did Kate Hudson inherit her mother Goldie Hawn's gorgeous looks, but she got her acting talent as well. The two women both carved out space in Hollywood for themselves, each icons of their respective generations. Kate's brother, Oliver Hudson, is also an actor, but he looks almost nothing like his mom or sister.
Demi Moore & Rumer Willis
A few years ago, Rumer Willis posted this picture of her and her mom Demi Moore on Instagram. They look almost identical in their matching jumpsuits, glasses, and hairstyles. "That moment when you realize you actually are becoming your mother," Rumer captioned the pic, adding the hashtag "#imnotmad." You can never be mad about looking like Demi Moore.
Lisa Bonet & Zoë Kravitz
Lisa Bonet and Zoë Kravitz look so identical they could be sisters. But, nope, Zoë is Lisa's daughter from her marriage to Lenny Kravitz. Lisa was also married to Jason Momoa, which made Aquaman Zoë's stepdad. Weirder still is that Zoë's biological dad Lenny is close friends with Jason. Talk about a blended family.
Reese Witherspoon & Ava Phillippe

Reese Witherspoon has two sons and a daughter, and her daughter, Ava Phillippe, looks exactly like her mother. Seriously, if they did a remake of Reese's 1999 film Election today, they could cast Ava and no one would notice that it wasn't just a young Reese. The genes are so strong. Maybe Ava will venture into acting, too.
Tom & Colin Hanks
The Academy Award winner has four children — three sons and a daughter — but it's Colin Hanks who seems to have the most genetically in common with his father. It helps that Colin is also an actor, so the two share that bond, too. In fact, Tom even once played his son's father in the movie The Great Buck Howard. Very believable casting.
Christie Brinkley & Sailor Brinkley-Cook
Sailor Brinkley-Cook is a model just like her mother, and that's not the only thing these two have in common. They also share a nearly identical set of facial features. Seriously, Sailor is just a younger version of her mom. So much so, that when Christie Brinkley injured herself on Dancing With the Stars, Sailor was able to step up in her place.
Uma Thurman & Maya Hawke

Maya Hawke has two famous actor parents — Uma Thurman and Ethan Hawke. But she looks the most like her mother. They even kind of smile the same. Maya has already had quite an illustrious career — appearing in projects like Stranger Things — but if she can copy her mother's trajectory the way she's copied her genes, Maya will dominate Hollywood.
Kanye & Saint West
Of Kanye West's four kids, the one who looks the most like him is his son Saint. When Kim Kardashian posted this photo of Saint, many pointed out the Ye comparison. "You mean this isn't a throwback photo? Dang! Identical to his daddy!" wrote one fan. The comments weren't wrong. This could easily be a photo of young Ye.
Gwyneth Paltrow & Apple Martin
Gwyneth Paltrow has two kids, daughter Apple Martin and son Moses Martin, but it's Apple who is her doppelgänger. The two share similar facial traits and hairstyles, and it doesn't hurt that Gwyneth has hardly aged at all. Sometimes, the two look like they could be sisters. Apple is 18 now and already helping her mother out with her business.
Eugene & Dan Levy
With their bold eyebrows and thick glasses, there's no mistaking Eugene and Dan Levy for anything other than real-life father and son. So it's extra special that the two got to play fictional father and son on the hit show Schitt's Creek. It's always so much more believable when characters playing family members are actually related.
Adrienne Banfield-Norris & Jada Pinkett Smith
Adrienne Banfield-Norris may be 69, but she hardly looks a day over 30. The same could be said for her daughter, Jada Pinkett Smith, who is 51. The mother-daughter duo is ageless and they look like they could be sisters. Judging by how things have gone for them, Willow Smith is looking at a nice long life of having age-defying features. Lucky.
Robin Wright & Dylan Penn

Sure, technically Dylan Penn is related to actor Sean Penn — he is her dad after all — but Dylan got basically all of her mother Robin Wright's features. They have the same eyes, nose, and they even smile the same soft smile. And Dylan has already started to explore the world of acting. Like mother, like daughter, huh?
Cindy Crawford & Kaia Gerber
For some, it would be intimidating to follow in your famous mom's footsteps, but Kaia was unafraid to give modeling a try — even with her mom being one of the world's most famous supermodels. Of course, it helps that Kaia looks like a younger version of her mom. Every modeling agency is going to want to cast her.
Bette Midler & Sophie Von Haselberg

Bette Midler only has one child, but her daughter, Sophie Von Haselberg, is such a spitting image, she didn't really need more. She essentially cloned herself. The women even share the same nose. Like her mom, Sophie has dabbled in acting, singing, and dancing. Hard not to be talented when Bette Midler is your mom, you know?
Jay-Z & Blue Ivy Carter

Daughters often look like their mothers, but Beyoncé and Jay-Z's oldest daughter, Blue Ivy, is more of a carbon copy of her father. Blue is still super young — just 10 years old — so we don't yet know what she'll choose to do with her life. But if she gets into rapping, it will be just one more trait she shares with her dad. It's all in her DNA.
Meryl Streep & Her Daughters

All three of Meryl Streep's daughters look just like her. You can see that here, as she's pictured with what are essentially her clones Mamie and Grace Gummer, but her other daughter Louisa Jacobson is also a carbon copy of her famous mother. Some genes are just stronger than others, and Meryl Streep has quite a set of DNA, apparently.
Ice Cube & O'Shea Jackson Jr.

Ice Cube's son shares more than just his father's name (Ice Cube's real name is also O'Shea Jackson). They also share nearly identical looks. In fact, they look so much alike that O'Shea Jackson Jr. played the younger version of his father in the movie Straight Outta Compton. No wonder his character was so convincing!