Archive for the ‘Celebrity Moms’ Category

Chatting with Actress, Author and Mom Valerie Bertinelli


I had the recent opportunity to interview Golden Globe award-winning actress and bestselling author, Valerie, 56, and I jumped on it, as I'm a long time fan of her work, whether from ONE DAY AT A TIME (which she starred in when she was 14 and ran for 9 years), ...

Meet Later in Life Mom: Jayne Atkinson


Jayne Atkinson was born on February 18, 1959 in Bournemouth, UK, though her family relocated to the US in her early life. She graduated from Northwestern University in 1981 with a BA in Communications before attending Yale Drama School. Broadway credits include Arthur Miller's All My Sons, The Rainmaker (Tony nomination), ...

Interview with Later Mom: Author Gail Sheehy by Robin Gorman Newman


Gail Sheehy, 77, is the author of seventeen books, including the classic New York Times bestseller Passages, named one of the ten most influential books of our times by the Library of Congress. A multiple award-winning literary journalist, she was one of the original contributors to New York magazine and has ...

Meet Later Mom: Actress/Author/Artist/Philanthropist Jane Seymour


Actress, producer, artist, designer, philanthropist, and mother of six, Jane Seymour, 64, is a multiple Emmy and Golden Globe winner, known for her roles in Live and Let Die, Somewhere in Time, East of Eden, and the acclaimed television drama Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman. Her love of art has ...

Brooke Shields


AGE: 49 RELATIONSHIP STATUS: Married RESIDENCE: New York City CHILDREN’S NAMES/AGES: Rowan 11, Grier 8 You have had success in many entertainment arenas. Is there one in your career that you are most proud of, and why? Acting on Broadway. The amount of work, talent and endurance you have to have to do 8 ...

Meet Later in Life Mother Joan Lunden


AGE: 62 MARITAL STATUS: Married RESIDENCE: Greenwich, CT HUSBAND’S NAME: Jeff Konigsberg CHILDREN’S NAMES/AGES: Jamie – 31, Lindsay – 29, Sarah – 25, Kate and Max – 9, Jack and Kimberly – 7 Joan Lunden exemplifies today’s modern working woman. Since hosting ABC’s Good Morning America for nearly two decades, making her the longest running ...

Nia Vardalos


AGE: 50 RELATIONSHIP STATUS: Married to actor Ian Gomez RESIDENCE: California CHILD’S NAME/AGE: Ilaria, 8 (adopted at age 3) Nia Vardalos, a “later mom,” is the Academy Award and Golden Globe nominated actress and writer of My Big Fat Greek Wedding. An alumnus of The Second City comedy theater, she also starred in ...

Elisabeth Rohm


AGE: Just turned 40 (yikes)!!! RELATIONSHIP STATUS: Engaged RESIDENCE: Venice, California CHILD’S NAME/AGE: Easton August Anthony, age 5 I started professionally acting once I graduated college at the age of 23. I was first featured on the soap opera, One Life to Live, then quickly moved on to primetime with a reoccurring role ...

Shawn Colvin


AGE: 56 RELATIONSHIP STATUS: Twice Divorced RESIDENCE: Austin, Texas CHILD'S NAME/AGE: Callie, 13 PROFESSION: Award-winning singer (Multiple Grammy Awards for Sunny Came Home), songwriter, musician, recording artist, performer, and author. Latest projects: ALL FALL DOWN (CD) and DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH (Memoir published by William Morrow). Visit http://www.ShawnColvin.com. Q. Was it planned to publish the ...

Julia Sweeney


AGE: 53 RESIDENCE: Outside Chicago RELATIONSHIP STATUS: Married CHILD'S NAME/AGE: Mulan, Age 13 I am an actress, writer and stage performer and sometimes director. I am planning to write another book and direct a movie in the future. Here are two urls I'd like to share: Momsrising: Momsrising. This is a great activist website ...