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Meet Hugh Jackman’s 18-year-old adopted daughter, Ava Jackman: the Wolverine actor and his ex-wife Deborra-Lee Furness share 2 kids – and low-key Ava just went on a rare public outing with dad

STORYFaye Bradley
Who is Hugh Jackman’s adopted 18-year-old kid, Ava? Photo: @montrealmagazines/Instagram
Who is Hugh Jackman’s adopted 18-year-old kid, Ava? Photo: @montrealmagazines/Instagram
Fame and celebrity

  • Jackman was just spotted with his rarely seen daughter Ava in New York City – they wore matching blue outfits and sneakers for their outing over the weekend
  • The Hollywood actor and his now-former-wife Deborra-Lee Furness, who he was married to for 27 years, have long kept their 2 children – Ava and Oscar – away from the public eye

Hugh Jackman was just spotted with his rarely seen daughter Ava in New York City, according to British media.

The Aussie actor, 55, and his 18-year-old daughter wore matching blue outfits and trainers for their outing over the weekend, writes the source.

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Jackman and his now-former-wife Deborra-Lee Furness, who he was married to for 27 years, have long kept their two children away from the public eye. Ava’s brother Oscar also made a surprise public appearance with his father earlier this year in the Big Apple.

Here’s what we do know about her.

Hugh Jackman adopted Ava Jackman in 2005

After welcoming Oscar into their lives, Jackman and Furness decided to grow their family by adopting a baby girl, Ava, in 2005, per People.

Hugh Jackman (second from left), Deborra-Lee Furness, Ava Jackman and Oscar Jackman in 2009. Photo: Getty Images
Hugh Jackman (second from left), Deborra-Lee Furness, Ava Jackman and Oscar Jackman in 2009. Photo: Getty Images

Per Jackman’s interview with the publication, the couple always knew they were going to adopt. “Our motivation behind adopting was, ‘Where is the need?’” he said. “And we just knew from talking with people in that space, when we were looking around, that the biggest need is in mixed-race kids.”

She has Mexican lineage

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