11 Famous Women Over 60 Who Are Happily Single & Thriving

In a world where scores of young celebrity couples get hitched by the day — that's an exaggeration, although it sure feels like it sometimes — there are plenty of famous women over 60 who relish being single. While many women may dream of walking down the aisle and getting legally bound to someone for the rest of their lives, others are perfectly content on their own and don't need a partner to feel fulfilled in life. 

According to a 2016 study by the Marriage Foundation, celebrity couples are 50% likely to get divorced within the first 14 years of tying the knot. Granted, there are a good handful of Hollywood super duos out there who have stood the test of time; Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson, Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos, Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance, and David Beckham and Victoria Beckham are just some of the A-list power couples who've been hitched for at least two decades. On the flip side, there are a number of superstar celebrity women who are not only happy by themselves, but are continuing to thrive in their 60s and beyond. 

Sharon Stone has never been one to mince words no matter the topic, so it should come as no surprise she's an open book about how she feels about being single. From 1984 to 1990, she was married to Michael Greenberg; she was then married to journalist Phil Bonstein from 1998 to 2004. Stone, who has three adopted children, was last linked to Angelo Boffa, an entrepreneur, in 2018. She was previously engaged to William J. McDonald and Bob Wagner.

Stone reflected on embracing the single life in a 2026 interview on Mayim Bialik's "Breakdown" podcast, although she had a laid-back attitude about it. "I'm a really good girlfriend, but I haven't been a girlfriend in a long time," Stone quipped. "I've had good luck and bad luck and no luck at all ... I've been celibate for quite a while now."

In another interview with E! News, Stone sent out a poignant message to women going through a divorce. "It's going to be fantastic to be single," she reassured. "I've been doing it for a long time! Eat what you eat, go to sleep when you want, say what you want ... The best is yet to come."

Andie MacDowell, one celebrity over 50 with gorgeous long gray hair, has been married and divorced twice: she was married to Paul Qualley from 1986 to 1999 — they welcomed three children, including actor Margaret Qualley — and Rhett Hartzog from 2001 to 2004. In between those unions, MacDowell was in short-lived relationships with Dennis Quaid and Harvey Keitel. 

In a 2024 interview on "The Drew Barrymore Show," MacDowell discussed how happy she was being single after being in several high-profile relationships. "I got really tired. People finally gave up because everybody would say, 'So, is there a man?'" MacDowell joked. "I do think there is nothing wrong with being single, really. I have great female friends, and I have some male friends that I like too."

While not particularly related to dating, MacDowell did share an inspiring message about getting older and maintaining healthy habits in a 2026 Facebook post. "I feel so fortunate I have a healthy brain and a healthy body, but I don't take them for granted, I work on both daily," she wrote. "Hope you're being good to yourself. Taking good care of yourself, loving yourself and loving those around you."

Sheryl Crow has been in a number of headline-grabbing relationships over the years, although none culminated in marriage. In the 1990s, Crow dated Owen Wilson and Eric Clapton. She was with Lance Armstrong for several years, with the pair getting engaged in 2005; they broke up in 2006, however. Crow's last documented relationship was with Doyle Bramhall II, which lasted roughly from 2011 to 2014.

Crow told People in 2019 that while she was still into the idea of getting married, it wasn't essential for her, either. "I'm not dating right now, but I tell all my friends, 'Set me up,' Crow revealed. On raising her two adopted children as a single mom, Crow said, "I feel so much more alive and young than I even felt in the 20 years of living in L.A. I love my life."

Crow talked about being a single mother in a 2020 interview with Yahoo! Entertainment. "To be perfectly honest, I feel like the way that my life has — I keep saying the way that it rolled out, but it really is true — the way things have happened for me have not been conventional," she said. Crow detailed that while she envisioned herself in a relationship, she was content doing things on her own. 

Stevie Nicks is one female rockstar who dominated the 1970s, and her roster of previous relationships is quite the read. Nicks was briefly married to Kim Anderson in 1983; before that, she dated two of her Fleetwood Mac bandmates, Lindsey Buckingham and Mick Fleetwood, as well as Eagles frontman Don Henley. She was last in a relationship with Joe Walsh from 1983 to 1986.

"People say, 'But you're all alone.' But I don't feel alone. I feel very un-alone," a 65-year-old Nicks told Vulture in 2013. "I feel very sparkly and excited about everything. ... I'll always be surrounded by people. I'm like the crystal ball, and these are all the rings of Saturn around me."

In 2019, Nicks told Rolling Stone that she still had no interest in dating and was perfectly content being single. "I'm not in a relationship and haven't been in one for a long time, because I have chosen to follow my musical muse all over the world," she explained. "I have decided I'm just going to be free and follow my muse and do whatever I want because I'm 70 years old and I can."

Former SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher was married to high school sweetheart Peter Marc Jacobson for over 20 years, with their divorce finalized in 1999. The only other relationship on Drescher's record that we know of was with Shiva Ayyadurai, which lasted from 2014 to 2016. Drescher and Ayyadurai reportedly tied the knot in 2014.

"The Nanny" star told Closer Weekly in 2021 that her attempts at dating officially stalled during the COVID-19 pandemic, although she wasn't interested in trying again anytime soon. "I'm also not in a rush to get into another relationship because I've never been in such a satisfying relationship with myself as I am right now," she explained. "Really, for the first time, I feel very peaceful being alone with myself."

Drescher echoed those sentiments in a 2026 cover story for People. "Selfishly, I don't want to compromise," she told the publication. "I don't want to negotiate everything — what to eat for dinner, what movie we're going to see, what TV show we're going to watch in bed. That's a lot of what it is when you're with somebody."

