Jack Nicholson’s Daughter, Who Is His ‘Spitting Image,’ Shares a Rare Photo of Her Father

Hollywood legend Jack Nicholson’s daughter Lorraine Nicholson took to Instagram on January 3, 2025, with heartwarming photos showing the sweet memories she has created with her loved ones. Although all ten images she shared in her Instagram carousel post were certainly eye-catching, it was the ninth photo that garnered significant attention online.

The “Soul Surfer” actress’ photos ranged from endearing holiday snaps of her posing with friends and family in beautiful outfits to stunning selfies of Lorraine all dolled up for an event.

She also showed a comical side to her personality with a snap that displayed her lying on the pavement in front of a silver car, seemingly exhausted from whatever she was busy with that day.

Other images captured the love Lorraine has for her loved ones, as she posted an array of photos spotlighting a few of them.

The standout picture (positioned ninth in the carousel) displayed a touching moment shared between Lorraine and her iconic father Jack. In the image, the dad-daughter duo is locked in a loving embrace, wrapping their arms around each other while smiling for the camera.

“the [sic] giving season 🎁,” captioned Lorraine alongside her post, which features a beautiful cover image displaying the entertainer beaming widely with her famous brother, Ray Nicholson, and two other loved ones.

Upon seeing the rare image of “The Shining” actor amid Lorraine’s carousel, social media users flocked to the post’s comment section to marvel at the resemblance between Jack and his daughter and compliment both of them.

“Same eyes,” observed an Instagrammer. Similarly, someone else echoed, “Oh oh she has his mischievous eyes ❤️.”

A spectator declared, “Omg Twins 👯‍♀️,” while another opined, “Shes got his Jokers smile [sic] 😆.” A Facebooker reiterated, “Her smile and eyes give me weird Joker vibes!😂.” “spitting [sic] image of Dad,” added a netizen.

Joining in on the lookalike discussion, while paying Jack a compliment, a fan remarked, “Wow looks like her Dad, great actor.” A fellow admirer praised, “Looking fantastic for 87!!!!! 😍.”

Lorraine’s looks were complimented too, with another fan writing, “She looks like her dad and she’s beautiful.”

Outside of giving fans a rare glimpse at the beloved industry heavy hitter, the actress and director has also shared reflections on her childhood with Jack as her father and famous actress Rebecca Broussard as her mother.

In an article that Lorraine wrote for Vanity Fair in February 2024, the “World’s Greatest Dad” talent divulged how she would frequent the Playboy Mansion from a very young age up until she was 11.

Interestingly, Lorraine revealed, “People assume that my father took me to the Mansion, but they assume wrong. In fact, I can venture with confidence that I spent more time there than my father ever did. It was actually my nanny, Cis, who brought me.”

The star, who said she would go to the Playboy Mansion because that’s where all her friends (peers and an older crowd) were, shared that although her father would never accompany her, she and her friends would sometimes get dropped off at the Playboy Mansion by her mom.

“During that period, the boys and I entertained ourselves by driving child-size cars, endlessly and in circles, on the tennis court,” disclosed Lorraine, who also revealed that she never participated in after-school activities or went to summer camp.

Lorraine, who would also hang out with late Playboy founder Hugh Hefner’s sons Marston and Cooper Hefner, even celebrated her birthdays at the mansion. “Marston and I were born a week apart. When I’d celebrate my birthday at the Mansion, Marston would cry if he didn’t receive presents too,” noted the “Click” actress.

Aside from divulging childhood anecdotes, like the moment she had a negative animal experience with a peacock that bit her, Lorraine unveiled, “My mom and dad never really made friends with the other parents at my school. In their defense, the other parents eyed them like they would a stumbling toddler, never knowing, precisely, what they would do next.”

While the other parents would find themselves enthralled with Lorraine’s parents’ “eccentric antics,” they were not too keen on allowing their kids to have playdates at Jack’s house, which Lorraine said she understood.

Unlike typical fathers, Lorraine says that Jack “could show up at the Mansion, without an invitation, at any time,” because he was on the list.

Other details Lorraine shared in her essay include how her mom would bond with Hugh’s ex-wife and mother of his children Kimberly Conrad over “their shared experience of loving a playboy.”

The women would also find solace in each other when dealing with “malicious gossip” and scandal concerning their husbands’ alleged affairs with other women.

Years before Lorraine’s revelations about her childhood and parents, Jack sat down for an interview with AARP in 2008, where he discussed fatherhood from his perspective.

When asked what type of father he thinks he is, the “Batman” actor initially gave praise to Rebecca for being a fantastic mother, and said the two of them share a “divided parenthood.”

He then answered, “I want to be inspirational, or some kind of good influence on them without overburdening them. It’s their time of life to find out who they are. I always read to them, from childhood on; I think that’s a father’s responsibility. I took them to things I knew they might not love — opera, ballet.”

“They like going to the ball games with me. And they are very comfortable around show business; they are good set rats. They walked in on my death scene in ‘The Departed.’ I said, ‘If I can get these two kids really worried, I’m doin’ my job!'” concluded Jack at the time.

Although he is well-known for his illustrious career as an actor, producer, director, and screenwriter, who has starred in countless box office hits and won prestigious awards, Jack has been out of the limelight for some time now. In fact, the last movie he appeared in was the rom-com “How Do You Know,” which came out in 2010.

The film follows the story of a woman named Lisa (played by A-lister Reese Witherspoon) who has been cut from the U.S.A. softball team and is navigating her life while being caught up in a love triangle. Jack plays a character named Charles in the movie that also co-stars Paul Rudd and Owen Wilson.

Not only has Jack appeared to take a break from the big screen, but the beloved icon has also veered away from the public eye. His last public sighting was at a Los Angeles Lakers versus the Memphis Grizzlies game in April 2023.

While there, Jack, who, according to ESPN, has been “a longtime fixture at the Lakers’ downtown arena since becoming a season ticket holder in 1970,” shared a moment with NBA superstar LeBron James and posed for a picture with Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant’s dad, Tee Morant.

ESPN also reported that, prior to his 2023 appearance, Jack Nicholson had last been seen at the Lakers downtown arena in October 2021.