Still bitter over the death of one son, she nearly drives another one to his death.

The Ugly: Lindy Chamberlain (Meryl Streep) in "A Cry in the Dark" (1988).

She's a mother accused of killing her child and utters the now-infamous line, "A dingo ate my baby."

MUSICAL MOMS

The Good: Donna Sheridan (Streep) in "Mamma Mia!" (2008).

Here's a mother who continually puts her daughter's happiness before her own.

The Bad: Mame Dennis (Lucille Ball) in "Mame" (1974).

She's a fun-loving person, an "other mother" who is really the aunt filling in for the biological mom who seems less than thrilled to be taking care of her orphaned nephew.

The Ugly: Edna Turnblad (John Travolta) in "Hairspray" (2007).

OK, this really does qualify as ugly. Travolta in drag isn't a pretty sight, to put it mildly.

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