Jennifer Connelly – 40
Actress Jennifer Connelly first met her husband and fellow actor, Paul Bettany, on the set of “A Beautiful Mind.” They held a private wedding ceremony in Scotland in 2003. Before their relationship, the actress dated photographer David Dugan. Together they have a son, Kai, who was born in 1997.
Connelly went on to have two more children with her husband, the first being a son named Stellan the same year they were married. The couple’s third child, a daughter named Agnes, was born in 2011. Connelly was 40 years old at the time and knew it would be her last baby. In an interview with Allure, she said, “I knew that we were going to be done after number three. That’s enough for us.” Three is more than enough for most people!
Alyssa Milano - 41
Child actress turned activist, Alyssa Milano, got engaged to agent David Bugliari just one year into their relationship. They got married the following year in 2009 but didn’t immediately have children. Like most women in the entertainment industry, Milano chose to wait until later in life before starting a family.
The couple welcomed a son Milo in 2011, followed by their second child, Elizabella Dylan, two years later. Milano was 41 years old by the time she had her daughter, and she wouldn’t change it for anything. She has said numerous times that she loved waiting a long time to be a mom and taking advantage of the free time she had to do what made her happy.
Annette Bening - 42
American actress Annette Bening married filmmaker Warren Beatty in 1992. Together they have four children, most of whom were conceived while Bening was in her thirties. Their first child, Stephen Iran, was born in 1992, followed by Benjamin in 1994 and Isabel in 1997. It was their youngest who was born after Bening reached her forties.
The actress welcomed her daughter Ella in 2000 when she was 42 years old. While she thought that her children would spend their lives learning from her and her husband, it seems the roles have been reversed! "You thought you were supposed to be the one who knew [everything], and that's turned all around. Now they are teaching me every day about life,” Bening said in an interview.
Kim Basinger - 41
Former model and actress Kim Basinger was briefly married to Alec Baldwin from the years 1993 to 2002. The couple initially met on the set of the film "The Marrying Man," in which the two played lovers. Their on-screen romance quickly transitioned to their real lives, and they tied the knot three years later.
Together, the couple has one child. Their daughter, Ireland, was born in 1995 when Basinger was 41 years old. She has followed in her mother’s footsteps working as both a model and actress over the years. Basinger and Baldwin ultimately split in 2000 and finalized their divorce in 2002.
Janet Jackson - 50
Janet Jackson’s third marriage was to businessman Wissam Al Mana. The couple tied the knot in 2012 and welcomed a son five years later. Eissa was born in 2017 when Jackson was 50 years old. It’s unlikely the pop singer was able to conceive naturally. Reports claim she used donor eggs and IVF to get pregnant, but neither has been confirmed.
Jackson had a safe and healthy delivery and now has a toddler on her hands. In interviews, she has said that her whole day revolves around her son now, requiring patience she never knew she had. Unfortunately, Al Mana and Jackson split the same year their son was born.