Megan Follows and Colleen Dewhurst in Anne of Green Gables (1985)
Marilla Cuthbert (Colleen Dewhurst), mom to Anne Shirley on Anne of Green Gables
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Poll: Happy Unconventional Mother's Day!
With Mother's Day looming, let's celebrate some special TV moms. While they may not have actually given birth to their children and/or share DNA with them, these moms love their kids just the same. Which do you feel is the best unconventional TV mother?
Make Your Choice
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Willie Aames, Betty Buckley, Grant Goodeve, Dianne Kay, Connie Needham, Lani O'Grady, Adam Rich, Susan Richardson, Dick Van Patten, and Laurie Walters in Eight Is Enough (1977)
Abby Bradford (Betty Buckley), mom to the eight Bradford kids on Eight is Enough -
Tamara Taylor and Tiffany Hines in Bones (2005)
Dr. Camille Saroyan (Tamara Taylor), mom to Michelle Welton on Bones -
Nancy McKeon, Kim Fields, Mindy Cohn, Charlotte Rae, and Lisa Whelchel in The Facts of Life (1979)
Edna Garrett (Charlotte Rae), mom to Tootie Ramsey, Blair Warner, Natalie Green and Jo Polniaczek on The Facts of Life -
Teri Polo, Sherri Saum, Maia Mitchell, David Lambert, and Hayden Byerly in The Fosters (2013)
Lena (Sherri Saum) and Stef Adams Foster (Teri Polo), moms to Brandon Foster and Callie, Jesus, Mariana and Jude Adams Foster on The Fosters -
Jennifer Aniston, David Schwimmer, Jessica Hecht, Jane Sibbett, and Michael Gunderson in Friends (1994)
Susan Bunch (Jessica Hecht), mom to Ben Geller on Friends -
Blair Brown and Anna Torv in Fringe (2008)
Nina Sharp (Blair Brown), mom to Olivia Dunham on Fringe -
Joey Lawrence, Nell Carter, Lara Jill Miller, Lauri Hendler, Kari Michaelsen, and Dolph Sweet in Gimme a Break! (1981)
Nell Harper (Nell Carter), mom to Julie, Katie and Samantha Kanisky and Joey Donovan on Gimme a Break! -
Blake Lively and Ed Westwick in Gossip Girl (2007)
Lily van der Woodsen (Kelly Rutherford), mother to Chuck Bass on Gossip Girl -
Hey Arnold! (1996)
Grandma Gertie (Tress MacNeille), mom to Arnold on Hey Arnold! -
Lisa Edelstein in House M.D. (2004)
Dr. Lisa Cuddy (Lisa Edelstein), mom to Rachel on House -
Mariska Hargitay and Jack Nawada-Braunwart in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay), mom to Noah Porter Benson on Law & Order: SVU -
Mary McDonnell and Graham Patrick Martin in Major Crimes (2012)
Sharon Raydor (Mary McDonnell), mom to Rusty Beck on Major Crimes -
Yvonne De Carlo and Pat Priest in The Munsters (1964)
Lily Munster (Yvonne De Carlo), mom to Marilyn Munster on The Munsters -
Tina Cole, William Demarest, Beverly Garland, Don Grady, Barry Livingston, Stanley Livingston, Dawn Lyn, Fred MacMurray, and Tramp in My Three Sons (1960)
Barbara Harper Douglas (Beverly Garland), mom to Mike, Robbie, Chip and Ernie Douglas on My Three Sons -
Fran Drescher, Nicholle Tom, Benjamin Salisbury, and Madeline Zima in The Nanny (1993)
Fran Fine (Fran Drescher), mom to Grace, Maggie and Brighton Sheffield on The Nanny -
Kim Richards, Juliet Mills, David Doremus, and Trent Lehman in Nanny and the Professor (1970)
Nanny (Juliet Mills), mom to Prudence, Butch and Hal Everett on Nanny and the Professor -
Lana Parrilla and Jared Gilmore in Once Upon a Time (2011)
Regina Mills (Lana Parrilla), mom to Henry Mills on Once Upon A Time -
Beverley Elliott and Meghan Ory in Once Upon a Time (2011)
Granny/Widow Lucas (Beverley Elliott), mom to Red Riding Hood/Ruby on Once Upon a Time -
Laverne Cox and Michael Rainey Jr. in Orange Is the New Black (2013)
Sophia Burset (Laverne Cox), mom to Michael Burset on Orange Is the New Black -
Maria Doyle Kennedy, Tatiana Maslany, and Jordan Gavaris in Orphan Black (2013)
Mrs. S (Maria Doyle Kennedy), mom to Felix Dawkins and Sarah Manning on Orphan Black -
Shannon Woodward and Baylie Cregut in Raising Hope (2010)
Sabrina (Shannon Woodward), mom to Hope on Raising Hope -
Erin Gray, Joey Lawrence, and Ricky Schroder in Silver Spoons (1982)
Kate Summers Stratton (Erin Gray), mom to Ricky Stratton on Silver Spoons -
Lea Thompson, Constance Marie, Vanessa Marano, and Katie Leclerc in Switched at Birth (2011)
Daphne Vasquez (Constance Marie), mom to Regina Vasquez and Kathryn Kennish (Lea Thompson), mom to Bay Kennish on Switched at Birth -
Gaby Hoffmann, Jeffrey Tambor, Jay Duplass, Amy Landecker, and Judith Light in Transparent (2014)
Maura Pfefferman (Jeffrey Tambor), mom to Ali, Sarah and Josh Pfefferman on Transparent -
Martha MacIsaac and Sheila McCarthy in Emily of New Moon (1998)
Laura Murray (Sheila McCarthy), mom to Emily Byrd Starr on Emily of the New Moon -
Brandon Cruz and Miyoshi Umeki in The Courtship of Eddie's Father (1969)
Jenna Livingston (Miyoshi Umeki), mom to Eddie Corbett on The Courtship of Eddie's Father -
Ron Howard and Frances Bavier in The Andy Griffith Show (1960)
Aunt Bee Taylor (Frances Bavier), mom to Opie Taylor on The Andy Griffith Show -
Melissa Sue Anderson, Jason Bateman, Melissa Gilbert, Michael Landon, Karen Grassle, Linwood Boomer, Sidney Greenbush, Dean Butler, Melissa Francis, Rachel Lindsay Greenbush, Matthew Labyorteaux, Brenda Turnbaugh, and Wendi Turnbaugh in Little House on the Prairie (1974)
Caroline Ingalls (Karen Grassle), mom to Albert, James and Cassandra Ingalls on Little House in the Prairie -
Danny Masterson, Topher Grace, and Debra Jo Rupp in That '70s Show (1998)
Kitty Forman (Debra Jo Rupp), mom to Steven Hyde on That '70s Show
