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17 Coolest Celebrity Grandmas

EntertainmentPublished Apr 30, 2016
By Laura Anastasia
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Sure, your grandma is sweet and all, but is she Kris Jenner or Goldie Hawn cool? Our favorite celebrity grandmas have done it all, from winning Grammys and Academy Awards to writing best-selling books. They put their grandkids on a pedestal — as long as they don't call them "Grandma," that is!

Gone are the days when grannies conjured images of old-lady shoes and knitting yarn. Check out Hollywood's coolest grandmas (or is it glam-mas?). Which one do you think your kids would love to gram?

Image via Jackson Lee / Splash News

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Goldie Hawn
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Goldie Hawn

Goldie Hawn's grands call her "GoGo." She isn't afraid to act like a big kid herself, horsing around with her grandchildren -- two from daughter Kate Hudson and three from son Oliver Hudson.

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Sharon Osbourne
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Sharon Osbourne

Talk show host Sharon Osbourne can't get enough of being a grandma to son Jack's two little girls, Pearl (pictured) and Andy Rose. "It's just amazing," she has said.

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Martha Stewart
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Martha Stewart

Imagine having Martha Stewart for a grandmother. The DIY diva is a doting grandma to granddaughter Jude, seen here strolling in NYC.

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Whoopi Goldberg
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Whoopi Goldberg

The energetic talk-show host, comedian, and Oscar-winning actress isn't just a grandma, she's a great-grandma! Whoopi Goldberg was 34 when she became a grandmother (to Amarah Dean, pictured), and 58 when her great-granddaughter arrived in 2014.

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Diane von Furstenberg
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Diane von Furstenberg

Talk about grandma perks! Von Furstenberg's granddaughter says the famous designer used to make her custom mini wrap dresses when she was little.

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Kris Jenner
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Kris Jenner

No "grandma" here! Jenner insists Mason and her grandkids -- including Kim and Kanye's little ones North and Saint -- call her Lovey instead.

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Judy Blume
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Judy Blume

"Forever" author Blume always felt like a cool aunt to us, but in real life she is "Nonie" to grandson Elliot. Now grown, Elliot inspired some of the characters and scenarios in Blume's later books.

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Susan Sarandon
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Susan Sarandon

Oscar winner Susan Sarandon took on the role of grandma, aka "Honey," in 2014, when her daughter, Eva Amurri Martino, gave birth to a baby girl. Martino is expecting a baby boy in 2016.

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Carole Middleton
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Carole Middleton

Middleton is the matriarch of one of England's most famous families -- not to mention grandma to two of the most famous kiddos in the world, Prince George and Princess Charlotte. The hands-on gram isn't afraid to jump right in and play with her little royals.

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NeNe Leakes
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NeNe Leakes

The Real Housewives of Atlanta star Leakes isn't letting her grandma status age her. "Forty is the new 30," she told Essence. "I'm a sassy, fashion-forward grandma!"

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Tina Knowles
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Tina Knowles

Beyonce may be Queen B, but Knowles is head of the hive. The age-defying businesswoman is grandma to Blue Ivy and to Solange Knowles's son Daniel.

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Emmylou Harris

The 13-time Grammy winner is still making music, but she isn't too busy for visits with her grandkids. Emmylou Harris even sang a lullaby for her granddaughter on one of her albums.

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Blythe Danner
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Blythe Danner

Gwyneth Paltrow's mom considered having grandkids Apple and Moses call her "Woof," until little Apple deemed her "Lalo" one day instead. The nickname stuck.

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Jessica Lange
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Jessica Lange

Lange's level of grandma cool is hard to beat. She not only stars in American Horror Story with Lady Gaga, but she also wrote a children's book, It's About a Little Bird, for her grandkids.

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Priscilla Presley
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Priscilla Presley

Elvis's ex has four grandchildren, including twin granddaughters born in 2008 to daughter Lisa Marie. Don't call Presley grandma though -- she prefers "Nona."

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Sally Field

Field's busy acting career hasn't stopped the two-time Academy Award winner from spending quality time with her three grands. Field has been seen playing with her grandson at a park in Malibu. 

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Sophia Loren
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Sophia Loren

The screen icon lost her husband of almost 40 years in 2007, but she still has four loves of her life -- her grandchildren. "I'm falling in love with my grandchildren and I'm very happy about it," the two-time Oscar winner told ET.

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Chaka Khan
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Chaka Khan

Legendary singer Chaka Khan is more than just a hands-on grandma. She has had permanent custody of her granddaughter since 2011.

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