Whoopi Goldberg was in a handful of notable relationships through the end of the 20th century. The comedy legend was married and divorced three times between 1973 and 1995; her ex-husbands are Alvin Martin, David Claessen, and Lyle Trachtenberg. Goldberg's last relationship, which was with actor Frank Langella, lasted from 1995 to 2000.

Goldberg has professed her love for being single several times since the end of things with Langella. In 2016, Goldberg made a particularly memorable statement to The New York Times: "I don't want somebody in my house." As she explained in the same interview, "I'm much happier on my own. I can spend as much time with somebody as I want to spend, but I'm not looking to be with somebody forever or live with someone."

Goldberg expressed a similar sentiment in a 2026 conversation with Jeremy O. Harris for Interview magazine. "I don't want to live with anybody. I lived with my daughter. That's all I can handle. I have lots of people that I love, but I don't need them living with me," she reiterated. "Being lonely and being alone are two different things."

The amazing life of Jane Fonda is chock-full of acting, activism, and everything in between. Up until 2017, she also got into a lot of relationships. Fonda has been married and divorced three times throughout her life, walking down the aisle with Roger Vadim, Tom Hayden, and Ted Turner. Her last relationship with Richard Perry ended in 2017, and she's also been linked to Rob Lowe, soccer player Lorenzo Caccialanza, Lynden Gillis, and the late Robert Redford.

Fonda is another Hollywood legend who isn't just content with being single, but relishes it. In 2010, Jane Fonda wrote on her eponymous blog, "I realized that my blog gives the impression that I am always surrounded by excitement and people. But the fact is that I spend much time alone and cherish that." She continued, "I am alone a lot. I read a lot. I meditate. I love solitude. It's different than loneliness."

"I don't want to be in a relationship, a sexual relationship, again. I don't have that desire," Fonda told Harper's Bazaar in 2021. She explained that her previous relationships were built on certain expectations and admitted, "What I've had to really think about is that I'm not really capable [of intimacy]. It's not them. It's me."

Teri Hatcher's chaotic love life, which has simmered down in recent the years, includes two divorces. She married to Marcus Leithold in 1988 and they split the following year, and she then went on to be married to actor Jon Tenney for nine years. Hatcher has been linked to public figures like Ryan Seacrest, David Spade, Stephen Kay, and Richard Dean Anderson over the years, although these flings range from 100% verified relationships to unconfirmed rumors. 

In a 2019 interview, Hatcher made it clear she was more than content being on her own at that point. "There is a difference between being lonely and being alone. I have been single for a very long time but there is nothing lonely about my life," she told People. "Many women are not just surviving alone, they're thriving. ... You are allowed to be proud of your life when you're not part of a couple."

In 2026, Hatcher told Hello! that she had still yet to go on a date, although she was somewhat open to the idea. "Oh my god, I'm so single. I go through life with an open heart and I would never say never, but I don't date. I don't go on dates, I don't look to go on dates," she admitted. "There really isn't a new source of people."

Carol Vorderman, a Welsh television presenter, was married twice before the turn of the 21st century: the first union to Christopher Mather lasted a year, while the second to Patrick King lasted ten. From 2001 to 2006, Vorderman was in a relationship with British broadcaster Des Kelly. Since then, Vorderman has remained single.

Ahead of her 60th birthday in 2021, Vorderman told Hello! that she had no plans on getting married again and felt more empowered being single than in a relationship. "People say, 'She wants to be married again.' No, I don't! Who says I do? That's what society dictates," Vorderman explained. "I'm much happier being single and I love my life."

"I have no desire to settle down right now. Maybe when I'm 82 — with a 45-year-old!" Vorderman told The Mirror in 2026. "There's this idea that women need a man to travel, to live, to enjoy themselves. You really, really don't. That's not anti-men — it's pro-women. There's a whole world out there and women are reaching for it."

Whenever we see this runway legend, we can't help but think of a particularly iconic quote uttered by Aja on "RuPaul's Drag Race" : "You're perfect, you're beautiful, you look like Linda Evangelista!" So what has this beautiful, perfect, and forever famous '90s supermodel been up to in recent years? Well, on the personal life side of things, Linda Evangelista has been single for quite some time now. She was previously married to Gérald Marie; her last relationship was with François-Henri Pinault between 2005 and 2006.

Whoopi Goldberg may not want someone living in her house, but Evangelista doesn't even want to hear someone in close proximity to her. In 2023, Evangelista told The Sunday Times that she was not interested in getting back out there because, "I don't want to sleep with anybody anymore. I don't want to hear somebody breathing."

While not directly related to being single, either, Evangelista did tell Harper's Bazaar in 2025, "I have still so much to do. I'm finally getting comfortable with myself and with everything, and now I want to enjoy it." She added, "I'm alive. I'm alive. I'm alive, and I'm going to do what I have to do. I'm going to fight because I don't want it any other way."

What you might not know about Allison Janney is that she has been single since the late 2010s. Janney dated Dennis Gagomiros, an actor/computer programmer, from 1994 to 2001. Her next relationship was with her "Our Very Own" co-star Richard Jenik, which lasted from 2002 to 2006; they got engaged in 2004. Janney's last documented relationship was with Philip Joncas, a production manager, from 2012 to 2017.

Janney, who has never been married and has no children, opened up about being single during a 2021 appearance on "The Drew Barrymore Show." "I'm okay with it. I really am, at this time in my life, getting to know who I am and what I want," Janney explained. "I'd love to, you know, eventually find someone to share my life with, but if it doesn't happen, I think I'll be just fine."

Janney once again reflected on not being married or having any children on a 2025 episode of "Reclaiming with Monica Lewinsky." She revealed that she found out that her chances of having a child were low in her 40s and that her then-partner was unsupportive. "I always thought I would get married just because at the time I was growing up that's what you did," Janney said. "[It's] the most lonely feeling in the world to be with someone and feel alone."