Many stars aren’t the first in their families to have enjoyed some time in the spotlight. See which celebs have grandparents who were famous first, starting with Dakota Johnson. While everyone knows the actress is the daughter of actors Melanie Griffith and Don Johnson, she also has a grandmother who’s a legendary actress — Tippi Hedren! Tippi, who’s Melanie’s mom, has appeared in films including Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Birds” in 1963 and Charlie Chaplin’s “A Countess from Hong Kong” in 1967. Talk about a legacy! To mark Grandparents Day on Sept. 13, 2020, Wonderwall.com is taking a look at more Hollywood stars who have famous grandparents…
Just because Rooney Mara and older sister Kate Mara are in the entertainment business doesn’t mean they come from a family of actors. Their grandfather, Wellington Mara, was a big name in the NFL — he was the co-owner of the New York Giants from 1959 until his death in 2005. The Mara family’s football ties go back even further too: Wellington is the younger son of New York Giants founder Tim Mara.
Actress Riley Keough has not one but two famous grandparents to thank for those good genes: The late king of rock ‘n’ roll, Elvis Presley, and actress Priscilla Presley.
She might be known as the incredibly cool daughter of incredibly cool parents, but Zoe Kravitz’s paternal grandmother was cool before any of them: She’s famed actress Roxie Roker, who played Helen Willis on the iconic CBS sitcom “The Jeffersons.”
As members of Britain’s royal family, Prince Harry and Prince William are certainly famous themselves. But their grandmother was a big deal first. Still, to them, Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II is simply “Granny.” (And to William’s son, Prince George, she’s “Gan-Gan.”)
Chris Pine’s bread and butter in Hollywood has long been action flicks, but his grandmother, Anne Gwynne, was more of a horror movie gal. In fact, the actress is considered one of the first scream queens. She was also one of the most popular pin-up models during World War II.