Great TV Moms
by Ocean_Breeze | created - 09 Oct 2011 | updated - 14 Oct 2011 | PublicGreat TV Moms throughout the years
1. Florence Henderson
Actress | The Brady Bunch
Florence Henderson was considered by protocol executive Jerold Franks, CSA to be "...one of the most generous stars I have ever worked with." Los Angeles, New York and all parts of the country, Florence has helped raise millions of dollars for various charitable organizations.
Jerold Franks, friend ...
Carol Brady from "The Brady Bunch"
2. Julie Kavner
Actress | The Simpsons
Julie Deborah Kavner is an American actress. She first attracted notice for her role as Brenda Morgenstern, the younger sister of Valerie Harper's title character in the sitcom Rhoda (1974), for which she won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. She is best ...
Marge Simpson from "The Simpsons"
3. Lucille Ball
Actress | I Love Lucy
The woman who will always be remembered as the crazy, accident-prone, lovable Lucy Ricardo was born Lucille Desiree Ball on August 6, 1911 in Jamestown, New York, the daughter of Desiree Evelyn "DeDe" (Hunt) and Henry Durrell "Had" Ball. Her father died before she was four, and her mother worked ...
Lucy Ricardo from "I Love Lucy"
4. Shirley Jones
Actress | The Music Man
Named after child star Shirley Temple, Shirley Jones started singing at the age of six. She started formal training at the age of 12 and would dream of singing with her idol, Gordon MacRae. Upon graduating from high school, Shirley went to New York to audition for the casting director of Rodgers & ...
Shirley Renfrew Partridge from "The Partridge Family"
5. Alley Mills
Actress | General Hospital
Alley Mills was born on May 9, 1951, in Chicago, Illinois. A graduate of Yale in 1973, she studied acting at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. While still in college, Alley Mills scored a small role in the film Diary of a Mad Housewife (1970). She got her first lead role in 1979 in a ...
Norma Arnold from "The Wonder Years"
6. Jo Marie Payton
Actress | Family Matters
JoMarie Payton was born in in Albany, Georgia on August 3, 1950. Her father, Driscoll Payton, was a construction worker and mother, Frankie Bell Payton, was a maid. They moved to the Miami suburb of Opa-Locka, Florida in 1950. JoMarie was the second of nine children.
JoMarie's first performance on ...
Harriet Winslow from "Family Matters"
7. Debra Jo Rupp
Actress | That '70s Show
With over 300 television appearances to her credit, Debra Jo Rupp is perhaps best known for her role as the hilarious and beloved high-strung mom 'Kitty Forman' in the long-running FOX comedy series "That '70s Show." Her performance established her as a sitcom legend, and one of TV's Favorite Moms ...
Kitty Forman from "That 70s Show"
8. Rosetta LeNoire
Actress | Family Matters
Born Rosetta Olive Barton, Rosetta LeNoire was the goddaughter of famed tap dancer "Bojangles" Bill Robinson. She was in the landmark all-black version of "Macbeth," directed by Orson Welles in the 1930s. Former president Bill Clinton presented her with the National Medal of the Arts in 1999. ...
Estelle Winslow from "Family Matters"
9. Janet Hubert
Self | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air: Reunion
Janet Louise Hubert was born in Chicago, IL. She is best known for playing the sassy, witty, outgoing, protective mom on the hit TV sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990).
Janet Hubert spent most of her childhood growing up in Momence, IL. That changed when she won a scholarship to Julliard ...
Vivian Banks from "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air"
10. Lori Loughlin
Actress | Summerland
Lori Loughlin was born on July 28, 1964 in New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Summerland (2004), When Calls the Heart (2014) and Full House (1987). She has been married to Mossimo Giannulli since November 27, 1997. They have two children. She was previously ...
Rebecca Donaldson-Katsopolis from "Full House"
11. Mary-Margaret Humes
Actress | Dawson's Creek
Mary-Margaret Humes was born on April 4, 1954 in Florida, USA. She is an actress, known for Dawson's Creek (1998), History of the World: Part I (1981) and Motocrossed (2001). She has been married to Raul A. Bruce since December 27, 1992.
