Jason Bateman and his older sister, Justine Bateman, both grew up in the spotlight.
While Jason is known for getting his start as James Cooper Ingalls on Little House on the Prairie when he was 11 years old, Justine’s big break came at age 16 when she played Mallory Keaton on Family Ties. Justine later explored passions behind the camera, with several writing and directing roles under her belt.
Justine also started a family with husband Mark Fluent in 2002.
Now that Jason and Justine are busy with their successful Hollywood careers and personal lives, the Black Rabbit star admitted to Esquire in December 2025 that he and his sister “don’t see each other a ton” these days.
“There isn’t the typical ‘We see each other every Thanksgiving or every Christmas and our kids want to be together,’” Jason, who shares two kids with wife Amanda Anka, explained. “There isn’t that. … In a great way.”
However, he clarified that there isn’t any bad blood between them.
“Our conversations are the rich conversations you would have with an adult friend, not the kind of petulant back-and-forth you might have with your adult sibling,” he said. “We hang out, and we’re nice to each other because we respect one another as individuals regardless of the blood thing. I’m seeing her for lunch next week.”
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Who Is Justine Bateman?
Justine starred on Family Ties from 1982 to 1989. Following the sitcom’s end, she went on to star as Sarah in the NBC American version of the British TV comedy Men Behaving Badly from 1996 to 1997. She also had recurring roles in the shows Men in Trees, Still Standing and Desperate Housewives.
Justine’s film debut came in 1988 when she starred as Jennie Lee in Satisfaction, which also starred Julia Roberts, Liam Neeson and Britta Phillips. She also starred in 1993’s The Night We Never Met and 2006’s The TV Set.
In 2021, Justine released her directorial debut, Violet, a film about an executive who questions her life path. Additionally, in 2018, she published her biography, Fame: The Hijacking of Reality, which detailed her perspective on child stardom.
“We were at the level of fame where you just can’t go anywhere,” Justine told People of her and Jason’s fame in 2017. “You just try to keep your head above water … [and] stay alive.”
Justine also wrote the 2021 book Face: One Square Foot of Skin, in which she interviewed multiple people and combined their stories into a fictional novel.
Justine Is an Advocate for Aging Naturally
In 2023, Justine declared in an interview with 60 Minutes Australia that she planned to age naturally with no plastic surgery or injections.
“I just don’t give a s***. I think I look rad. I think my face represents who I am,” she said. “I like it. I feel like I would erase, not only all my authority that I have now, but also, I like feeling that I am a different person now than I was when I was 20. I like looking in the mirror and seeing that evidence.”
Justine Bateman Is Married With Kids
Justine married Mark Fluent, a financier, in 2001. The pair welcomed son Duke in 2002 and daughter Gianetta in 2004.
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