The entertainment industry is a small business, and it's harder to get into than most of us could imagine. So it's no surprise to learn most of the celebrities we love and adore have parentsequally,if notmorefamous, than them.

Whether we love them, loathe them or simplyjust don't care;here are 12 celebrities who have famous parents.

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Mariska Hargitay

Mariska is famous for her 22-year-long stint as Detective Olivia Benson onLaw and Order: SVU.However,her rise to stardom began from conception, being the daughter of actress and Golden Globe winner, Jayne Mansfield.

Mansfield was the golden-haired bombshell of the 1950s and became a force to be reckoned with after starring in the 1955 filmFemale Jungle.

She sadly lost her life in a car crash that also killed her boyfriend Sam Brody and their driver, Ronnie Harrison, in 1967. Three of her children, including Mariska, were asleep in the backseat and were unharmed by the collision.

Freddie Prinze Jr

Prinze Jr was the only child of actor-comedian Freddie Prinze and real estate agent Katherine "Kathy" Barber. He sadly did not completely know his legendary father, who rose to fame as a notorious 'funny guy' and was the first young comedian to have a sit-down interview onThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carsonin 1973.

He died when Prinze Jr was just 10-months-old, from an accidental suicide brought on by an alleged cocaine psychosis.

"The thing with my pops was like, I didn't even know him, so I never missed him," the actor told The Chicago Tribune in 1999.

John David Washington

John David Washington comes from Hollywood royalty with his parents being actress Pauletta Washington and Academy Award winner Denzel Washington.

Despite proving to be a contender in his own field as an actor, starring in the 2020 filmTenet,Washington has admitted the immense difficulty in building a name separate from his world-famous father.

"I don’t even know if [people] see me as John David yet," he told Rolling Stone. "I’m still Denzel’s son. I’m always his son."

"So it’s like, the day that they start seeing just me is the day that I can maybe better answer that question about celebrity. Cause I’m still not out of his shadow."

Kaia Gerber

At just 20, Kaia already has an impressive resume. The model is the daughter of legendary model Cindy Crawford and businessman Rande Gerber, and made her own mark in the fashion world back in 2017, after winning Model of the Year at the British Fashion Awards.

Gerber has recently made a break into acting, with her latest role being the affable, if notslightlyirritating, med student 'Kendall Carr' in season 10 ofAmerican Horror Story: Red Tide.

Maya Hawke

TheStranger Thingsactress has ties that run deep in the Hollywood scene. Hawke is the daughter ofPulp Fictionactress Uma Therman andTraining Dayactor Ethan Hawke.

In conversation withPEOPLE, Hawke says her successful acting career is not what her parents are most proud of.

"I don't think that either of my parents would be like, 'I'm so proud of my daughter because of how good she was in this one thing, or that other thing,'" she explained. "My parents are proud of me because of the way I treat my friends. My parents are proud of me because I travel alone a lot and haven't died."

Billie Lourd

Billie first came onto the scene for her role in the comedy-horror TV showScream Queens, as 'Chanel #3'. Since then, she has become a recurring actor onAmerican Horror Story.

To say she didn't have a name in Hollywood before her inception as the rich, haughty character onScream Queenswould be a lie though, as she is the daughter of Carrie Fisher and granddaughter of Debbie Reynolds.

Fisher played 'Princess Leia' in theStar Warsfilms. Reynolds had a career spanning over 70 years, earning herself a nomination for the Golden Globe Awards for 'Most Promising Newcomer' over her portrayal of 'Helen Kane' in the 1950 filmThree Little Words.

Fisher sadly passed away December 27, 2016, and tragically, her mother followed just a day later.

Lily-Rose Depp

Depp is a French-American model and actress who has been in the spotlight alongside her extremely successful parents, Johnny Depp and Vanessa Paradis, since she was born in 1999.

Her acting career received the recognition it deserved in the 2019 film,The King,where she played as'Catherine of Valois' who became the Queen Consort of England from 1420 until 1422.

Dakota Johnson

As the daughter of actors Melanie Griffith and Don Johnson, Dakota's rise to fame didn't begin with the50 Shades of Grayfilm trilogy, but from the day she was born.

Her own father won a Golden Globe for his infamous 'James "Sonny" Crockett' character in the 1980s television seriesMiami Vice.Griffith is a true veteran in her own right, gaining worldwide success, a Golden Globe award and an Oscar for the 1988 romantic comedy filmWorking Girl.

Dakota made her film debut at age ten with a minor role in 1999sCrazy in Alabamawith her mother.

"I was around for a lot of it and I would watch them," she previously admitted. "But there were also things I could see that I didn't want to, like watch my parents have sex with other people. And there was a scene where my mom got slapped in the face.

"I lost my mind! I couldn't deal with that at all."

Hailey Beiber

The American model and socialite came onto the scene in 2016, and could regularly be seen rubbing shoulders with the crème de la crème of Hollywood.

Nowadays, the model is married to singer and songwriter, Justin Bieber. However, there never reallywerehumble beginnings for Baldwin, who's dad is actor Stephen Baldwin, and uncle is Alec Baldwin.

"I'm lucky that I was raised so normally in a suburban town," Hailey told Glamour in 2016. "If I didn't have that normal childhood before I started doing this, I don't know — I think things would be different....

"I don't see myself as famous, I see myself as a normal person with a job that is not very normal. My work life is very out there and very public. But I do my best to maintain my privacy."

Grace and Mamie Gummer

Grace and Mamie's mother is none other than the legendary actor Meryl Streep.

Both girls have gone on to have a number of high-profile roles in the acting world. Most notably, Mamie played the recurring role of lawyer 'Nancy Crozier' who took on 'Alicia Florrick' inThe Good Wife.She also played the younger version of her mother in the 2007 filmEvening.

Grace played as a student alongside Tom Hanks in the 2011 romance comedy film,Larry Crowne. Funnily enough, she also got to play alongside her mother, by imitating the younger version of her in the filmThe House of the Spirits.

When asked about being known as Meryl Streep's daughter, Grace told New York Times: "It used to bother me... I try not to think about it, or it could really get to me."

Lena Dunham

Lena may have one controversy after another, but she has managed to make a name for herself that is completely separate from her parents, painter Carroll Dunham and artist, photographer and filmmaker Laurie Simmons.

The creator and star of the hit seriesGirls,admitted toSlateshe received criticism online for benefitting from nepotism due to her parents high-profile careers in the art world.

"People were complaining before they had figured out who my parents were," she explained. "No one is going to gi