Gail Leery from "Dawson's Creek"
12. Moira Kelly
Actress | One Tree Hill
Born March 6, 1968 in Queens, New York, she is the third of six kids. Her father, Peter, was trained as a concert violinist. Her mother, Anne, is a nurse. Both are Irish immigrants. Moira was raised in Ronkonkoma, NY. She attended Connetquot Senior High School and graduated in the class of 1986. ...
Karen Roe from "One Tree Hill"
13. Amanda Stepto
Actress | Degrassi Junior High
Amanda Stepto was born on July 31, 1970 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. She is an actress, known for Degrassi High (1987), Degrassi: The Next Generation (2001) and Degrassi: Minis (2005).
Christine "Spike" Nelson-Simpson from "Degrassi: The Next Generation"
14. Kathy Baker
Actress | Picket Fences
For someone who has made an award-winning impact in all three mediums (stage, film and TV), actress Kathy Baker has been strangely denied all-out stardom, yet continues to demonstrate her versatility in whatever material comes her way.
The comely blonde was born Katherine Whitton Baker in Midland, ...
Dr. Jill Brock from "Picket Fences"
15. Roseanne Barr
Producer | Roseanne
Firebrand Roseanne Barr has long been one of America's funniest and most controversial comedians.
She was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Helen (Davis), a cashier and bookkeeper, and Jerome Hershel "Jerry" Barr, a salesman. Her family was Jewish, and had moved to the U.S. from Russia, Lithuania, ...
Roseanne Conner from "Roseanne"
16. Daphne Reid
Actress | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Daphne Reid (née Maxwell) is an American actress, comedian, interior designer, and former model from New York City. She is primarily known as the second actress to portray the regular character Vivian Banks in the popular sitcom "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air". She replaced Janet Hubert in this role,...
Vivian Banks #2 from "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air"
17. Esther Rolle
Actress | Driving Miss Daisy
Best known for the role of Florida Evans on the 1970s sitcoms Maude (1972) and Good Times (1974), African-American actress Esther Rolle proved to be as spirited and iron-willed off-camera as well. The gap-toothed actress with the gravelly voice was born in Pompano Beach, Florida, the 10th child of ...
Florida Evans from "Good Times"
18. Phylicia Rashad
Actress | The Cosby Show
Phylicia Rashad was born in Houston, Texas to African-American parents Vivian Elizabeth (Ayers), a poet and art director, and Andrew Arthur Allen, an orthodontist. As a child, Phylicia, her older brother Andrew (called Tex), and younger sister, dancer and actress Debbie Allen, lived in Mexico. She ...
Claire Huxtable from "The Cosby Show"
19. Tichina Arnold
Actress | Little Shop of Horrors
Tichina Arnold was born on June 28, 1969 in Queens, New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Little Shop of Horrors (1986), Everybody Hates Chris (2005) and Martin (1992). She was previously married to Rico Hines and Lamon Brewster.
Rochelle from "Everybody Hates Chris"
20. Meredith Baxter
Actress | All the President's Men
Meredith Baxter is an American actress from California, better known for television roles. Her most famous roles include Catholic teacher Bridget Fitzgerald in the sitcom "Bridget Loves Bernie" (1972-1973), divorced mother Nancy Lawrence in the family-themed drama "Family" (1976-1980), and ...
Elise Keaton from "Family Ties"
21. Judith Light
Actress | Who's the Boss?
Tony Award and Emmy Award winner Judith Light made her professional stage debut in 1970 and made her Broadway debut in the 1975 revival of A Doll's House starring Liv Ullmann and Sam Waterston. She made her television breakthrough in the daytime soap opera One Life to Live (1968). She assumed the ...
Angela Bower from "Who's The Boss?"
22. Katherine Helmond
Actress | Overboard
Katherine Marie Helmond was born on July 5, 1929, in Galveston, Texas. After her parents divorced, she was raised by her mother, Thelma (nee Malone) Helmond, and her maternal grandmother, both of Irish Catholic descent. She attended Catholic school, and appeared in numerous school plays and ...
Jessica Tate from "Soap" and Mona Robinson from "Who's The Boss?"
23. Gates McFadden
Actress | Star Trek: Picard
Gates McFadden was born on March 2, 1949 in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Star Trek: Picard (2020), Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) and Labyrinth (1986). She is married to John Talbot. They have one child.
Dr. Beverly Crusher from "Star Trek: The Next Generation"
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