# Best Casting of a Star as Another Star's Parent

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [May 25, 2003, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-casting-of-a-star-as-another-stars-parent/177407 "2003-05-25T16:01:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2003, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-casting-of-a-star-as-another-stars-parent/177407/21 "2003-05-26T02:09:12Z")

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Gotcha, **Eve** , though I’d argue that Mary Tyler Moore was far closer a direct ancestor to Murphy. Rose Marie was maybe a maiden aunt. And, sadly, she was a physical wreck by the time that Murphy Brown came along especially compared to the elegant Colleen Dewhurst, who is only a year younger.

The weird thing is that Rose Marie played _Frank’s_ mother on one episode.

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2003, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-casting-of-a-star-as-another-stars-parent/177407/22 "2003-05-26T03:18:19Z")

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> Michael Caine as Nigel Powers in Goldmember.

good one!

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