I was today when I learned that Estelle Getty (Sophia) was one year old younger as Bea Arthur (Dorothy) in Daddy’s Girls.
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Amy Poehler played June George (Regina’s iconic mother) in mean girls.
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During filming, she was 32 while Rachel McAdams was 25 – just seven years younger than Amy!
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In spy on kidsCarla Gugino played Ingrid Cortez, mom to Carmen and Juni.
When the film came out, she was only 29 years old. Daryl Sabara, who played Juni, was 9 when he shot the film while Alexa PenaVega, who played Carmen, was 13.
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In The prince of Bel-AirJanet Hubert played Aunt Viv for the first three seasons.
When the show premiered, Janet was 34, but her on-screen daughter, Karyn Parsons, was just 10 years younger than her.
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In Schitt’s CreekJennifer Robertson played Jocelyn Schitt, the mayor’s wife.
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When the series came out, she was 43 years old. Tim Rozon, who played her son Mutt, is only five years younger than her.
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In the movie JoyJennifer Lawrence starred as Joy Mangano, an inventor with two children.
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During filming, she was only 24 when she played a 34-year-old man, since the real Joy was 34 at the time.
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Andrea Navedo played Xiomara Villanueva in Joan the Virgin.
When the series started filming, Andrea was 36, but she’s only seven years older than Gina Rodriguez, who plays Jane.
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In alexanderAngelina Jolie played Queen Olympias, mother of Alexander the Great.
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She was 29 when the film was released while Colin Farrell, who plays her son, was 28. He is only 11 months younger than her!
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In The Cosby ShowPhylicia Rashad played Clair Huxtable.
When the series was released, she was 36 years old and played a mother of five children, one of whom was a sophomore in college.
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In Orange is the new blackElizabeth Rodriguez played Aleida Diaz (Daya’s mother).
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When the series premiered, she was 32 years old. Dascha Polanco, who played her daughter, is only two years younger than her!
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Toni Collette played Sheryl Hoover (Olive and Dwayne’s mother) in Little Miss Sunshine.
At the start of filming, she was only 32 years old while Paul Dano, who plays her teenage son, was 21.
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Anne Bancroft played Mrs. Robinson, the “older woman” of The graduation.
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She was 36 when the film was released. Katharine Ross, who played her daughter, is only 9 years younger than her.
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Charlayne Woodard played Mrs. Price (Elijah’s mother) in M. Night Shyamalan Glass.
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During filming, she was 63 years old. She’s actually five years old younger than Samuel L. Jackson, who played his son!
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In The nanny, Ann Morgan Guilbert played Yetta, Fran’s grandmother and Sylvia’s mother.
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When the series came out, she was only 65 years old. Renée Taylor, who played Sylvia, is only four and a half years younger than Ann.
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Belita Moreno played Benny (George’s mother) in the george lopez Pin up.
She was 52 when the series came out. She is only 11 years older than George.
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And finally, Estelle Getty played Sophia Petrillo in Daddy’s Girls. She went through a lengthy makeup process and wore a white wig to look like she was 80 years old.
She was 62 when the show premiered. Estelle was actually one year old younger than Bea Arthur, who played his daughter!
Can you think of any other actors with weird age gaps? LMK in the comments below!
