Four For Friday--Mother's Day Edition
All of the answers have a mother. Too difficult? OK, how about all the answers are mothers. (not as in difficult, but as in are a mom)
1. This sometimes brunette A list movie actress gave up her child for adoption twelve years ago while she was still struggling. Now the child wants to meet the mom, but the mom is freaked out by what the public may say.
2. This B list television actress mom who moves from show to show caught her then 17 year old daughter having sex with her then mid 40's husband.
3. This former A list movie actress, now struggling B list television/film actress never gets to see her teenage children. The reason is that she made Mommie Dearest look like a saint.
4. This mom of the century raised a lawyer/blogger who wants her to know how much she means to him and that he appreciates her struggles as a single mom. Yes, he was an ass as a teenager, "borrowed" money until his mid 20's, and maybe doesn't express his love enough, or call enough, but she's never stopped loving him which makes her the greatest mom in the world.
145 comments:
Aw, Ent.... so sweet!
But ... you are sending flowers or something ... aren't you?... :-)
cameron diaz #1
#1 my first thought was Cameron, but how about Renee Z?
T
Oh my gosh, is no. 1 Cameron Diaz?
Ent you are so sweet to your mom!
-Lucky
Can someone please explain WHY cameron diaz? There are no clues.
12 years ago, when she was nothing. The Mask, her first movie, came out in 1994
That was the sweetest thing...I never post but I had to tell you that any mother would be proud after reading your post!
Louisa
Yr the sweetest thing Ent!
She's only done movies, and she sometimes dyes her hair brown. And she is definitely A-list (she can open a movie) and she is old enough to have a 12 yr. old - she's 34 or 35?
-Lucky
My first thought was Cameron Diaz because of the sometimes brunette clue. A list though, not so sure. 12 years ago would mean that it would be 1995 and her film career started in 1995. So she could have possibly given up the baby in 1994.
michele
anon 12:22 - "This sometimes brunette A list movie actress gave up her child for adoption twelve years ago while she was still struggling."
T
Not Cameron, she was a model for a long time before she was in the Mask movie.
Oh Enty!! How sweet!
I have no clue abotu the rest of them though.
-JMe
didn't cameron just win a lawsuit against a photographer for topless shots? I don't think it would be her.
ent - so sweet to your mom and way cool she reads your blog!
cybill shepherd for #2
#1-Charlize Theron
#2-Thought Vanessa W, but the ages don't fit.
#3-Still working
TB=Tracee
Number Four is easy - it's Mrs Ent (Ent's mom. Ahhh...)
Is #4 Perez?
;)
GGA
EL - LOVED #4!!! Happy Mother's Day to your mom. She apparently did a fine job!
Mama Ent is a lucky lady. :)
AbbyCake
It can't be Cameron - she was a working model before she made the Mask.
Now, PLEASE STOP GUESSING HER. Even though I know there will be 70 more posts that say "cameron diaz."
You idiots are ruining this site for me.
Cameron wasn't struggling 12 years ago - it's more likely Renee Z. or someone we haven't thought of yet.
Like that you're working the backstory again.
To: 12:40
I don't think it is idiotic to guess Cameron Diaz. I don't think it is her, but it isn't a bad guess. She is an A list actress and is sometimes brunette. Her career was just getting started around 1994-1995. She was a model before that, but many models are struggling. She could have easily "disappeared" for a few months during that time and no one would have really known. Maybe under the guise of modeling abroad.
Again, I don't think it is her, but I think it is not very nice to call someone an idiot for guessing her.
Some people here do guess poorly sometimes, but they still have the right to guess. Furthermore, for the reasons above, Cameron is not a bad guess.
Plus, struggling could mean struggling to start her acting career. It doesn't have to mean struggling financially.
I don't know who #1 is, but Renee is a decent guess because in 1994, the Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre came out. She starred with Matthew the naked drummer boy. If you haven't seen this gem, I totally recommend that you do. It was the role that McConaughey was born to play.
Side note: Renee & Matt fought hard to try to have this one not released after they both became successful. You'll see why if watch it.
GGA
1-renee z.
2,3-? juicy!
4-momma enty
(omg enty, you just scored major points w/ us boardie regulars! can you BE any sweeter???)
Since when does being a model equal "instant success"?
I can't beleive ENT's mom reads the blog. I bet she hates me.
