Celebrities who have adopted
We often hear the names Angelina Jolie and Madonna when it comes to celebrity adoptions, but several other stars have adopted children, too. In honor of National Adoption Day on Nov. 17, here's a look at some of them.
Angelina Jolie and Madonna aren't the only big name celebrities who have adopted children. There are several others, including actress Katherine Heigl, who with her husband Josh Kelley in 2009 adopted an infant girl, whom they named Nancy, from Korea.
Angelina Jolie and Madonna aren't the only big name celebrities who have adopted children. There are several others, including actress Katherine Heigl, who with her husband Josh Kelley in 2009 adopted an infant girl, whom they named Nancy, from Korea.
Sheryl Crow adopted her first son, Wyatt Steven, in 2007, and her second, Levi James, in June 2010.
In 2001, Calista Flockhart adopted a baby boy she named Liam. A few weeks after the adoption, she began her relationship with Harrison Ford.
Madonna adopted David Banda from Malawi, Africa. According to media allegations, she violated adoption policies, but there were no apparent policies in the country. David joins her daughter Lourdes and son Rocco.
Actors Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have three biological children and three adopted children. Maddox, riding Pitt's shoulders in this photo from 2006, was adopted from Cambodia, and Zahara, on Jolie's shoulders, is from Ethiopia. Their other adopted son, Pax, is from Vietnam.
Actor Hugh Jackman and his wife, Deborra-Lee Furness, have two adopted children: a son, Oscar Maximillian, and a daughter, Ava Eliot.
After divorcing Dennis Quaid with whom she has a son, Jack, Meg Ryan adopted a girl from China, Daisy True.
When Sharon Stone was married to Phil Bronstein, they adopted son, Roan Joseph in 2000. After the divorce, Sharon adopted two more sons, Laird Vonne and Quinn Kelly.
At the age of 50, Diane Keaton adopted her first child, a daughter, Dexter. She also adopted a son, Duke, in 2001 when she was 55 years old.
Rosie O'Donnell adopted three children, Parker, Chelsea and Blake, before her partner Kelli Carpenter had a daughter, Vivienne, by artificial insemination.
Before having their own children with different spouses, Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman adopted two children, Isabella Jane and Connor Anthony, when they were married.
Steven Spielberg's marriage to Kate Capshaw gave him an adopted son, Theo. He has four other biological children with her, and they adopted another daugher, Mickaela. Spielberg also has a son with first wife, Amy Irving.
Actors Jamie Lee Curtis and Christopher Guest have two adopted children, Anne and Thomas.
George Lucas and first wife, Marcia Lou Griffin, adopted a daughter, Amanda. After divorcing Griffin, Lucas went on to adopt two more children, Jett and Katie.
Before marrying writer/producer David E. Kelley, Michelle Pfeiffer adopted a girl, Claudia Rose. Pfeiffer and Kelley also have a biological son, John.
Back before adopting children became a celebrity thing to do, Barbara Walters adopted a daughter who she named Jackie after her mentally-challenged sister who died of ovarian cancer.
Mia Farrow is the champion of children in need. She has 14 children, four biological and 11 adopted, one of whom died in 2000.
When Burt Reynolds and Lonnie Anderson were married, they adopted a son, Quinton.
