12 of Our Favorite Famous Females Who Said ‘I Do’ After 40

By Jess Catcher December 12, 2018

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weddings

As we get older, it’s easy to feel like there’s a time limit set on reaching certain milestones. It’s almost like once we hit puberty, life becomes a countdown to getting married and starting a family of our own. Even now, the lingering stigma around “old maids” or “spinsters” continues to make women who are still looking for love later in life become more and more frustrated. Of course, there’s no sense in just giving up when it comes to finding love.

Each of the beloved celebrity ladies below prove with their own marriages that you’re never too old to say, “I do!” It doesn’t matter if you’re in your 40s, 50s, or 80s for that matter. As long as you keep an open heart, there’s no age limit to falling in love. After all, romance has a way of making us feel young all over again anyway. Take a look to see which of your favorite female celebs tied the knot later on in life!

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Mariska Hargitay

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The actress was 40 when she tied the knot with husband Peter Hermann, whom she met on the set of Law and Order: SVU. The pair have three children: August, Amaya, and Andrew.
Ellen Degeneres

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The funny lady was 40 when she said "I do" to actress Portia de Rossi in 2008, and the couple has been inseparable ever since.
Amy Adams

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The Academy Award nominated actress was 40 when she married Darren Le Gallo in 2015 at the insistence of their daughter Aviana, who was 5 at the time.
Jessica Chastain

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The acclaimed actress wed Gian Luca Passi de Preposulo, an Italian count, shortly after turning 40 in 2017. They welcomed their daughter Giuletta in November 2018.
Julianna Margulies

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At 42, the Good Wife actress married Keith Lieberthal in 2007 before giving birth to their son, Kieran, in 2008.
Salmya Hayek

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The actress was 42 when she married François-Henri Pinault in 2009. Although she took his last name, she continues to use Hayek for her acting credits. The couple share a daughter, Valentina.
Julianne Moore

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The couple met on the set of The Myth of Fingerprints in 1997, which was directed by Julianne's now-husband Bart Freundlich, but they didn't marry until 2003 when the actress was 42. The couple have two children: Caleb and Liv.
Cameron Diaz

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After years of seeing her love life splashed on the covers of magazines, the actress wed musician Benji Madden in 2015 at 42.
Diane Sawyer

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The news anchor married her late husband, director Mike Nichols, in 1988 when she was 42. They didn't have any children together, but Nichols had a son and two daughters from his previous marriage.
Marcia Cross

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The Desperate Housewives actress was 44 when she tied the knot with husband Tom Mahoney in 2006. The couple welcomed twin daughters, Eden and Savannah, about a year later after undergoing in vitro fertilization.
Valerie Bertinelli

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The actress's rocker ex-husband, Eddie Van Halen, and their son, Wolfgang, were both present for her 2011 vows to current husband, Tom Vitale, when Valerie was 50.
Katie Couric

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After the loss of her first husband to cancer in 1998, the news anchor didn't remarry until saying "I do" to John Molner in 2014 at the age of 51.