Single Parent - Single Parents in Media

Single Parents in Media

Single parents have been depicted quite heavily in media. Below lists of examples.

Single mothers:

• Annie Hughes in The Iron Giant
• Tess Coleman in Freaky Friday (Widow)
• Mother Rabbit in Robin Hood (Widow)
• Lorelai Gilmore on Gilmore Girls
• Joyce Summers on Buffy the Vampire Slayer
• Nancy Botwin in Weeds (Widow)
• Susan Meyer on Desperate Housewives
• Carey Martin on The Suite Life of Zack & Cody (Divorced)
• Miranda Bailey on Grey's Anatomy
• Ellen Talbot on Wishbone (Widow)
• Kelly Taylor on 90210
• Amy Juergens on The Secret Life of the American Teenager
• Kate Austen on Lost
• Myra McQueen on Hollyoaks
• Melissa McCall on Teen Wolf (2011 TV series) (Divorced)
• Zira in The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (Widow)
• Jackie Tyler in Doctor Who (Widow)
• Shelby Corcoran on Glee (Adopted)
• Sarah Braverman on Parenthood (TV series) (Divorced)

Single fathers:

• Danny Tanner in Full House (Widower)
• Richard Castle in Castle
• Goofy in A Goofy Movie
• Sheriff Stilinski in Teen Wolf (2011 TV series) (Widower)
• Robby Ray Stewart in Hannah Montana (Widower)
• Marlin in Finding Nemo (Widower)
• Great Prince Of The Forest in Bambi and Bambi II (Widower)
• Seely Booth in Bones
• Darkwing Duck/Drake Mallard on Darkwing Duck
• Charlie Swan in the Twilight Series (Divorced)
• Don Alejandro de la Vega on Zorro (Widower)
• Ben Cartwright on Bonanza
• Jimmy Chance in Raising Hope
• John Winchester (Supernatural) in Supernatural (TV series) (Widower)
• Allen Harper on Two and a Half Men
• Andy Taylor on "The Andy Griffith Show" (TV Series) (Widower)
• Russell Lawrence on "Gidget" (TV Series) (Widower)