Tinseltown In Their DNA

By Rebecca Winters

Studios on a never-ending hunt for a young Julia Roberts have found a contender close to home--the star's niece, EMMA ROBERTS, 14, daughter of actor Eric and star of the Nickelodeon show Unfabulous. The toothy teen, just signed by Paramount Pictures for a comedy called Camp Couture, is one of several celebrity offspring going into the family business. It's neat. They're like their elders--but cuter.

RUMER WILLIS, 16, daughter of Bruce Willis and Demi Moore, appears with Dad in his new action flick, Hostage. She also made Striptease at age 10 with Mom.

She got his impish face, but her pops, Robin Williams, is still the bigger clown. In House of D, ZELDA WILLIAMS, 15, is the lead's crush, while her dad is a quirky janitor.

We bet she learned to take direction at home: Ron Howard's girl, BRYCE DALLAS HOWARD, 24, broke out in last year's The Village and stars in the upcoming Manderlay.

Joan of Arcadia's JASON RITTER, 25, inherited acting genes from his dad John and singing-cowboy granddad Tex. This summer he'll tackle drama in Happy Endings.