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18 Kickass Single Moms of Hollywood

Being a single parent isn't easy. Hell, being a parent in general isn't easy. These celebrity women are proud to call themselves single moms, and while they may have more help than most parents out there (let's be real — they can all afford as many nannies as their heart desires) they still do their best to be there for their kids despite their crazy schedules. So hats off to you, single moms of Hollywood! Click through to read about which famous mommas are making it work.

by Kaitlin Reilly

Sandra Bullock

The Gravity star became a mom shortly after divorcing her then-husband Jesse James.

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Sandra Bullock

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.

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Michelle Williams

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

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Michelle Williams

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.

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Minnie Driver

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

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Minnie Driver

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.”

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Charlize Theron

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.

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Charlize Theron

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

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Sofia Vergara

Vergara was only 19 when she had her son Manolo.

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Sofia Vergara

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

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Denise Richards

Richards is a single mom to three daughters.

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Denise Richards

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

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Taraji P. Henson

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

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Taraji P. Henson

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.

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Kate Gosselin

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.

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Kate Gosselin

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

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Mia Farrow

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

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Mia Farrow

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

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Teri Hatcher

The twice-divorced actress is a proud single mom.

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Teri Hatcher

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

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Padma Lakshmi

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

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Padma Lakshmi

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.

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Meg Ryan

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

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Meg Ryan

Ryan adopted her daughter Daisy from China in 2006.

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Sheryl Crow

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

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Sheryl Crow

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

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Jamie Lynn Spears

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

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Jamie Lynn Spears

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

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Diane Keaton

The Annie Hall star adopted her children.

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Diane Keaton

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

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Kelis

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

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Kelis

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.

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Angelina Jolie

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

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Angelina Jolie

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

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Fantasia Barrino

The American Idol winner is a famous single mom.

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Fantasia Barrino

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.

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