Tom Cruise (R) and Connor Cruise attend Game Two of the Western Conference Finals between the Phoenix Suns and the Los Angeles Lakers during the 2010 NBA Playoffs at Staples Center on May 19, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Noel Vasquez/Getty Images)
April 08, 2008: Mary-Louise Parker spotted out with two children, William Atticus and Caroline Aberash in New York City today.
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Actress Michelle Pfeiffer (R) and her daughter Claudia arrive at the premiere of Paramount Picture’s “Stardust” at the Paramount Studio Theater on July 29, 2007 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
January 26, 2012: Sandra Bullock is all smiles as she picks up her adorable son, Louis Bullock, from preschool in beautiful Los Angeles, Calif. today.
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May 8, 2012: Charlize Theron is photographed holding her son, Jackson Theron, while walking trhough Charles de Gaulle airport, today.Credit: INFphoto.com
June 21, 2011: Madonna and her two sons, David Banda and Rocco Ritchie (not pictured), arrive at Heathrow Airport in London, UK this morning.
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July 23, 2011: Mariska Hargitay pictured with newly adopted daughter Amaya Josephine at the Children’s Musuem of the East End (CMEE) Host Hamptons Family Fun Fair in Bridgehampton, Long Island.Credit: INFevents.com Ref.: infusny-217
Actress Joely Fisher, Christopher Duddy and daughters True (L) and Luna (R) attend ’20 Magic Minutes: A Family Celebration’ To Launch The New Mega-Capacity TurboWash Washer hosted by LG Electronics on June 23, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for LG)
TV Personality Jillian Michaels and daughter Lukensia attend ’20 Magic Minutes: A Family Celebration’ To Launch The New Mega-Capacity TurboWash Washer hosted by LG Electronics on June 23, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for LG)
Angelina Jolie and her children take a walk down to the corner store in New Orleans, Louisiana. Pictured here: Zahara Jolie-Pitt, Vivienne Jolie-Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Pax Jolie-Pitt (CWPA/INFphoto)
Transracial adoption is nothing new to Hollywood. A-List celebrities from Steven Spielberg to Michelle Pfeiffer have all adopted black children over the years. Oscar winner Angelina Jolie, themother of six adopted children, is well known for adopting children from different racial backgrounds. However, Jolie is not the only one that has fallen in love with the trend of adopting outside of her own race. theGrio takes a look at 10 Hollywood celebrities who have adopted black children recently as well as in the past.
