5 Celebrity Moms with Surprising Degrees

Lisa Kudrow, aside from being an actress, a writer and a producer, holds a degree in Biology from Vassar College. This loveable comedian followed her father’s footsteps and worked as a medical researcher for almost a decade before she entered Hollywood.

Mayim Bialik

Mayim Bialik is not just an incredible actress playing a scientist in the sitcom “The Big Bang Theory.” She is also a real-life neuroscientist. Having obtained a Bachelor’s degrees in Neuroscience, Hebrew Studies, and Jewish Studies, this amazing  mom of two has also earned a Doctorate degree in Neuroscience from the University of California Los Angeles.

Elizabeth Banks

Elizabeth Banks became popular through movies such as “The 40-Year-Old Virgin”, “Spiderman”, “Pitch Perfect” and the “Hunger Games” series. But other than being in the limelight, she also holds a degree in communication from the University of Pennsylvania, where she graduated Magna Cum Laude.

Christy Turlington

Considered as one of the most successful models in America, Christy Turlington was named the “Face of the 20th Century” by Metropolitan Museum of Art, appeared in more than 300 magazines, and modeled for brands such as Calvin Klein, Georgio Armani, and  Maybelline. Turlington more than just a pretty face, graduated cum laude from New York University, where in she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Comparative Religion and Eastern Philosophy. After which, she graduated Columbia University with Master's degree in Public Health.

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