Good luck. You’re gonna need it.
My mother is one of those moms who can’t remember the names of any movie or actor, no matter how many times she’s seen them. So, I thought it’d be funny to have her try to identify some famous actors. Can you guess who she thought they were? Good luck.
Sony Pictures Releasing
“The mom from Modern Family”
“The mom from Modern Family”
“Chelsea Handler from E!”
“Chelsea Handler from E!”
“The woman I like from The Notebook”
“The woman I like from The Notebook”
She thinks Elizabeth Banks in Charlie’s Angels is Julie Bowen from Modern Family .
HBO
“I know that’s Amy Adams”
“I know that’s Amy Adams”
“That’s Molly’s Game . We liked that movie”
“That’s Molly’s Game . We liked that movie”
“Is that Ron Howard’s famous daughter?”
“Is that Ron Howard’s famous daughter?”
“I think she’s Scottish. She’s married to the Borat guy”
“I think she’s Scottish. She’s married to the Borat guy”
She thinks Amy Adams in Sharp Objects is Jessica Chastain from Molly’s Game .
The CW
“Oh, this one is tragic. She died so young. Brittany Murphy”
“Oh, this one is tragic. She died so young. Brittany Murphy”
“Is she one of the Fanning sisters?”
“Is she one of the Fanning sisters?”
She thinks Lili Reinhart in Riverdale is the TV show Glee .
20th Century Fox
“Oh, I know that’s Viola Davis. We love her”
“Oh, I know that’s Viola Davis. We love her”
I’m happy to report that she knows (and loves) Viola Davis.
Icons recognizing icons.
Disney
“That’s Blake Lively’s husband”
“That’s Blake Lively’s husband”
“I know Ryan Gosling when I see him”
“I know Ryan Gosling when I see him”
“Um. I think he’s a regular person, and this is a trick question”
“Um. I think he’s a regular person, and this is a trick question”
“I have absolutely no idea”
“I have absolutely no idea”
She knows Blake Lively’s husband, aka Ryan Reynolds.
Sony Pictures Releasing
“That’s Sir…Sir-she. You know who I mean”
“That’s Sir…Sir-she. You know who I mean”
“Florence Pugh. I like her cooking videos on Instagram”
“Florence Pugh. I like her cooking videos on Instagram”
“Emma. She played Hermione”
“Emma. She played Hermione”
“Eliza from Little Women ”
“Eliza from Little Women “
Though she can’t pronounce her name, she knows Saoirse Ronan is Saoirse Ronan.
ABC / youtube.com
“He’s the actor in the Superman movies”
“He’s the actor in the Superman movies”
“He’s from the True Bloods vampire show”
“He’s from the True Bloods vampire show”
“I have no idea who this is”
“I have no idea who this is”
Unfortunately she doesn’t know who Matt Bomer is.
youtube.com
Sony Pictures Classics
“Easy. That’s Timmy Champagne”
“Easy. That’s Timmy Champagne”
“I think he’s the newer Spider-Man”
“I think he’s the newer Spider-Man”
She thought Timothée Chalamet in Call Me by Your Name was Tom Holland in the Spider-Man reboot.
Summit Entertainment
“I think that’s Kristen from the vampire movies”
“I think that’s Kristen from the vampire movies”
“She’s not Jennifer Lawrence, but she’s like Jennifer Lawrence”
“She’s not Jennifer Lawrence, but she’s like Jennifer Lawrence”
“This is Anna Kendrick from the singing movies”
“This is Anna Kendrick from the singing movies”
“I’ve never seen this woman before in my life”
“I’ve never seen this woman before in my life”
She thought Kristen Stewart in Twilight was like Jennifer Lawrence in The Hunger Games series but not exactly Jennifer Lawrence in The Hunger Games series.
(So she’s kind of right?)
