Has two adopted children with her husband Hugh Jackman - a son Oscar Maximillian Jackman (b. May 15, 2000, adopted in May 2000) and a daughter Ava Eliot Jackman (b, July 10, 2005, adopted in July 2005) .
Graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts New York.
Ambassador for World Vision.
Honored by the United Nations Women For Peace Association in 2017 for her work with Hopeland.