Like two peas in a pod: children of famous women proudly display their strong resemblance to their mothers

After 13 years of work, the completion of the Human Genome Project in 2003 by the scientific community marked a milestone in the history of biology, as it determined that 99.9% of human DNA is identical, with only the remaining 0.1% responsible for making each person unique. Roughly speaking, and according to the basic principles of inheritance, each individual receives 50% of their genes from each of their parents, with chance and the grouping of their alleles being the key to determining the degree of similarity between a child and their direct ancestors.

Such a combination, so dependent on the luck of nature, obviously does not escape the world of celebrity, where mothers and children live linked as much by an astonishing genetic seal as by their professional careers.

Oscar-winning Reese Witherspoon and her 25-year-old daughter, Ava Phillipe, the fruit of the American artist's first marriage to Ryan Phillipe, look like two peas in a pod at photocalls and on social media. "Reese Witherspoon's daughter looks more like Reese Witherspoon than Reese Witherspoon herself," commented the actress's followers after an Instagram post that more than highlights the uncanny resemblance between the smiling mother and daughter.

The legendary Meryl Streep and her descendant Mamie Gummer are also crowned as another clear Hollywood example that exemplifies the well-known saying "like father, like son." Both actresses are united both by their acting careers and their almost identical features, as well as by their strong commitment to feminist activism and other political causes.

Genes also favored female inheritance in the lineage formed by Tippi Hedren, Melanie Griffith, Dakota Johnson, and Stella Banderas. Grandmother, mother, and granddaughters gave rise to three generations of artists, united by their heritage of beauty and their passion for cinema. Hedren, currently 95, established herself in the 1960s as Alfred Hitchcock's muse, after starring in several of the famous director's blockbusters such as Marnie and The Birds . Twenty years later, it was her daughter Melanie who took over, becoming one of the most fashionable actresses of the 1990s. Today, her daughters are doing the same, and not only do they bear a strong resemblance to their predecessors, but they are also making their way into the film industry.

Elisabeth Hurley starred in the film Strictly Confidential, directed by her son Damian.

The 23-year-old actor and model Damian Hurley and his mother, Elisabeth Hurley, share a physical resemblance. Their strong bond stems from the fact that the English actress raised her only son alone, after businessman Steve Bing denied paternity. However, a DNA test soon proved the actress right. The two, who still live together in the Herefordshire countryside in England, have publicly expressed feeling as connected as twin brothers can be.

In Spain, children who are clones of famous people are also a reality, with examples such as the presenter and model Lidia Torrent and her mother Elsa Anka, Tamara Falcó and Isabel Preysler, or the case of Belén Rueda and her daughter Belén Écija, who are currently filming El vestido , a horror film in which mother and daughter are working together for the first time on a project for the big screen.