{"id":563,"date":"2026-07-05T02:26:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-05T02:26:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metropolitantimeshock.pics\/?p=563"},"modified":"2026-07-05T02:26:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T02:26:14","slug":"ali-macgraw-gave-up-career-for-only-son-now-at-87-she-loves-being-a-grandma-calls-motherhood-hardest-of-jobs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metropolitantimeshock.pics\/?p=563","title":{"rendered":"Ali MacGraw Gave up Career for Only Son \u2014 Now at 87 She Loves Being a Grandma & Calls Motherhood ‘Hardest of Jobs’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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After her first film appearance, Ali MacGraw bagged awards and appeared in other lead roles. But after a while, she gave up Hollywood to raise her only son with love. Today, she is the grandmother to a grandson she cherishes, even though she believes grandparenting is the “hardest of jobs.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Before becoming a movie star, Ali MacGraw, a Wellesley College graduate, worked as a photographer’s assistant and model for fashion magazines. At 31, she hit it big, appearing in “Goodbye, Columbus”, earning her first Golden Globe award.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Apart from being a successful star, she was family-oriented. MacGraw was married three times, and during her second marriage to Film Producer Robert Evans, she welcomed her only child, Josh Evans.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Ali MacGraw on March 05, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The movie star was married to Robert for three years before moving on with her third ex-husband, Steve McQueen, whom she met on the set of 1972’s “The Getaway.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The following year, the duo married and moved to Malibu alongside their kids from their previous marriages. At the time, MacGraw, already voted as the top female box office star in the world, took a break from the movie world to focus on raising her only son.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The “Goodbye, Columbus” star admitted that McQueen’s success as a movie celebrity was overwhelming, and it stopped her from working.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Ali MacGraw on May 03, 2019 in Paris, France. | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Her retirement came rather early, but she spent five years at home with her son. Despite the sacrifice, her marriage crashed, and McQueen, who died a few years later, left her with nothing (they signed a prenup).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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MacGraw’s life away from acting was like a tragic movie, but with a happy ending. In her autobiography “Moving Pictures,” the actress mentioned that her life was marred by drinking and engaging in destructive love affairs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Ali Macgraw on October 17, 2017 in New York City. | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Fortunately, in 1986, she entered the Betty Ford Center, where she witnessed the light at the end of the tunnel. Her time there was life-changing, and it redirected her to a different path. In her\u00a0words<\/a>:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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“The single biggest thing that happened to me was my newfound certainty that there is a higher power. And I began to feel an underlying peace and sense of order that I had yearned for forever.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

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Although MacGraw reunited with her “Love Story” co-star, Ryan O’Neal, she was not desperate for a movie role. The actress maintained that acting was no longer a part of her life.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Ali MacGraw and Ryan O’Neal on October 14, 2015 in Beverly Hills, California. | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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What mattered most to the Wellesley College alum was activism and helping her community. She rescued\u00a0animals<\/a>, engaged in community work and therapy, and invested time in yoga, which helped her retain her youthful beauty.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Ali Macgraw’s Relationship with Her Only Child<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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MacGraw has always had an excellent relationship with her lookalike son. During his younger years, she accepted his choices and spoke highly of him\u2014and still does.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Even though MacGraw admitted that grandparenting can be challenging and it is the “hardest of jobs,” she loves her grandson’s company and never hesitates to ask him for help when it comes to setting up a movie.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n
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Ali MacGraw on October 14, 2015 in Beverly Hills, California. | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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In 1991, while visiting his mom in Santa Monica, Josh was accompanied by his then-girlfriend, Natasha Wagner,\u00a0Natalie Wood<\/a>\u00a0and Robert Wagner’s daughter. Following the visit, the proud mom\u00a0blurted<\/a>:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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“He’s so wonderful. He’s my favorite human being on the planet, and he goes out with a girl I’m nuts about. Their relationship is so much about, among other things, friendship and respect.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

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Today, Josh is a happily married man with a child whom he shares with Roxy Saint, his current wife. He was formerly married to Charis Michelsen.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Ali MacGraw in New York City on April 24, 2013. | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Apart from faring well in his love life, he inherited his parents’ performance genes. Josh has a\u00a0great career\u00a0<\/a>as a director and actor in Hollywood. His notable works include “The Doors,” “The Prince of Air,” and “Born on the Fourth of July.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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In 2019, the legendary movie producer, Robert, died, and he was mourned by his ex-wife, MacGraw, and their son, via a joint statement that\u00a0read<\/a>:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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“Our son, Joshua, and I will miss Bob tremendously, and we are so very proud of his enormous contribution to the film Industry. He will be remembered as a giant.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

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Ali MacGraw in Santa Fe, New Mexico in 2014. | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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While Robert was alive, the “Love Story” actress never passed up a chance to celebrate him with her son. In 2012, when he was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, they celebrated him by kneeling on the spot.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Ali Macgraw Is a Grandmother to Her Only Grandson<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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Apart from being a compassionate ex-wife and a proud mother, MacGraw is also a loving grandmother who relishes spending time with her only grandson, Jackson.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Ali MacGraw in New York, NY, United States in 2006. | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Josh and Saint married two years after their son’s birth, and they have been together for about a decade. Fortunately, they are blessed with the “Love Story” actress, who is entirely into her role as a grandmother.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Even though MacGraw admitted that grandparenting can be challenging and it is the “hardest of jobs,” she loves her grandson’s company and never hesitates to ask him for help when it comes to setting up a movie.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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When she is not around Jackson, the “Goodbye, Columbus” star has her hands busy, working with Ibu, an organization based in South Carolina that motivates self-sufficiency in women through their skills (with textiles). As an ambassador for the brand, she released a collection tagged “ali4ibu.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Producer Robert Evans, actress Ali MacGraw and Josh on May 23, 2002 in Hollywood, CA. | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The former model met Ibu Founder Susan Hull Walker in her longtime adopted hometown, Santa Fe, New Mexico. They connected while attending the Santa Fe International Folk Art Market.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Soon, the women worked together, creating clothes of all shapes and sizes while including fabrics from different cultures. About her time with the brand, she claimed that it corrects the balance in cultures, adding:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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“I love the authenticity of it. I love the heart of it\u2026 love what this is about.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

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Ali MacGraw and Josh Evans in California, 1978. | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Hull Walker echoed her sentiment, explaining, “She’s lived her life a life of service. She is a style icon who has always dressed in an ‘ibu-like’ way.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Amid her life of fulfillment, helping women find independence by creating opportunities while appreciating culture, MacGraw feels complete by being a mother to her son and a\u00a0grandmother\u00a0<\/a>to Jackson \u2014 her two favorite humans whose photos hang on her fridge.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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