Who Needs a Husband? 18 Celebrity Moms Tackling Single Parenthood

Meg Ryan adopt daughter Daisy five years after her divorce from Dennis Quaid. The couple shares custody of their son, Jack.

Despite being single, Diane Keaton adopted her daughter, Dexter, when she was 50 years old. Five years later, she adopted her son, Drew.

For Edie Falco, having a husband and biological children wasn't important. She said:

"I'm just not one of those people who thought having biological children was that important. To me, it was more about wanting to raise a child. I have this dog named Marley, and it is a kind of love I had never known. I have a hard time believing Marley did not come from my body. I know that sounds insane, but I feel that connected to her. She made me realize I wanted to adopt children."

She followed her dream and adopted Anderson and Macy in 2005 and 2008, respectively.

Denise Richards has done a beautiful job raising her daughters, Sam, Lola, and Eloise. However, she has made an effort to spend family time with ex-husband Charlie Sheen.

Awkward! Linda Evangelista's then-4-year-old boy, Augustin James, is the son of Salma Hayek's husband, François-Henri Pinault. (Hayek and Pinault were reportedly "on a break" when baby Augie was conceived.)

After losing her husband to cancer in 1998, Katie Couric became a single mother to daughters Elinor and Caroline.

It took four years of paperwork, home visits, and more before Sandra Bullock finalized her March 2010 adoption of little Louis. Though she began the process when she was married to Jesse James, she finalized it as a single parent.

After a series of broken engagements, Mary-Louise Parker adopted Caroline "Ash" Aberash from Africa. The baby joined William, her son with former flame Billy Crudup.

At 36 years old, Charlize Theron announced that she adopted a baby boy. According to her rep, the actress "is the proud mom of a healthy baby boy named Jackson."

In 2007, Sheryl Crow adopted her oldest son, Wyatt. Three years later, she added another son to her family with the adoption of Levi.

After years of struggling with endometriosis, Padma Lakshmi gave birth to a baby girl, Krishna Thea Lakshmi, in February 2010. Though Lakshmi tried to keep the paternity a secret during her pregnancy and after the birth, Lakshmi's ex Adam Dell was revealed as the father soon after the birth.

January Jones is so proud to be a single mom that she won't reveal the identity of Xander's dad.

In November 2011, Connie Britton announced that she had adopted son Yoby from Ethiopia. The Nashville star said she never thought she’d have a baby on her own, but life doesn’t always go according to plan.

"If you hold hard and fast to the plan regardless of where you're at, then you go against the flow of your life. Even after a long, difficult day, coming home and being with Yoby just washes any stress away."

After Heath Ledger's tragic death in 2008, Michelle Williams became a single mother to daughter Matilda.

Sofia Vergara has been raising her son, Manolo, by herself since his first birthday in 1992.

After eight years of marriage, Madonna divorced from Guy Ritchie and became a single mother to Lourdes Ciccone Leon, Rocco Ritchie, Mercy James, and David Ciccone Ritchie.