“Who cares if they are biological or not, they are my children” - these words of Hugh Jackman reflect the opinion of a huge number of famous adoptive parents who lovingly raise adopted children. We present a list with photos of actors and actresses who adopted children.
Angelina Jolie
- "Substitution", "Gia", "Mr. and Mrs. Smith"
Angelina Jolie had her first adopted child back in 2002. It was a boy from Cambodia. They named him Maddox. After 3 years, Zahara from Ethiopia appeared in the family. 2 years later, Pax was adopted. All children are officially adopted by Brad Pitt and bear, like their three own children, the surname Jolie-Pitt.
Charlize Theron
- "The Devil's Advocate", "Mad Max: Fury Road", "Sweet November"
Charlize Theron adopted a boy named Jackson in 2012. Charlize grew up in South Africa and wanted to adopt a dark-skinned baby. After 3 years, the actress adopted a girl who was named August. Charlize devotes all her time to children.
Hugh Jackman
- "Prestige", "X-Men: Days of Future Past", "X-Men"
Hugh Jackman is married to actress Deborre-Lee Furness. According to the couple, they wanted to have biological and adopted children. Furness, however, had several miscarriages. And now a couple of celebrities are raising wonderful adopted children - Oscar's son Maximilian and daughter Ava Eliot.
Alexey Serebryakov
- “Your Children”, “The Last Escape”, “Keep Your Eyes”, “Doctor Richter”
Russian actor Alexei and his wife, in addition to biological children, have two adopted children. At first, Daniel appeared in their family, but later it turned out that Daniel had a brother. Then Alexey and his wife adopted Stepan. Later, Serebryakov and his famous friends-actors organized the Time to Live Foundation, whose purpose is to help orphans.
Sharon Stone
- "Casino", "Basic Instinct", "If These Walls Could Talk 2"
Sharon Stone had an adopted child in 2000. She and her husband tried to have children, but it did not work, and then they decided to adopt little Ron Joseph. After Stone divorced her husband, the actress adopted two more boys - Laird and Quinn.
Nicole Kidman
- "Cold Mountain", "Moulin Rouge", "Dogville"
The popular actress Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise had an affair on the set of Days of Thunder. They got married the same year. The stars adopted two children - a boy Connor Anthony and a girl Isabella Jane.
Katherine Heigl
- “The Naked Truth”, “Love Comes Quietly”, “Love Covenant”
Katherine Heigl is also on the list of actors and actresses who have adopted children. This famous foreign actress, along with her husband, singer Josh Kelly, adopted a girl from South Korea who underwent surgery because she was born with a heart defect. Three years later, the couple adopted another girl, this time in the United States. The famous adoptive parents, as can be seen from the photos of magazines, are very happy.
Natalia Belokhvostikova
- "Coast", "Legal marriage", "Choice"
This famous actress got married in 1974. The talented director Vladimir Naumov became her chosen one. When they decided to adopt Cyril, their biological daughter was already an adult.
Irina Alferova
- "Nighttime Fun", "Uninvited Friend", "Singing Teacher"
This talented actress, known to us from many films and TV series, has four children. She is raising three biological children and one adopted. Sasha fell into Irina's family when his mother - Irina's sister - died.
Ksenia Strizh
- "Insurance Agent", "A Slap in the Face That Wasn't", the Medics TV series
The theater and film actress adopted the teenager Nikita two years ago. At that time, the actress was 51 years old.
Sandra Bullock
- "Invisible Side", "Lake House", "Speed"
The foreign star has two adopted children - the son of Louis Bardot and the daughter of Leila. The boy Sandra adopted when he was not yet a year old. This was in 2010. After 5 years, Leila appeared in their family. The actress tries to provide a normal environment for raising children and does not advertise details, so the public did not immediately find out about the second adoption of the child. Raising adopted children, the star even compared this secrecy to a witness protection program.
