The late Eric Dane and Rebecca Gayheart have two daughters, Billie, 16, and Georgia, 14. They live with their mother in Los Angeles. The girls accompanied their parents on red carpets, but have generally stayed out of the spotlight. Billie is a model and dancer. Georgia graduated from middle school this year and is following in her parents’ footsteps.
Lifetime recently announced three new movies that are premiering in September as a part of their “Strength of a Lifetime” line up. Rebecca and Georgia are starring together in The Ocean Between Them, which is out on September 26. It’s inspired by the true story of a mother whose daughter disappears while on vacation. Rebecca is playing the missing daughter’s mother and Georgia is playing her younger daughter. Jessica Lord plays the daughter who’s lost at sea. From USA Today:
Eric Dane’s daughter is set to make her acting debut with her mom by her side.
Georgia Dane, the 14-year-old daughter of the late “Grey’s Anatomy” actor, will star opposite her mother Rebecca Gayheart in the new Lifetime movie “The Ocean Between Them,” the network has announced.
Inspired by a true story, the film stars Gayheart as a “devoted mother whose world is upended when her daughter Miranda disappears at sea during a vacation in Belize.” Dane will play Ashley, Joan’s younger daughter.
It’s kind of funny that most headlines frame Georgia’s debut as “landing her first movie role.” It’s absolutely nepotism, but in this case, I’m fine with it. She’s a young teenager who lost her dad too soon and is playing a small role in her mother’s Lifetime movie. It’s not Oscar bait. She’s still young enough to decide whether acting is her thing. I’m giving her grace because of her circumstances. If nothing else, she’ll always have a movie she made with her mom to look back on during one of the hardest years of her life.
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I think I saw her in a video talking about grief. What a cute & smart girl. I hope she does well & likes her experience.
What beautiful girls!
The younger daughter looks just like her dad, imo. I would not have known that was Rebecca Gayheart, I can’t put my finger on what looks so different. She reminds me of Jane Seymour now.
Imo she looks alike Karen Mulder
Im giving her chance cause she looks like an actress. I liked her parents acting style. They were working actors and a lifetime movie isnt some PR rollout.
Either she does well or she doesnt. Same as everyone. Now if she does bad and I continue to see her then dragging will commence. I didnt get a “oh nepotism” vibe from her.
I would never let my kids go out dressed in such mature looks while just teenagers. I mean, the 14 year old is in a Herve Leger bandage dress with her cleavage showing FFS.
Not all parents believe in pushing a high level of female modesty for their teenage daughters and that’s OK. This is something my fiancée and I have discussed and we’re going to take a relaxed approach to what potential children of ours do with their physical appearances in their teens. It’s not about wanting to be our children’s friends or not having rules for them, it’s about recognizing that there’s a dark side to the other approach.
That doesn’t mean we’re going to let them get tattooed while underage or allow them out in fishnet bodysuits, but we’re not going to be too fussy about necklines, hemlines, or cropped tops.
I’ve been a 14 year old girl who got cat calls and sexually harassed on the street, while just wearing normal everyday casual clothing, with no skin showing. Many men don’t need encouragement to be gross. And those experiences were frightening for me as I was still very inexperienced in the world. I am already having these talks with my pre-teen daughter. See how you feel when you have a daughter.
I can relate. I definitely was on the receiving end of some inappropriate attention from adults as a teen despite being modestly dressed. I’m afraid to strictly enforce something that not only ultimately fails to protect girls, but can set them up for rape myth acceptance and the belief that their worth- or other women’s worth- is based on sex and how much skin they show. Then there’s the possibility that I might be raising a son along with a daughter. I don’t want him to pick up the message that males can’t control themselves or that certain girls bring bad male behavior on themselves based on the way I react to his sister’s clothing choices.
I agree with you HillaryIsAlwaysRight – it’s a sort of subtle early erasure of childhood, probably starting with just wanting to be copying mom to an extent (hopefully not pushed by industry stylists), which I understand, but even just a little restraint could be shown. I’m the furthest from a prude myself, but dressing to show your body related to modesty is one thing… coupled with the hair & makeup styling of a 25 year old, that’s what makes me feel sorry for both of them. My son is 13, and i would think it insane if one of his friends went anywhere looking like that too. Being a parent who pays attention changes the perspective on things I thought I’d do and not do when I was only imagining becoming a parent 14 years ago.
I highly doubt that my opinion on this will change with the passage of time. It comes from years of seeing a lot of harm being done to females, males, and society in general in the name of modesty. I also think letting teens have (moderate) freedom in this area doesn’t go against letting kids be kids.
Well the thing is, the kids want to be “stylish” and a little “grown up,” and I remember being that age and feeling the same way. If I tell my daughter (also in middle school) that she can’t dress in a way that feels innocent to her but others might perceive as “sexy,” then I’m really policing other people’s reactions to her and creating shame about her desire to look nice and experiment with her look as she matures.
I also let my daughter wear more makeup and fancier clothes on “special occasions,” and she often ends up looking more grown up than I’d like, but she sees me doing the same. Georgia probably doesn’t go to school dressed up like that or wearing so much makeup, but this was an “event” and probably felt special. I personally think she looks fine and appropriate–the heels are modest, the dress is pink and covers plenty of skin, and she’s got lovely hair.