Famous women who had children in their forties

Hilary Swank
Cameron Diaz
Uma Thurman
Courteney Cox
Paris Hilton
Nicole Kidman
Mariah Carey
Celine Dion
Meryl Streep
Kelly Preston
Eva Mendes
Halle Berry
Rebel Wilson
Carla Bruni
Naomi Watts
Julianne Moore
Susan Sarandon
Salma Hayek
Marcia Cross
Geena Davis
Kim Basinger
Rachel Weisz
Diane Kruger
Janet Jackson
Madonna
Gwen Stefani
Helen Hunt
Amanda Peet
Monica Bellucci
Geri Horner
Tina Fey
Brooke Shields
Molly Ringwald
Beverly D'Angelo
Hilary Swank

In October 2022, the actress revealed she was expecting twins with her husband Philip Schneider. She was 48 years when they were born in the spring of 2023.

Cameron Diaz

Cameron Diaz announced the birth of her first baby, Raddix, when the actress was 47 years old. The girl was born via surrogate. In 2022, US Weekly reported that Diaz, past 50, and her husband Benji Madden were "looking into" options for having another child.

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Uma Thurman

Uma Thurman wanted to brighten up the household with more children and, at age 41, she gave birth to her third daughter, Luna.

Courteney Cox

The protagonist of 'Friends' was 40 years old when she gave birth to her daughter Coco.

Paris Hilton

Paris Hilton and her partner Carter Reum, welcomed their son into the world when she was 41 years old. The baby, Pheonix Barron Hilton Reum, was delivered in Jan. 2023 via surrogate.

Nicole Kidman

Nicole Kidman was already the adoptive mother of a girl when she became pregnant for the first time. She was 40 years old. Two years later, she saw her family increase with the birth of another baby.

Mariah Carey

The talented singer became the mother of twins at the age of 42. She acknowledged that her pregnancy was not easy, but she loves her children very much. Moroccan and Monroe were born in 2011 and their father is actor Nick Cannon.

Celine Dion

In 2010, the singer decided to undergo IVF treatment and gave birth to two boys: Nelson and Eddy. Dion was 42 years old and already had a son in 2001.

Meryl Streep

The acclaimed actress was already the mother of three children when she bet on increasing the family even more. At age 42, she brought her fourth heir into the world.

Kelly Preston

The late actress Kelly Preston and her husband John Travolta gave each other a new chance as parents after they had lost a teenage son. At the age of 47, the actress gave birth to Benjamin. Sadly, Preston passed away in July 2020.

Eva Mendes

The Cuban-American actress and model had her two daughters, Esmeralda Amada and Amada Lee, when she was 40 and 41 years old, respectively. Their dad is her current husband Ryan Gosling.

Halle Berry

She became a mother for the first time at age 41 and repeated the experience at age 46, this time alongside her current husband, Olivier Martínez.

Rebel Wilson

In 2022, the actress, who was 42 at the time, announced that she had become the mother of a baby girl named Royce Lillian. She was open about her experience with a surrogate, telling the Australian podcast The PickUp that the first surrogate had a miscarriage and that he had been through a fertility journey of her own before.

Carla Bruni

Model, singer, songwriter, actress and mother of two. Giulia, the youngest, was born when Carla Bruni was 43 years old.

Naomi Watts

The award-winning British actress had her second child, Samuel, the year she turned 40.

Julianne Moore

The Scottish-born actress and producer experienced motherhood for the second time at age 42.

Susan Sarandon

Her second trip to the world of motherhood was at age 43, and her third at 46.

Salma Hayek

The Mexican actress was 41 years old when she debuted as Valentina's mother. Her husband, François-Henri Pinault, already knew what it felt like to be a father, because he'd had children with his previous partner.

Marcia Cross

She was a protagonist of 'Desperate Housewives' and had the opportunity to experience pregnancy with twins at the age of 44.

Geena Davis

The famous actress postponed the moment of being a mother to prioritize her career. At the age of 46, she gave birth to her first child. Two years later, twins Kian and Kaiis were born.

Kim Basinger

Kim Basinger became a mother at the age of 43, when she gave birth to her first child with actor Alec Baldwin: Ireland.

Rachel Weisz

Rachel Weisz had her second child at age 43. It was the first with her current husband, Daniel Craig.

Diane Kruger

Diane Kruger and Norman Reedus ('The Walking Dead') became parents in December 2018. The actress was 42 years old when she gave birth.

Janet Jackson

This famous woman was already in her 50s when she became a mother. Due to her divorce from the child's father, Wissan Al Mana, she has shared custody.

Madonna

Rocco, Madonna's second biological child, was born in the year 2000 when she was 41 years old. In total, the singer has six children!

Gwen Stefani

44 seemed like the perfect age for Gwen Stefani to have her third child!

Helen Hunt

Makena Lei Carnahan was born in 2004, when the actress and director had just turned 40.

Amanda Peet

Frances and Molly were gifted with a baby brother when mom Amanda Peet, 42, and dad David Benioff brought Henry into the world in 2014.

Monica Bellucci

The Italian actress was 40 years old when she became the mother of her daughter Deva. The second child, Leonie, arrived when she was 45 years old.

Geri Horner

The Spice Girl had her second child, Montage George, at age 43.

Tina Fey

The hilarious actress gave birth to her second child, Penelope, when she was 41 years old.

Brooke Shields

After the birth of her first daughter, she had a severe case of postpartum depression, which she described in her memoir in 2005. In 2006, at age 41, she gave birth to her second daughter Grier.

Molly Ringwald

The 'Pretty in Pink' star was 41 when she gave birth to twins Roman Stylianos and Adele Georgiana. He already had another daughter named Mathilda Ereni.

Beverly D'Angelo

The actress, most known for her roles in the National Lampoon's Vacation films, gave birth to twins with her then-partner Al Pacino in 2001. She was 41 years old at the time.

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