Sofia Laine
Family Member
Best known as the mother of Vanessa Bryant and the mother-in-law to Vanessa's late husband Kobe Bryant.
She raised Vanessa and her sister Sophie as a single mother. A chronic back injury prevented Sofia from finding work after she was laid off as a shipping clerk in the '90s.
She was close with her son-in-law, NBA star Kobe Bryant.
She has two daughters from her first marriage, Sophie and Vanessa. She was married to Stephen Laine from 1990 to 2001.
Her grandchildren include Natalia, Bianka and Capri Bryant as well as the late Gianna Bryant.