List of stage mothers

This is a list of stage mothers. In the entertainment industry, a stage mother is the term for the mother of a child performer. Often the stage mother is the manager of the child's career and oversees their auditions, costuming and preparation for performances and negotiates financial remuneration on the child's behalf.

Well-known stage mothers

* Jaid Barrymore (mother of Drew Barrymore)
* Jane Carter (mother Nick and Aaron Carter)
* Carol Connors (mother of Thora Birch) [cite web
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* Lillian Coogan (mother of Jackie Coogan)
* Ruby Dandridge (mother of Dorothy Dandridge)
* Tina Douglas (mother of Ashanti)
* Susan Duff (mother of Hilary and Haylie Duff)
* Evelyn Foster (mother of Jodie Foster)
* Ethel Gumm (mother of Judy Garland)
* Maria Gurdin (mother of Natalie Wood)
* Lynn Harless (mother of Justin Timberlake)
* Wanda Holloway ("The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom")
* Rose Hovick (mother of Gypsy Rose Lee and June Havoc)
* Tina Knowles (mother of Beyoncé and Solange Knowles)
* Dina Lohan (mother of Lindsay and Ali Lohan)
* Minnie Marx (mother of The Marx Brothers)
* Lesley Panettiere (mother of Hayden and Jansen Panettiere)
* Johnnetta Patton (mother of Usher)
* Patsy Ramsey (mother of JonBenét Ramsey)
* Lela Rogers (mother of Ginger Rogers)
* Teri Shields (mother of Brooke Shields)
* Lynne Spears (mother of Britney and Jamie Lynn Spears)
* Sara Taylor (mother of Elizabeth Taylor)
* Gertrude Temple (mother of Shirley Temple)

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