Mothers...
From fannish5 on LJ: Name the five most loving fictional moms.
I'm not sure I can say "most loving" but I can name my five favourites, mostly because they are interesting:
1. Cordelia Naismith, mother of Miles Vorkosigan in the novels by Lois McMaster Bujold.
2. Kate Somerville, mother of Philippa Somerville, in the Lymond novels by Dorothy Dunnett.
3. Jackie Tyler in series 1, 2, and 3 of Doctor Who - Rose's mother.
4. Lady McDuff, in Shakespeare's Macbeth.
5. Katharine Hepburn playing Eleanor of Acquitaine in The Lion in Winter.
Special mention: Aunt May in the Spider-Man comics, who, though she was never a mother, is a great mother figure for Peter Parker.
And an extra special mention for Gwen Cooper in Torchwood, who isn't a mother yet, but soon will be. Will we see her again? I certainly hope so.