Julianne Moore – 41
Julianne Moore started a relationship with director Bart Freundlich back in 1996. Just a year later, they welcomed their first child Caleb. In 2002, Moore gave birth to their second child, Liv, at 41 years old! Their family was complete, but there was one thing missing. Moore and Freundlich tied the knot in 2003!
The couple has made a point to ensure their children lead a life that is as close to normal as possible. In an interview with “Harpers Bazaar,” Moore described how her success has little effect on their children. Both she and her husband manage to keep their kids grounded and are prepared to enter the real world despite being raised in a well-off home.
Meryl Streep - 41
In 1978, actress Meryl Streep married American sculptor Don Gummer. They welcomed their first child, Henry Wolfe, the following year when Streep was 30 years old. The couple went on to have three more children, Mary Willa, Grace Jane, and Louisa Jacobson.
Their youngest child was born right before Streep’s 42 birthday. According to the award-winning actress, juggling her career with motherhood is all about balance. Never mind the fact that she has a ton of acting accolades behind her name. In an interview with "ET," she referred to her life as a balancing act between her family and her demanding job, which both consume most of her time.
Uma Thurman - 42
Actors Uma Thurman and Ethan Hawke got married in 1998. While they ultimately divorced seven years later in 2005, their marriage resulted in two children. Maya was born shortly after their wedding, while their son Levon was welcomed in 2002, both while Thurman was in her 30s.
After her split with Hawke, she entered a relationship with French financier Arpad Busson. The two were on and off for years. While they never made it down the aisle, their relationship resulted in a daughter in 2012. Thurman had Rosalind Arusha Arkadina Altalune Florence Thurman-Busson, or Luna for short when she was 42 years old.
Susan Sarandon - 42 & 45
Actress Susan Sarandon gave birth to her first child in 1984 with Italian filmmaker Franco Amurri. Their daughter Eva Amurri is a film and television actress who appeared on-screen with her mother in "The Banger Sisters." Sarandon later got met actor and director, Tim Robbins, who was her partner for 23 years.
Together, Robbins and Sarandon had two children. To their surprise, their first son, John “Jack” Henry, was born in 1982 when the actress was 42 years old. They were astonished even further when they had another son, Miles, several years later when Sarandon was 45! Sadly, the couple ended up splitting in 2009.
Nicole Kidman - 41 & 44
Like Sarandon, actress Nicole Kidman became a mother in her 30’s. She adopted two children with her former husband, Tom Cruise, in the ‘90s. Isabella Jane was born in 1992, and Connor Antony was born in 1995. After her divorce from the actor, Kidman fell for the Australian singer and songwriter, Keith Urban.
The lovebirds got married in 2004 and went on to have two biological children of their own. Kidman gave birth to her daughter, Sunday Rose, in 2008 at the age of 41. Their second child, Faith Margaret, was born in 2010 via surrogate when the actress was 44 years old.