stepmother and stepdaughter theme

The sometimes contentious relationship between a non-biological mother figure and a female child under her protection is featured.

Examples

Margaret Griffith tried to knock off her heiress stepdaughter Julie and inherit her fortune in "The Incredible Hulk: Death in the Family" (1977).

14 total · 10 major · 4 minor

StoryLevelMotivation
blackmirror5x03 major Catherine as step-mother of Ashley O.
columbo1971e0x02 major Leslie had a troubled relationship with her entitled stepdaughter, Margaret.
ftt1982e2x01 major The witch and Rapunzel.
ftt1982e2x06 major Gretel and her reluctant new mother.
ftt1982e3x05 major The queen was hellbent on killing the only woman more beautiful that her in all the land: her deep red lipped, fair skinned stepdaughter Snow White.
ftt1982e4x05 major Cinderella was compelled to live as an ill-treated servant girl in the household of her cruel and spiteful stepmother.
movie: Double Indemnity (1944) major Phyllis and Lola
movie: My Stepmother Is an Alien (1988) major The beautiful alien Celeste became Jessie's stepmother.
movie: The Incredible Hulk: Death in the Family (1977) major Margaret Griffith tried to knock off her heiress stepdaughter Julie and inherit her fortune.
movie: The Incredible Hulk: Married (1978) major Margaret Griffith tried to knock off her heiress stepdaughter Julie and inherit her fortune.