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Stage mother
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In the performing arts, a 'stage mother' is a term for the mother of a child actor. The mother will often drive her child to auditions, make sure he or she is on the set on time, etc. The term sometimes has a negative connotation, suggesting that the individual is prone to obnoxiously demand special treatment for her child, or suggesting that the individual has placed inappropriate pressure on her child to succeed. Some believe that a stage mom is vicariously living out her own dreams through her child.
Quite often the stage mother will also be the official manager of her child (e.g. Thora Birch) - representing her child in negotiations for the professional services of her child.
Fathers have also been known to look after their children in this way but the large percentage of mothers looking after their children overshadows that of the number of fathers.[citation needed]
- Stage Mother is the name of a 1933 film.
- The musical Gypsy is about a child actress and her relationship to her stage mother.
- An episode of the television show Kate & Allie was titled "Stage Mother". In the episode, Allie is overly enthusiastic about Jennie getting a job to sing on cable television.
- Bakekang which stars Sunshine Dizon is a story of an ugly woman who begets a very beautiful girl from a foreigner. A movie fan as she is, she compels her daughter, named Krystal, to join show business. Her daughter becomes a big star and Bakekang, a stage mother.
- Child actor
- Ballet mother
- Svengali
- List of Stage mothers