#1 - Another guess, Drew Barrymore. Yes she was child actress, but in her early 20s she kind of dropped outta of the public eye. It was a seventeen magazine that brought her back. Where she was flower child.
Tracee
not so sure about Renee for #. She had a whole lot going on from 1993-1995.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000250/
Still possible though. Maybe we should try to brainstorm and make a list of A list actresses who are sometimes brunette and then work from there.
Maybe preface your brainstorming with "brainstorm for #1" so mean people won't call us idiots. Sometimes one bad guess might lead to a good one?
1. Rachael McAdams
2. Meredith Baxter (birny)
3.
4. Enty's mommy
Aw, Ent, you know how to treat your mama!
And could you people get off guessing number one and try to guess two and three cause I have no clue!
Cyn
Barrymore is a good guess. However, not sure if I could see a Barrymore (the noted name--film royalty) giving away a Barrymore child. Not saying it isn't her, just trying to work through it. She does fit the clues, though.
Another thing, she doesn't seem to really care what the public says. She will be a star no matter what because of her last name.
On a side note, I once traced acting Barrymores back to the early 1800's and there was a strong suggestion of more of them before that!
Drew really needs to have a child!
Could 3 by Cybill Shepherd (sp?). She was an A list actress back in the 70's with Taxi Driver. Now she has bounced around on tv with her show (cancelled) and now is on the L word as a guest star. Not exactly A list tv. I think she might be in a movie soon, too. Nothing big.
One problem with my guess: I know she has a daughter, but how old is she? Does she have more children?
ahhhh! LOVE #4!!!
what about cybill shepherd for #3.
1. Charlize Theron
2. Roseanne Barr
3. Tatum O'Neal
M.M.
Cameron Diaz for no. 1. Maybe that is why JT dumped her.
-Lucky
Tatum O'Neal for number 3 is a great guess!
aww ent, cute!
Okay so here are my guesses:
#1-Drew Barrymore: she's done some questionable things in the past, but I see the point of not giving up a "legacy" baby. BUT maybe a family friend is taking care of the baby. She's has connections to Spielberg and such since he is her godfather, he could've helped her "hide" this in order to get her career back on track.
#2-Rosanne Barr is an excellent choice, but she hasn't been on TV for awhile. However, Jane Seymour and Shelley Long have made numerous cameos lately. And have older daughters, multiple marriages/divorce. So I think its one of them.
#3-Tatum O'Neal is a great choice. Jealous I didn't think of her sooner.
#4-Is obvious. Happy mother's day to all moms representing today!
Tracee
Actually, I'm really likeing the Rachel McAdams guess. Her IMDB consists of squat until 2001....I don't know if I would call her A List, but she getting there.
Isn't Rachel really young? Doubt she's A-list. And if Spielberg was in Drew's life when she was really young and she comes from a dynasty of actors, what would make her "still struggling?" She could have been struggling to stay clean cause I know she was really into the drugs and stuff, but as far as struggling to be an actress? Nah. Drew is a good guess though.
-Lucky
What about Reese Witherspoon for #1? She was brunette for Walk the Line. IMDB lists nothing for her in 1995, so that mighe be due to dropping out of the spotlight for a pregnancy. She would have been 18-19 years old....
I think Tatum is a great guess too. For some reason I think remember seeing something on tv once about her and how she lost the right to see her kids.
And you are a super sweet son Enty - a lawyer and a blogger - your mom must be so proud. ;)
wow Reece is a good guess! She is someone, unlike Drew, who has an image to uphold!
#1 Charlize Theron
#2 Cybil Shepherd
#3 dunno yet
#4 Hi EL's mom! Have a great Mother's Day and make him get rid of that gas-guzzling SUV!
there is NO way a southern girl like Reese would give baby up for adoption..not anything wrong with it but I just cant see her doing it now that ive seen her with kids.
Why the guess about Charlize? curious...
I guessed Charlize because there aren't that many A list actresses to choose from and she wasn't well known 12 years ago unlike Nicole Kidman, Drew Barrymore etc.
M.M.
I know a lot of southern girls that give up their babies. I don't think you can rule her out just because of that reason.
I do lean toward Charlize or someone else that may have lived in another country.
i dont believe its drew i mean seriously that wouldnt hurt her image plus she would probably welcome her child and tatum did loss her child in a custody battle
how about sandra bullock
Ok I think the real question for #1 isn't who wouldn't give their child up for adoption, but who wouldn't hav