I didn’t realise that Kate Beckinsale was the daughter of Richard Beckinsale – Are they any celeb connections you missed?
July 26, 2024
I didn’t realise that Kate Beckinsale was the daughter of Richard Beckinsale – Are they any celeb connections you missed?
by Briglin
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Laila Morse (Big Mo) from Eastenders is Gary Oldmans sister.
Didn’t miss it because I knew them, but Keith Chegwin and Janice Long are (were) brother and sister. Not a lot of people know that.
No way porridge was bloody great
Sam Smith is Lily Allen’s cousin
You wouldn’t guess to look at her on screen, however she has a (half?) sister, Samantha, who is also an actress and clearly her fathers daughter. Samantha was in Londons Burning along other things.
I was surprised to learn that Rae Dawn Chong (Commando, the Arnie movie) was the daughter of stoner supremo Tommy Chong.
On a slight tangent, I have been watching Grey’s Anatomy with the Mrs, she loves (Major) Owen Hunt, the American Army trauma surgeon. I knew he looked familiar and then it hit me- he also played Tommy in Trainspotting, the thoroughly broad Scottish smackhead who died of toxoplasmosis. Great acting for sure.
Daisy Ridley is Private Godfrey from Dad’s Army’s great niece.
Matty Healy, the singer in the 1975 and alleged former Taylor Swift love interest, , is the son of Tim Healy (Auf Wiedersehen Pet and Benidorm actor) and Denise Welch (Coronation St., Loose Women).
Ah you see, I knew that one. Bless him, died too young.
One that surprised me was when I learned that the lead singer of The 1975’s dad is Tim Healy.
Dawn from The Office (Lucy Davis) is Jasper Carrott’s daughter.
Bonehead from Oasis and Craig Cash was a good one when I first heard. Cousins apparently
Sam is the sister of Kate Beckinsale.
Dominic Holland’s son is Tom Holland, Spider-man. I didn’t know that until I saw a gig of his and he mentioned that he could probably retire now.
I love strange in-laws. Richard Ayoade’s brother in-law is Laurence Fox, and they absolutely hate each other. I find it even funnier in Hollywood. Take someone like Zoe Kravitz. Her Dad is Lenny Kravitz of course, mother is Lisa Bonet. At one point, Zoe’s step-mother was Nicole Kidman, and her step-father was Jason Mamoa.
Tom Holland is Dominic Holland’s son.
(Holland senior was on a lot of panel shows in the late 90s/2000s) I only realised when they were spotted in the crowd at Wimbledon a few years back
Ah. Memories of Rising Damp.
Maya Rudolph is the daughter of Minnie Riperton, the song Lovin’ You, was actually written for Maya
Big Sooz from Peep Show and Claudia Winkleman are half sisters!
For those with kids – Mr Tumble is a nepo baby of sorts. Not really I’m kidding but his dad was a very successful songwriter and wrote for Elvis, Cliff Richard, Bay City Rollers. Pretty cool. Mr Tumble’s cousin is the keyboardist in Dire Straits!
The cousins of the Coppola family was a surprise when I learned about it (Nicolas Cage, Sofia Coppola, Jason Schwartzman)
Comedian (and Taskmaster winner) Morgana Robinson is the half-sister of Brody Dalle of The Distillers (and former wife of Tim Armstrong and Josh Homme).
Jared Harris from Chernobyl, The Crown, Mad Men etc is the son of Richard Harris who was in a lot of old films but I only know him as the first Dumbledore
Lily Collins is Phil Collins’ daughter.
Carly in the Inbetweeners, Emily Head. Father is Anthony Head (Buffy the Vampire Slayer.)
Bessie Carter who plays Prudence Featherington in Bridgerton is the daughter of Imelda Staunton and Jim Carter (Carson from Downton Abbey).
Archduke Franz Ferdinand is Rio Ferdinand’s Great Uncle.
Justin Fletcher (Mr Tumble) is the cousin of Guy Fletcher (Dire Straits keyboardist).
Selina Cadell from ‘Doc Martin’ (Mrs Tishell) is Simon Cadell’s (hi-de-hi) Sister
Kit Harington (Game of Thrones actor) is a direct descendant of Robert Catesby (1605 Gunpowder Plot)
It was a while ago but discovering that Georgia Tennant, who played Jenny, the Doctor’s daughter in doctor who, is actually the daughter of Peter Davison, who plays the fifth doctor, and she is married to David Tennant, who is the tenth. So she is the doctor’s daughter playing the doctor’s daughter who got married to the doctor.
