Ally Sheedy Says She 'Learned a Lot' from Her Son Beckett's Trans Journey

Photo: Courtesy of Ally Sheedy When it came time for Ally Sheedy to prepare for her new role on Freeform’sSingle Drunk Female, there was a small parallel to her own life: her onscreen daughter is the same age as her real-life son. “This is a good phase right now,” says Sheedy, 59, of life as a mom to Beckett, 27, her son with her ex-husband, actor David Lansbury. “He’s very independent.

Allyson Felix and Athleta Providing $200K to Help Mom Athletes with Child Care During Olympics

Photo: Steph Chambers/Getty Allyson Felixhas fellow athletes who are moms covered. Partnering with her sponsor Athleta theWomen’s Sports Foundation, the 35-year-old track and field star — who has six Olympic gold medals under her belt and will compete at the upcoming Tokyo games — will provide $200,000 in grants to professional athletes who are moms, to help with covering child care costs while they compete. Among the first group of recipients for the Power of She Fund: Child Care Grants are six athletes traveling to the Tokyo Olympics, each getting $10,000.

Allyson Felix Announces She's Retiring After 2022 Season: 'Given Everything I Have to Running'

Allyson Felix, the most decorated American track and field athlete of all time, has announced she will be retiring after the 2022 season. On Wednesday, the 36-year-old shared the news in a heartfeltInstagrampost, telling fans that she’s given the sport everything she has and will spend her final season simply enjoying the track. “As a little girl they called chicken legs, never in my wildest dreams would I have imagined I’d have a career like this,” Felix wrote.

Allyson Felix Arrives at Her First Met Gala in Fendi Ballgown Adorned with 240,000 Ostrich Feathers

The most decorated U.S. Olympic track and field athlete is here! Allyson Felixhas arrived at theMetropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute Gala, trading in her running spikes for a pair of heels. Representing Athleta withSimone Bilesand Gap Inc. CEO Sonia Sygnal, she arrived at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in a Fendi Couture ballgown from the Fall/Winter 2021 collection. On behalf of Felix and Biles, Athleta donated $50,000 toThe Power of She Fund, supporting women and girls in their limitless potential.

Allyson Felix Caps Off Fifth and Final Games with Gold Medal in 4x400m Women's Relay at Tokyo Olympics

Allyson Felix chased down her 11th Olympic medal in the women’s 4x400m relay — now becoming the most decorated Olympic track athlete, man or woman, in U.S. history. Each woman on the 4x400m relay team had already won individual medals in Tokyo. For more on Allyson Felix’s 4x400m women’s relay gold win and other top stories, listen below toour daily podcast PEOPLE Every Day. McLaughlin, 22, not only won gold in the 400m hurdles, but she also set a new world record.