My mother was born on a tiny farm in County Mayo. She was meant to stay at home and look after the farm while her brother and sister got an education. However, she came to England on a visit and never went back. Julie Walters backbearbrother share on social
My mother was Canadian, so you never knew what she was thinking. Shirley MacLaine canadianknowmother Change image and share on social
My mother was Catholic, my father was Protestant. There was always a debate going on at home - I think in those days we called them arguments - about who was right and who was wrong. David Bowie argumentcallcatholic Change image and share on social
My mother was determined to make us independent. When I was four years old, she stopped the car a few miles from our house and made me find my own way home across the fields. I got hopelessly lost. Richard Branson cardeterminefield Change image and share on social
My mother was devoted to helping people - with my father's money! - who had great voices but didn't have the financial means to study music. He and my mum gave away dozens of music scholarships, and my mum opened a school in town, introduced opera to children and created fantastic programmes. Salma Hayek childcreatedevote share on social
My mother was electric onstage, and I vividly recall the extraordinary power she had over her audiences. Lorna Luft audienceelectricextraordinary Change image and share on social
My mother was English. My parents met in Oxford in the '50s, and my mother moved to Nigeria and lived there. She was five foot two, very feisty and very English. Chris Abani 50senglishfeisty Change image and share on social
My mother was extremely controlled, sort of flawless. And I always tend to be a bit more hippie. Vera Wang bitecontrolextremely Change image and share on social
My mother was from Mississippi, or is from 'Mississippi;' my father was from Alabama. He speaks about conditions in Mississippi and Alabama. They were really the poster children for the bad public laws that segregated, according to race, in our country. Faye Wattleton alabamabadchild share on social
My mother was from Scotland and had very fair skin... she wouldn't allow us to go in the sun. Julianne Moore fairmotherscotland Change image and share on social