Connie Britton
- "Me, Earl and the Dying Girl", "Professor Marston and His Wonder Women", "In the Rays of Glory"
The actress adopted the child in 2011. In order to spend more time with the child, Connie even pulled back from filming for a while. Connie reveals that Eyob Britton has a big, kind heart and love of life.
Julie Andrews
- "The Sound of Music", "Mary Poppins", "Blue Blood"
Julie Andrews and her husband adopted two girls from Vietnam when they were several months old. Amy and Joanna became part of a large family. Both Julie and her husband have children of their own from previous marriages.
Viola Davis
- "Servant", "Doubt", "This is a very funny story"
The famous actress became a mother in 2011, when she adopted the newborn Genesis with her husband Julius Tennon. Viola likes to say to her daughter that she was not born from her belly, but from her heart.
Hoda Kotb
- Series "Studio 30", "Young", "Lipstick Jungle"
A popular foreign actress became a mother when she adopted a girl in 2017. Two years later, another child appeared in her family - a girl named Nadezhda Ekaterina Kotb.
Emma Thompson
- “Lunch Song”, “Pride and Prejudice”, “Love Actually”
Emma Thompson and her husband adopted a boy from Rwanda who lost his family and lived on the streets of London after fleeing his home country. The actress invited him to her home for Christmas, and gradually the family got used to the guy.
Kristin Davis
- TV series "Sex and the City", "Friends", "Ambulance"
The foreign actress, like her heroine in the TV series "Sex and the City", adopted the girl in 2011. She was named Gemma Rose Davis. 7 years later, another child appeared in their family - the adopted son of Wilson.
Calista Flockhart
- "TV Show", "Birdcage", TV series "Saturday Night Live"
Flockhart adopted Liam in 2001. A year later, she met her future husband, who was the father of four adult children. In 2010, the couple registered their marriage. At that time, Liam was already 9 years old.
Nia Vardalos
- The series "Grey's Anatomy", "The Good Guys", "City of Predators"
Nia Vardalos tried to have a child for many years, but to no avail. After 10 years of unsuccessful attempts, she and her husband decided to adopt a child. So they had a daughter.
Mariska Hargitay
- "Leaving Las Vegas", "Ambulance", "Chicago Police"
The star of films and TV series Mariska Hargitay and American actor Peter Herman, after the birth of their biological son, also decided to adopt a child. They witnessed the birth of the chosen child, and then the biological mother changed her mind about giving it away. After a while they adopted a girl, Amaya. Six months later, the couple adopted the boy Andrew.
Frances McDormand
- "Mississippi on Fire", TV series "What Olivia Knows", "Good Omens"
As you know, the actress herself was adopted, so when it came time to make a decision, she chose adoption. Frances and her husband, director Joel Coen, took in a child from Paraguay.
Cate Blanchett
- "The Mysterious Story of Benjamin Button", "The Talented Mr. Ripley", "Babylon"
Cate Blanchett and screenwriter Andrew Upton are raising three children. In 2015, they adopted a girl from Australia.
Diane Keaton
- "Manhattan", "Annie Hall", TV series "Young Dad"
Diane Keaton became a mother for the first time when she was 50 years old. She adopted a girl named Dexter. After 5 years, she adopted another child - the boy Duke. According to the actress herself, motherhood completely changed her.
Meg Ryan
- "City of Angels", "When Harry Met Sally", "French Kiss"
Among the actresses who are raising adopted children, there is also the famous movie star Meg Ryan. A few years after breaking up with her husband, Meg adopted Daisy. She is also raising a biological son.
Jamie Lee Curtis
- "My Girl", "True Lies", TV series "Columbo"
The list with photos of actors and actresses who adopted children also included Jamie Lee Curtis and her husband Christopher Guest. They adopted their children as the actress is sterile. Famous adoptive parents are raising daughter Emmy and son Thomas. In 1996, Curtis wrote a book for foster children called Tell Me Again About the Night I Was Born.