1. Janet Jackson
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At age 49, Janet announced on Twitter that she is focusing on starting a family with her husband Wissam al Mana.
2. Halle Berry
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Halle had both of her children over the age of 40. She has a daughter named Nahla Aubry and a son named Maceo Martinez.
3. Mariah Carey
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Mariah Carey gave birth to twins Monroe and Moroccan at the age of 42.
4. Kerry Washington
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Kerry Washington’s daughter Isabelle was born in 2014 when Kerry was 38 years old.
5. Angela Bassett
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Angela Bassett had her twins, Bronwyn and Slater, via surrogate when she was 47 years old.
6. Thandie Newton
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Thandie gave birth to her third child over the age of 40. She had a son named Booker.
7. Maya Rudolph
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Maya’s fourth son Jack was born just a couple of years before she turned 40.