Caleb Freundlich, Julianne Moore, Liv Freundlich, Bart Freundlich | Source: Getty Images

Julianne Moore married her second husband for kids, but love grew between them over time, and they have been happily married for more than two decades. She is proud of her family and has extensively spoken about them in the past.

Julianne Moore met her second husband, Bart Freundlich, in 1996 on the set of "The Myth of Fingerprints," a movie he was directing. According to the talented actress, what happened between them was unexpected. In a past interview, she confessed that their love had to grow, becoming better in the process.

Moore married Freundlich in 2003, but even though she had a great bond with him, the real reason she did it was because of her kids.

Julianne Moore attends the 2022 Gotham Awards at Cipriani Wall Street on November 28, 2022 | Source: Getty Images

According to her, she once had a therapist tell her how a union was like a container for family, and the concept made perfect sense to her so she looked for the best man around and committed to him — they have been together for about 19 years now.

They share a boy and a girl, just like Moore had always dreamed of as a child. As a younger person, she could never say for sure if she would eventually get married but the actress knew she wanted kids of her own.

Julianne Moore during the Tory Burch Fall Winter 2020 Fashion Show at Sotheby's on February 09, 2020 in New York City. | Source: Getty Images

That her childish fantasy was realized still feels unbelievable for Moore but she has learned to count her blessings and be grateful for them.

Moore's Perfect Family

For Moore, marriage was a practical solution. She wanted security for the kids she would have. With such intense desire, it does not come as a surprise that she was able to pull it off.

Many have wondered how the actress managed to keep her marriage going even though Hollywood unions are prone to abrupt endings. Moore herself had been married once before she met Freundlich.

She changed schools nine times as a child, but it just made her appreciate her family more.

In 2020, Moore joined Drew Barrymore on her talk show, "The Drew Barrymore Show," where she revealed what has made her second marriage such a success.

Moore said that it is important for the couple to want to remain married to one another. She believes that this can act as a foundation on which they can build a better relationship. She added:

"I think if you’re both invested in it working out, and then you really have to have a good time. My God, I think they really have to make you laugh. If they don’t make you laugh, it’s just deadly."

Moore also told Barrymore that despite what people say and the obvious evidence, her relationship with the director does not feel like it is nearly two decades old.

She shares two kids with him; a son named Caleb and a daughter named Liv. Moore has been very vocal about how much her family means to her.

She says they are what brings her the most pride; her husband is a great husband and doting father and her kids are nice kids who have lots of friends and do well in school.

The proud mom is known to share pictures of the two gorgeous kids on her Instagram from time to time, always to the delight of her fans who loved watching her family evolve.

In 2021, she shared an old picture of them from their younger years and revealed that they were now in college and grad school but will always be her "babies."

As the "Magnolia" star grows older, her focus has been on her family of four, and she tries her best to spend as much time as she can with them.

Moore Now

Moore celebrates her 62nd birthday today, and one can help but appreciate how far she has come in her life. Despite all she has achieved, the actress has always said that her family is what is most important to her, and she has spoken about her family values in the past.

Moore was born into a family of five; her father was a military judge, and her mother was a psychiatric social worker. She had a brother and sister, and they were loved around a lot as kids, spending the majority of their teen lives in Germany.

She changed schools nine times as a child, but it just made her appreciate her family more. Thus, the importance of family was engraved in her heart as a child and she has never forgotten it, even as an adult.

Her parents raised them with a firm hand; her father was usually the one they went to for money and their needs, while their mom handled dishing out permissions. This model is one Moore has admitted she has noticed in her parenting with Freundlich.

While her kids were younger, Moore wanted nothing more than to spend time with them but because of her upbringing, which saw them move a lot, she tried to keep work around her kids so they wouldn't need to skip school or upend their lives.

Her kids are older now and are out there pursuing their dreams, but Moore still dotes over them, sharing pictures of them together on Instagram with loving captions. When she's not doing that or working, she can be found spending time with her husband.

In 2021, the pair were captured on camera enjoying a date night, and Moore looked like she had just tied the knot with the handsome director the day before.

It was a time when the coronavirus lockdown mandates had just been relaxed in the West Village. The couple had a smile on their faces and wore no masks as they walked to dinner that day.

She also shares pictures of him on her Instagram, triggering "awws" from her fans who love their love. The pair are great parents, but their kids are not the only ones who have benefited from their teamwork.

Their fans also have. Moore has performed in five out of Freundlich's eight feature films including "The Myth of Fingerprints," where they met, "World Traveler" (2001), "Trust the Man" (2005) "After the Wedding" (2019), and "With/In" (2021).

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