18 Kickass Single Moms of Hollywood

Bullock adopted her son Louis in 2010 and has stated that she doesn’t feel like she’s “missing out” on anything due to the fact that she’s a single mom.

The My Week with Marilyn star knows that single moms “just make it work.”

Williams and her partner Heath Ledger broke up just four months before his accidental overdose, leaving Williams alone to raise their daughter, Matilda. She told USA Today that she relies on friends and family to get her through tough times as a parent.

The actress can relate to the single mom she plays on her comedy About A Boy.

Driver is mom to her son Henry, whom she welcomed in 2008, and has since kept the identity of his father quiet. Of being a single mom, she told the Huffington Post: ”I think that the things that a single mother faces are pretty uniform. It is really challenging to be by yourself, to be the bread-winner, to make sure your child is having a complete and lovely childhood—and it’s all on you, sort of, on the day-to-day.”

The Monster actress admitted that she “never dreamed” that she would become a single mom, but that’s exactly what she chose to do later in life.

Theron adopted her son Jackson from South Africa in March 2012 as a single parent.

Vergara was only 19 when she had her son Manolo.

Vergara, who married Manolo’s father but divorced him at age 20, is now a happy single mom.

Richards is a single mom to three daughters.

The Wild Things actress has two children by ex-husband Charlie Sheen and recently adopted a daughter, Eloise, on her own.

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button star has raised her son alone since the passing of his father.

The Oscar-nominated actress’ former partner was murdered, leaving her to raise her son Marcel alone from the time he was only three years old. The actress has stated that if she ever does jump back into the dating pool, she wants a real life partner — not just some actor.

The former star of Jon & Kate Plus 8 became a single mom after her divorce from her husband — and the show was retitled Kate Plus 8.

Though Gosselin admits that raising eight children alone is hard, she manages with a well-organized schedule for her kids.

The Rosemary’s Baby star has adopted six children on her own.

Farrow, who is currently single, has raised 15 children, including 11 adopted kids and four biological children.

The twice-divorced actress is a proud single mom.

Hatcher is the single mom to Emerson Rose and admitted that she might try dating again now that her daughter is in her teens.

The Top Chef host is a single mother to her daughter Krishna Thea.

Lakshmi kept the name of her baby’s father out of the press for a long time and hoped to raise Krishna independently until Krishna’s father, Adam Dell, sued for custody.

Though she and ex-husband Dennis Quaid share a son, Ryan also chose to adopt a daughter on her own.

Ryan adopted her daughter Daisy from China in 2006.

The “All I Wanna Do” singer became a single mom by choice.

Crow adopted her son Levi in 2007 and decided to adopt a second son, Wyatt, in 2010.

Spears was 16 when she got pregnant with then-boyfriend Casey Aldridge.

The single mom decided to raise her daughter, Maddie, in Mississippi.

The Annie Hall star adopted her children.

Keaton adopted her kids as a single mom — she adopted her daughter Dexter in 1996 and her son Duke in 2001.

Kelis became a single mom after she broke up with her now ex-husband Nas during the seventh month of her pregnancy.

Though Kelis dealt with drama regarding child support from Nas, she’s happy to raise her son Knight alone as she can raise him in the way she thinks is best.

It’s easy to forget that the newly-married star was once a single mom.

Before the Maleficent star was one-half of Brangelina, she adopted her son Maddox and her daughter Zahara on her own.

The American Idol winner is a famous single mom.

Before winning the singing competition, Barrino was raising her daughter Zion and struggling to make ends meet. She has since written a book about her experiences titled Life Is Not A Fairytale. She recently gave birth to another child, her son, Dallas.