Laura Linney becomes first time mom at 49

**mjw** · January 18th, 2014, 08:25 AM

Laura Linney sure knows how to keep a secret!

The actress, 49, recently became a mom after giving birth to a baby boy on Wednesday, Jan. 8, her rep confirms to PEOPLE exclusively.

Son Bennett Armistead Schauer is the first child for Linney and her husband Marc Schauer.

The couple became engaged in 2007 and were married in May 2009.

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**Daphne** · January 18th, 2014, 09:35 AM

Good for them! They picked a nice name. Armistead must be for Armistead Maupin since Linney was in Tales of the City.

**laynes** · January 18th, 2014, 09:41 AM

Wow! Congratulations to them. I've always liked her and it's amazing she was able to get away with this secret.

**sluce** · January 18th, 2014, 09:46 AM

I love her and believe she is one of the most under-rated actors of this generation. Best wishes to her even though we all know she HAD to have used donor eggs.

**Brookie** · January 18th, 2014, 10:28 AM

OMG, those OLD eggs she used! How selfish and stupid of them! At her advanced age!

Okay, now that that's out of the way - YAY and congratulations.

**ZabriskiePoint** · January 18th, 2014, 10:39 AM

Congrats! And yes, she's a very under-rated actress.

**Jana** · January 18th, 2014, 10:44 AM

Awww congrats to them!

**KrisNine** · January 18th, 2014, 12:25 PM

I thought I read something about her recently where she was saying how she thought she waited too long to start a family and missed the opportunity. Maybe not.

Congrats.

**czb** · January 18th, 2014, 12:32 PM

Originally Posted by Brookie

OMG, those OLD eggs she used! How selfish and stupid of them! At her advanced age!

Okay, now that that's out of the way - YAY and congratulations.

well they weren't OLD eggs since she likely bought fresh, young ones. you know, like everyone over 38 does. ...

congrats to her! hope she had an easy pregnancy.

**MohandasKGanja** · January 18th, 2014, 12:32 PM

I'm very happy for that super hot (and talented) Ginger!

**badgers!** · January 18th, 2014, 01:02 PM

Good for them!

You know, i used to be in the "those selfish assholes" camp because they're "too old". A few posters here had parents who are the products of parents that were too old. Then I realized that I was the asshole. So see, sometimes you can change some anonymous internet jerk's mind.

**Laurent** · January 18th, 2014, 01:08 PM

I love this story. Congrats to them.

**yanna** · January 18th, 2014, 01:51 PM

I had a coworker whose mum had him at 54. Totally natural pregnancy too. It took forever for her to reach menopause, pretty sure it was after 60. So, who knows?