Richard Ayoade’s brother-in-law is much beloved TV actor and musical prodigy Laurence Fox
Rory Kinnear is the son of Roy Kinnear (Veruca Salt’s dad in Willy Wonka)
TV actress Rachael Stirling is the daughter of the late Diana Rigg.
Richard Osman is married to Ingrid Oliver, who Peep Show fans may know as “Natalie”.
David Tennant (who played Doctor Who) is married to Georgia Moffett. She is the daughter of Peter Davison (who also played Doctor Who) and they met on an episode of Doctor Who called The Doctor’s Daughter, where Georgia played Doctor Who’s daughter.
My brain imploded…
The great Richard beckinsale, much missed and died so young.
I didn’t make the connection between Haley Joel Osment and Emily Osment for too long. Considering I loved Kingdom Hearts and Hannah Montana…you’d think my brain would have connected them.
Robbie Keane and Morrissey are cousins
Laurie Metcalf (Sheldon’s mum in The Big Bang Theory) and Zoe Perry (Sheldon’s mum in Young Sheldon) are mother and daughter irl
According to a very, very indiscreet removal company I used, La Beckinsale still had her London furniture in storage as of 2012 or so, in case she flopped in Tinsel Town and had to come home. I imagine she doesn’t notice the monthly direct debit….
Trudie Goodwin (Sergeant June Ackland from the bill) is the mum of Elly Jackson (La Roux).
Probably well known, But Maya Hawke (stranger things) is the daughter of Uma Thurman and Ethan Hawke
I only found out recently that Mariska Hargitay is Jayne Mansfields’ daughter. Nor did I know Tom Holland is Dominic Hollands’ son.
Joe Rogan and Gerard Way from My Chemical Romance are cousins
Kate’s half-sister Samantha Beckinsale is my grandfather’s half-niece. They don’t talk anymore due to Kate’s mum stealing Margaret’s poems to Richard and passing them off as hers in a book. Margaret is Sam’s mum and my grandfather’s half sister.
Denis Lawson (original Star Wars) is the uncle of Ewan McGregor (newer Star Wars)
Angelina Jolie is Jon Voight’s daughter.
Toby Stephens (Die Another Day, Black Sails) is Maggie Smith’s son
Patrick Troughton played the second Doctor. His son David was in quite a few episodes alongside Jon Pertwee. His grandson Sam played Akimov in Chernobyl. Harry Melling is one of Sam’s cousins. Also Sean Pertwee is Jon Pertee’s son.
I’ve seen Jeremy Vine and Tim Vine on TV for years. Only recently did I learn they were brothers. Just never clicked.
45 comments
Laila Morse (Big Mo) from Eastenders is Gary Oldmans sister.
Didn’t miss it because I knew them, but Keith Chegwin and Janice Long are (were) brother and sister. Not a lot of people know that.
No way porridge was bloody great
Sam Smith is Lily Allen’s cousin
You wouldn’t guess to look at her on screen, however she has a (half?) sister, Samantha, who is also an actress and clearly her fathers daughter. Samantha was in Londons Burning along other things.
I was surprised to learn that Rae Dawn Chong (Commando, the Arnie movie) was the daughter of stoner supremo Tommy Chong.
On a slight tangent, I have been watching Grey’s Anatomy with the Mrs, she loves (Major) Owen Hunt, the American Army trauma surgeon. I knew he looked familiar and then it hit me- he also played Tommy in Trainspotting, the thoroughly broad Scottish smackhead who died of toxoplasmosis. Great acting for sure.
Daisy Ridley is Private Godfrey from Dad’s Army’s great niece.
Matty Healy, the singer in the 1975 and alleged former Taylor Swift love interest, , is the son of Tim Healy (Auf Wiedersehen Pet and Benidorm actor) and Denise Welch (Coronation St., Loose Women).
Ah you see, I knew that one. Bless him, died too young.
One that surprised me was when I learned that the lead singer of The 1975’s dad is Tim Healy.
Dawn from The Office (Lucy Davis) is Jasper Carrott’s daughter.
Bonehead from Oasis and Craig Cash was a good one when I first heard. Cousins apparently
Sam is the sister of Kate Beckinsale.
Dominic Holland’s son is Tom Holland, Spider-man. I didn’t know that until I saw a gig of his and he mentioned that he could probably retire now.
I love strange in-laws. Richard Ayoade’s brother in-law is Laurence Fox, and they absolutely hate each other. I find it even funnier in Hollywood. Take someone like Zoe Kravitz. Her Dad is Lenny Kravitz of course, mother is Lisa Bonet. At one point, Zoe’s step-mother was Nicole Kidman, and her step-father was Jason Mamoa.
Tom Holland is Dominic Holland’s son.
