All About Rosie O'Donnell's 5 Children: Parker, Blake, Chelsea, Vivienne and Clay Anna Myers, Jordana ComiterOctober 29, 2025 at 10:05 PM 0 Rosie O'Donnell/Instagram Rosie O'Donnell celebrates Christmas with her family.
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Rosie O'Donnell is a mother to five children: Parker, Chelsea, Blake, Vivienne and Clay
She welcomed four kids with ex-wife Kelli Carpenter and one more with late ex-wife Michelle Rounds
In March 2025, the actress and comedian permanently relocated to Ireland with her youngest child, Clay
Rosie O'Donnell has a lot of love for her children.
The actress and comedian is a mom to five children: Parker, Chelsea, Blake, Vivienne and Clay. She welcomed four with her ex-wife Kelli Carpenter and her fifth with late ex-wife Michelle Rounds.
In late 2024, O'Donnell's daughter, Chelsea, made headlines following multiple arrests related to drug possession. In October 2025, the comedian shared a throwback photo of her daughter — "before addiction took over her life" — on Instagram and asked her followers for "prayers."
"i loved her then i love her now as she faces a scary future- prayers welcomed," O'Donnell captioned the post, which came after Chelsea had her probation revoked and was sentenced to prison time on Oct. 22, according to court documents obtained by PEOPLE.
Here's everything to know about Rosie O'Donnell's five children.
Parker Jaren O'Donnell, 30
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Rosie O'Donnell and her son Parker in June 2024.
O'Donnell welcomed her first child, Parker O'Donnell, via adoption in 1995. He was born on May 25, 1995. The comedian was initially a single mother to Parker, but Carpenter later became his legal parent, too.
Parker previously enrolled in the Valley Forge Military Academy and was in the Marines. "How do you annoy your left-wing, liberal, pacifist mother? You become a big military man," she joked on The View in 2014.
Frederick M. Brown/Getty Parker O'Donnell and actress Rosie O'Donnell in 2010.
Parker has since graduated from the Los Angeles Film School in January 2025.
"Thank you to all my instructors and advisors who helped me finish my degree," he wrote on Instagram. "Thanks to my family for helping me have the opportunity to complete my higher education."
He's been in a relationship with a woman named Ajia for the last two years, with whom he shares a dog named Boots.
Chelsea Belle O'Donnell, 28
Bruce Glikas/Bruce Glikas/FilmMagic Rosie O'Donnell and Chelsea Belle O'Donnell pose at the "2nd Annual Fran Drescher Cancer Schmancer Sunset Cabaret Cruise" on The SS Hornblower Infinity Cruise Ship on June 20, 2016, in New York City
Chelsea Belle O'Donnell was born on Sept. 20, 1997, and was adopted by O'Donnell and Carpenter as a baby. The View alum and her eldest daughter haven't always had the easiest relationship, as they were estranged on and off throughout Chelsea's teenage and early adulthood years.
In August 2015, O'Donnell announced Chelsea had gone missing from their New York home. She was found a week later and subsequently moved to Wisconsin to live with her birth mother, Deanna Micoley.
"Chelsea made a decision when she turned 18 that she wanted to go to her birth mother. This was her choice," O'Donnell's publicist Cindi Berger told PEOPLE at the time.
In March 2017, Chelsea sat down for an on-air interview with Inside Edition alongside her then-husband Nick Alliegro.
"Growing up, I never really got along with her and then once she kicked me out, I was just kind of done," she said. "I miss the rest of my family a lot but I think there is some much-needed space between me and Rosie. It's been nice having that," she added.
The following year, O'Donnell and Chelsea reconnected over Chelsea's pregnancy. After Chelsea's boyfriend Jacob Bourassa shared a picture of the sonogram on Facebook, a rep for O'Donnell told PEOPLE they had begun to reestablish contact.
Rosie O'Donnell Twitter Chelsea O'Donnell and her then-partner Jake.
Chelsea gave birth to a baby girl, Skylar Rose, in December 2018. The comedian was overjoyed to become a grandparent for the first time, posting on X, "My daughter chels – jake – and skylar rose my first grandchild !!! #love #life #NANA," along with a picture of Chelsea and Skylar in the hospital.
"It was something really beautiful," O'Donnell said during a January 2019 episode of Late Night with Seth Meyers. "It's very trite, but it's what everyone says — when you're a grandparent, it's like [having] a baby times a million. And that's what it felt like."
Chelsea is now a mom of four. She welcomed daughter Riley in January 2021, daughter Avery Lynn in February 2022 and son Atlas in October 2023.
Chelsea was arrested three times between September and November 2024 in Wisconsin, beginning with a September 2024 arrest on multiple felony charges, including neglecting a child and possession of methamphetamine.
After her third arrest in November 2024, Chelsea pled guilty in February 2025 to charges of resisting or obstructing an officer, felony bail jumping and possession of methamphetamine, according to court documents obtained by PEOPLE.
The following month, a Wisconsin judge sentenced Chelsea to six months of probation, with the possibility of prison time if she violates the conditions of her probation, which included not making contact with known drug users or sellers and not owning a firearm, among others. Chelsea's probation was later revoked and she was sentenced to prison time on Oct. 22.
