No Baby Boom: Celebs Without Children

Oprah, Tyra and more stars who opted out of motherhood.

La Toya Jackson - Michael Jackson's little sis found herself playing surrogate parent — sort of — to his three kids over the years, but never had any children of her own. The 58-year-old claims that may change now that she's engaged to her longtime friend Jeffré Phillips. Could adoption be in the cards for this soon-to-be-newlywed?  (Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for BET)
Cicely Tyson - The Trip to Bountiful star, one of the most revered actresses alive today, never had any children though she has dedicated a good portion of her free time working with children through her Cicely Tyson School of Performing Arts.  (Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images for Critics' Choice Television Awards)
Sheryl Underwood - Underwood was the one-time host of Comic View during its original incarnation years back. At one point she was one of the hosts on The Steve Harvey Morning Show, and presently hosts her own self-titled Sirius radio show. (Photo: Jason Kempin/Getty Images)
Condoleezza Rice - The former Secretary of State is used to being in a boy's club and decided not to follow the traditional route of marriage and children. "I won't have kids," she told Ladies Home Journal recently. "I would have lived a very fulfilled life had I gotten married and had kids, but I'm very religious, and I believe things work out as they are supposed to. The key is to appreciate the life you've been given."  (Photo: David Cannon/Getty Images)Ella Fitzgerald - Fitzgerald, whose signature “scat” style earned her the nickname “The First Lady of Jazz,” was honored with the award by President H.W. Bush in 1992.(Photo: John Downing/Express/Getty Images)

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Cicely Tyson - The Trip to Bountiful star, one of the most revered actresses alive today, never had any children though she has dedicated a good portion of her free time working with children through her Cicely Tyson School of Performing Arts. (Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images for Critics' Choice Television Awards)

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