Michael Douglas steps out with rarely seen daughter Carys who is the spitting image of her famous mom

Their childhood photographs offer a lovely glimpse of a family life that, despite the Hollywood surroundings, often revolved around ordinary moments.

Early on, the children were already accompanying their parents on family trips. Six-year-old Dylan and three-year-old Carys were photographed holding Michael and Catherine’s hands as they walked across an airport tarmac in Turks and Caicos.

A couple of years later, they were enjoying Broadway outings together. In March 2009, the siblings joined their mother backstage at Shrek: The Musical , even getting into the spirit of the occasion with playful green ogre ears.

And the family continued making memories together.

In December 2009, Michael wrapped his arms around his two youngest children during a visit to the New York City Ballet’s family benefit. Dylan, then nine, looked smart in a tailored blazer, while six-year-old Carys beamed beside him.

The years seemed to fly by. In 2011, the siblings accompanied Catherine to Buckingham Palace, where she received her CBE. Dylan, 10, and Carys, seven, looked remarkably composed for such a special occasion.

At the 2015 Genesis Prize ceremony in Jerusalem, 14-year-old Dylan and 12-year-old Carys posed proudly with their parents. Dylan looked increasingly grown-up in a dark suit, while Carys wore a beautiful cream dress with a peach bow.

Just a year later, the siblings were already looking right at home at the Hollywood premiere of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story .

And in 2019, they joined their parents backstage at Broadway’s The Prom , with Carys sporting a colorful fur jacket and Dylan looking every bit the young adult.

Fast-forward to 2024, and the two were once again standing proudly beside their father at the New York premiere of America’s Burning .

Now, in 2026, the little children from those old family photographs are all grown up. Carys is 23, Dylan is 26, and their latest appearance with Michael offers a rather striking reminder of just how quickly childhood passes.

While the latest photographs show a glamorous family evening, Michael has previously offered a much more personal glimpse into life as a father.

In a 2010 interview with The Guardian, when Dylan was 10 and Carys was seven, the actor spoke about how much he enjoyed being involved in their everyday routines.

”I like to get them up in the morning and get them ready for school,” he said and continued:

”I make them breakfast, and we talk about their day. I like to know who their friends are.”

Michael also admitted that fatherhood had changed the way he viewed his priorities.

”I never anticipated starting a family at my age,” he said, explaining that he was happy for Catherine to work while he spent time at home with the children.

The actor had a different experience during his first marriage to Diandra Luker, with whom he shares his eldest son, Cameron.

”During my first marriage, my career was the most important thing in my life,” Michael admitted. ”I clearly know I made mistakes. There were absences.”

He also spoke about the importance of family and the values he and Catherine hoped to pass on to their children.

”We just want them to be good citizens of the planet,” he said. ”Our children make us proud.”

In 2014, while speaking to People, Michael struggled to put the feeling of being a father into words.

”There’s no way to articulate or define the joys of fatherhood.”

”It’s just a gorgeous, wonderful feeling of unequivocal love,” he continued. ”With children, there is no judgment, both in your love for them and their love for you.”

And perhaps that’s what makes the latest family photographs so special.

The little girl once photographed sitting beside her baby brother is now a poised young woman, standing proudly alongside the father who once made her breakfast before school.

The Hollywood glamour may have changed, but the family bond is still very much there.