(Holland senior was on a lot of panel shows in the late 90s/2000s) I only realised when they were spotted in the crowd at Wimbledon a few years back
Ah. Memories of Rising Damp.
Maya Rudolph is the daughter of Minnie Riperton, the song Lovin’ You, was actually written for Maya
Big Sooz from Peep Show and Claudia Winkleman are half sisters!
For those with kids – Mr Tumble is a nepo baby of sorts. Not really I’m kidding but his dad was a very successful songwriter and wrote for Elvis, Cliff Richard, Bay City Rollers. Pretty cool. Mr Tumble’s cousin is the keyboardist in Dire Straits!
The cousins of the Coppola family was a surprise when I learned about it (Nicolas Cage, Sofia Coppola, Jason Schwartzman)
Comedian (and Taskmaster winner) Morgana Robinson is the half-sister of Brody Dalle of The Distillers (and former wife of Tim Armstrong and Josh Homme).
Jared Harris from Chernobyl, The Crown, Mad Men etc is the son of Richard Harris who was in a lot of old films but I only know him as the first Dumbledore
Lily Collins is Phil Collins’ daughter.
Carly in the Inbetweeners, Emily Head. Father is Anthony Head (Buffy the Vampire Slayer.)
Bessie Carter who plays Prudence Featherington in Bridgerton is the daughter of Imelda Staunton and Jim Carter (Carson from Downton Abbey).
Archduke Franz Ferdinand is Rio Ferdinand’s Great Uncle.
Justin Fletcher (Mr Tumble) is the cousin of Guy Fletcher (Dire Straits keyboardist).
Selina Cadell from ‘Doc Martin’ (Mrs Tishell) is Simon Cadell’s (hi-de-hi) Sister
Kit Harington (Game of Thrones actor) is a direct descendant of Robert Catesby (1605 Gunpowder Plot)
It was a while ago but discovering that Georgia Tennant, who played Jenny, the Doctor’s daughter in doctor who, is actually the daughter of Peter Davison, who plays the fifth doctor, and she is married to David Tennant, who is the tenth. So she is the doctor’s daughter playing the doctor’s daughter who got married to the doctor.
Richard Ayoade’s brother-in-law is much beloved TV actor and musical prodigy Laurence Fox
Rory Kinnear is the son of Roy Kinnear (Veruca Salt’s dad in Willy Wonka)
TV actress Rachael Stirling is the daughter of the late Diana Rigg.
Richard Osman is married to Ingrid Oliver, who Peep Show fans may know as “Natalie”.
David Tennant (who played Doctor Who) is married to Georgia Moffett. She is the daughter of Peter Davison (who also played Doctor Who) and they met on an episode of Doctor Who called The Doctor’s Daughter, where Georgia played Doctor Who’s daughter.
My brain imploded…
The great Richard beckinsale, much missed and died so young.
I didn’t make the connection between Haley Joel Osment and Emily Osment for too long. Considering I loved Kingdom Hearts and Hannah Montana…you’d think my brain would have connected them.
Robbie Keane and Morrissey are cousins
Laurie Metcalf (Sheldon’s mum in The Big Bang Theory) and Zoe Perry (Sheldon’s mum in Young Sheldon) are mother and daughter irl
According to a very, very indiscreet removal company I used, La Beckinsale still had her London furniture in storage as of 2012 or so, in case she flopped in Tinsel Town and had to come home. I imagine she doesn’t notice the monthly direct debit….
Trudie Goodwin (Sergeant June Ackland from the bill) is the mum of Elly Jackson (La Roux).
Probably well known, But Maya Hawke (stranger things) is the daughter of Uma Thurman and Ethan Hawke
I only found out recently that Mariska Hargitay is Jayne Mansfields’ daughter. Nor did I know Tom Holland is Dominic Hollands’ son.
Joe Rogan and Gerard Way from My Chemical Romance are cousins
Kate’s half-sister Samantha Beckinsale is my grandfather’s half-niece. They don’t talk anymore due to Kate’s mum stealing Margaret’s poems to Richard and passing them off as hers in a book. Margaret is Sam’s mum and my grandfather’s half sister.
Denis Lawson (original Star Wars) is the uncle of Ewan McGregor (newer Star Wars)
Angelina Jolie is Jon Voight’s daughter.
Toby Stephens (Die Another Day, Black Sails) is Maggie Smith’s son
Patrick Troughton played the second Doctor. His son David was in quite a few episodes alongside Jon Pertwee. His grandson Sam played Akimov in Chernobyl. Harry Melling is one of Sam’s cousins. Also Sean Pertwee is Jon Pertee’s son.
I’ve seen Jeremy Vine and Tim Vine on TV for years. Only recently did I learn they were brothers. Just never clicked.