17 Coolest Celebrity Grandmas
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?
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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.
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.
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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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.
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.
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
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.
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!"
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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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
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.