Woody Allen is generally reported to have five children, though their relationships with him and with each other are complex and often strained.

How many children does Woody Allen have?

Most reliable biographical sources list Woody Allen as the father of five children in total.

  • One biological child
  • Four adopted or co‑adopted children

Because of long‑running family conflict and public allegations, different family members describe those relationships very differently, and some have distanced themselves from him.

The children most often named

With Mia Farrow

During his long relationship with actor Mia Farrow, Allen is widely described as the father (biological or co‑adoptive) of three children in her household:

  1. Moses Farrow
    • Born 1978, adopted from Korea by Mia Farrow and later co‑adopted by Woody Allen.
 * As an adult, he has worked as a therapist, with a focus on adoption and trauma, and has publicly defended Allen while accusing Mia Farrow of abuse, sharply contradicting his sister Dylan’s account.
  1. Dylan O’Sullivan Farrow
    • Born 1985, adopted by Mia and later co‑adopted by Allen.
 * She has long alleged that Allen sexually abused her as a child, a charge he denies; no criminal conviction resulted, but the case and later the HBO series _Allen v. Farrow_ kept the accusations in the spotlight.
  1. Ronan Farrow (Satchel Ronan Farrow)
    • Born December 19, 1987, in New York; commonly identified as Allen’s only biological child.
 * He became a prominent journalist and won a Pulitzer Prize in 2018 for reporting on sexual misconduct allegations against Harvey Weinstein, and he has been publicly estranged from Allen for years.

There has also been public speculation (even joked about by Mia Farrow) that Ronan might biologically be Frank Sinatra’s son, but no public DNA test has settled that, so most mainstream profiles still list him as Allen’s biological child.

With Soon‑Yi Previn

After Allen’s relationship with Mia Farrow ended, he later married Soon‑Yi Previn, who had been adopted by Mia Farrow and her then‑husband André Previn. Allen has always denied he was a parental figure to her, while critics point to the power imbalance and family context.

With Soon‑Yi, Allen is reported to have two daughters, both adopted:

  1. Bechet (often “Bechet Dumaine”) Allen
    • Born 1998, adopted from China.
 * She has largely stayed out of the spotlight; some reports note her attending Bard College and occasionally appearing publicly with her parents.
  1. Manzie Tio Allen
    • Born 2000, also adopted, sometimes described as originally from China.
 * Named in part after musicians Manzie Johnson and Lorenzo Tio, she, like Bechet, has generally kept a low public profile.

Why this topic is sensitive

Discussions about Woody Allen’s children intersect with:

  • Abuse allegations and contested narratives : Dylan Farrow’s allegations, Moses Farrow’s opposing account, and Allen’s denials create a highly polarized public record.
  • Family privacy vs. public scrutiny : Many of these children grew up under intense media attention and remain subjects of documentaries, articles, YouTube videos, and forum debates.
  • Ethical reporting : Commentators emphasize relying on verifiable records, acknowledging what is unknown, and avoiding sensationalizing painful family disputes.

Because of this, it’s important to:

  • Stick to facts that come from reputable reporting or direct statements.
  • Recognize that we do not have full access to private family dynamics.
  • Avoid treating any of the children purely as characters in a scandal rather than as individuals.

Very brief “where are they now” snapshot

Public, high‑level picture (noting that details can change over time):

  • Ronan Farrow – High‑profile journalist and author, influential in the #MeToo era, generally estranged from Allen.
  • Dylan Farrow – Writer and advocate who continues to speak about her abuse allegations and about survivors more broadly.
  • Moses Farrow – Therapist specializing in adoption‑related trauma, publicly supportive of Allen and critical of Mia Farrow.
  • Bechet and Manzie Allen – Allen and Soon‑Yi’s adopted daughters, mostly private, occasionally covered in pieces about the family or seen at public events.

Information gathered from public forums or data available on the internet and portrayed here.