1.   Designers of Byzantine icons portrayed the mother of Jesus as downright homely.

2.   Donofrio will see her mother portrayed on screen by Lorraine Bracco and her father by James Woods.

3.   His mother is portrayed as an overprotective woman who believed she had married beneath her station.

4.   In the ad, two women portray young mothers troubled over how to discuss the Lewinsky matter with their children.

5.   Ms. Grier portrays the mother of the slain young man who brought up her son alone.

6.   Television and publishers have recognized this group of women, portraying strong mothers in TV shows and producing new magazines like Family Fun.

7.   The real-life daughter of Catherine Hicks, who portrays mother Annie Camden, plays with the quads.

8.   Valerie Bertinelli portrays a mother who is faced with the prospect of death unless she undergoes a therapeutic abortion to correct a rare heart condition that requires major surgery.

9.   Welfare mothers are routinely portrayed as slackers who make up the bulk of the poor and soak up more money every year.

10.   Jewish mothers are portrayed as uber-kvetchers.