In response, O'Donnell shared a statement to PEOPLE, saying, "I have compassion for those struggling with addiction - Chelsea was born into addiction and it has been a painful journey for her and her four young children. We continue to love and support her through these horrible times. Prayers welcomed."
Blake Christopher O'Donnell, 25
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The second boy of the O'Donnell bunch, Blake, keeps his life very private. Born on Dec. 5, 1999, he was the third child that O'Donnell and Carpenter welcomed via adoption during their relationship.
"Dropped off my boy at college. Hard to believe," she posted on X in August 2018 when he began attending Marist College in New York.
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In December 2022, Rosie announced her son's engagement in an Instagram post. Blake proposed to Teresa Garofalow Westervelt during a Broadway performance of Phantom of the Opera.
"last night - my son blake asked his gf teresa to marry him - and she said yes !!! the crowd clapped - and hillary clinton was there too- i cried all through phantom of the opera - wishing my mom was here to see it all #love #family," she captioned the post.
The couple eventually wed on Aug. 16, 2024, during a lavish ceremony, where Blake's sister Vivienne served as his "best man."
Vivienne Rose O'Donnell, 22
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Vivienne is the fourth child O'Donnell shares with Carpenter. She was born on Nov. 29, 2002, and is now enrolled at the University of Delaware.
When Vivienne graduated from high school in 2021, her mother just couldn't contain her pride. "Vivi and jackie - as vivi graduates from hs - hard to believe- im so proud of u honey - u r a wonderful young woman #vivi #graduation #love," O'Donnell wrote on Instagram.
Vivienne and her mother share a passion for social media, as O'Donnell revealed they spent time learning TikTok dances during quarantine. "I'm in the middle of a pandemic with a 17-year-old, trying to make her happy," she said during an April 2020 episode of Late Night with Seth Meyers.
Bruce Glikas/Bruce Glikas/FilmMagic Chelsea Belle O'Donnell, Vivienne Rose O'Donnell and mother Rosie O'Donnell.
In 2022, Vivienne made headlines after she said her upbringing was not "normal" on TikTok. She told her followers, "I love all these comments about how Rosie kept my life 'normal.' No offense, Mom, that never happened. She just didn't really inform us, for really anything."
O'Donnell readily admitted Vivienne's childhood "wasn't a normal (one) like all of her friends." In a candid TikTok, the Roseanne actress said, "It's okay, you're allowed to express your feelings in our family, even if you do it online in a funny manner."
In another TikTok, Vivienne shared the hilarious story of how she realized the family friend she knew as "Mo" was none other than Madonna. "At my birthday parties, this beautiful woman would always come, and I was like, 'Yeah, there's Mo,' " she shared. "I never had any idea who the f--- she was. … Then I find out it was Madonna all these years."
Clay O'Donnell, 12
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Rosie O'Donnell and Clay.
Less than a year after O'Donnell married her second wife, Rounds, the former couple adopted Clay, who was born on Jan. 5, 2013.
In 2015, O'Donnell filed for divorce from Rounds on the grounds of "an irretrievably broken relationship," according to documents obtained by PEOPLE at the time. Rounds sought sole custody of Clay, but then tragically died by suicide in 2017.
"I am saddened to hear about this terrible tragedy," O'Donnell told PEOPLE in a statement at the time. "Mental illness is a very serious issue affecting many families. My thoughts and prayers go out to Michelle's family, her wife and their child."
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Rosie O'Donnell and Clay.
In September 2022, O'Donnell penned an emotional essay for PEOPLE and opened up about Clay's autism diagnosis for the first time. The diagnosis forces her to "see the world from a completely different place."
"[Clay's] a gift from another dimension. It's been a wonderfully magical experience. I'm so glad we have each other," O'Donnell said of her youngest child. "I didn't want [Clay] to feel shame about [their] diagnosis. I have told [them] from the start that autism is [their] superpower."
She added, "I am learning to have compassion much deeper than I ever did. To really listen and communicate in a way I never had to with my other kids. The sense of vulnerability that comes with having a kid with autism has been a gift to me."
The comedian also recalled the moment that Clay asked to meet their birth mother. "We're in contact, so [Clay] gets on FaceTime and says, 'Are you the lady whose tummy I was in? I just wanted you to know I'm the kid that was in there, and when I got born, my mommy held me and I squeezed her pinkie, and I am with her. So I just want to let you know that's what happened to me. Bye,' " O'Donnell recalled.
She continued, "I was in tears as was [their] birth mom. That's a pretty intense, complex, emotional thing for [Clay] to put together."
Speaking about the other children she welcomed via adoption, O'Donnell added, "I think about the birth mothers every day."
On Jan. 15, 2025, O'Donnell and Clay moved to Ireland. In a TikTok video, the comedian and actress seemingly explained that their permanent relocation was due to the reelection of President Donald Trump.
In the trailer for the Hulu documentary Unleashing Hope: The Power of Service Dogs for Children with Autism, which was released exclusively by PEOPLE, O'Donnell opened up about Clay's autism and how her child's service dog, Kuma, had changed their lives.
Though O'Donnell said her child can sometimes "go internal," Kuma "went right to Clay" as soon as they met.
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