Which celebrities have adopted children from around the world?
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1. Madonna
Madonna adopted David Banda from Malawi in 2008 and then Mercy from the same country a year later. In 2017, she added twin girls from the same country to the mix.
2. Cate Blanchett
Cate Blanchett and her husband adopted a baby girl in March of 2015. No further details were provided at that time. The baby joins a family that includes Dashiell, 13, Roman, 10, and Ignatius, 6.
3. Mary-Louise Parker
Three years after giving birth to her son, Will, the Weeds star adopted Caroline “Ash” Aberash from Africa.
4. Hugh Jackman
Hugh Jackman and Deborra-Lee Furness have adopted kids named Oscar and Ava. They specifically asked for mixed-race babies.
5. Calista Flockhart
Calista Flockhart was 36 and single when she adopted baby Liam. She was also in the room when the tyke was born, later saying: “It’s the best thing that I have done in my life and it really changes who you are.”
6. Meg Ryan
“I just saw that face and I knew we were just related. It taught me a lot about any expectations you have in life. Just toss them away. Throw them out,” she says of her experience adopting a child from China.