Beloved TV Mom, 71, Unrecognizable 22 Years After 'Dawson's Creek'
portrayed Dawson Leery's mom, Gail, in Dawson's Creek—and the actress looks so different from her character today.
Recently, the actress, 71, was spotted while out and about in Los Angeles during a visit to a hair salon in Beverly Hills.
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In photos obtained by the Daily Mail, 's onscreen mother rocked a striped button-down blouse and jeans with tan sandals. She accessorized with bracelets, sunglasses and a brown cross-body purse during the outing.In addition to Dawson's Creek, Humes is known for History of the World: Part 1 (1982) and Motocrossed (2001). She also notably appeared in Blossom, Grey's Anatomy, CSI,Criminal Minds and a number of Hallmark Channel TV movies.
Humes spoke about the possibility of a Dawson's Creek reboot during ATX TV's Mother Knows Best: A Look at '90s TV Moms panel in 2021.
"There has been a secret text message going around among all the actors," she shared. " and I have talked about it extensively. James Van Der Beek and I have talked about it."
She added, "I actually wrote like, 190 pages of an idea for a crossover to a reboot," she says. "Whether it goes anywhere, I don't know. But there's certainly a lot of buzz about it."
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Beloved TV Mom, 71, Unrecognizable 22 Years After 'Dawson's Creek' first appeared on Parade on Jul 19, 2025
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