| “ | My mom means my happiness, my love, my best friend and the world to me. She is the reason I smile and the reason I am here. | ” |
– Selena in an interview with Just Jared [1] | ||
Amanda Dawn "Mandy" Teefey (previously: Amanda Dawn "Mandy" Gomez, born: Amanda Dawn Cornett; April 16, 1976) is an Italian-American former stage actress & manager.[2]
She is Selena Gomez's mother.
Trivia[]
- Mandy married Brian on May 18, 2006.
- Mandy's very proud of her daughter, Selena, and often walks with her to different places.
- She is shown on Selena's short film, Girl Meets World.
- Selena says that Mandy's favorite song is "Middle of Nowhere", the eleventh track on Selena's album, When the Sun Goes Down. [3]
- Selena told E! News that her mom convinced her to act as Faith in the 2013 drama film, Spring Breakers.
- Amanda was pregnant in 2012-2013 to Gracie Elliot Teefey. This was confirmed by Selena on Mothers' Day of 2013.[4]
- Selena has once said that her mom was her mentor.
- She was pregnant with Selena when she was 15.
- She had a miscarriage to a baby girl named Scarlett in 2011.
- She graduated from South Grand Prairie High School.
Gallery[]
Selena and Amanda cooking shrimp lettuce wraps to celebrate Mother's Day.
