Veteran Actress Redgrave Delights Fans with Heartwarming Video

Last month, on July 30th, 2025, veteran actress Vanessa Redgrave, now 88 years old, captured the hearts of her fans with a charming video shared by her daughter, Joely Richardson. In the video, Redgrave is seen sitting on a bench, petting a dog and exclaiming "Hello!" as the camera approaches her.

Accompanying the video, Joely Richardson posted a caption featuring a quote from the poet Michael Leunig: "'When the heart is cut or cracked or broken, do not clutch it, let the wound lie open.' Joely explained that these words from the poem had come to her on a "simple summer morning."

Alongside the video, Joely shared a series of photos, including a selfie by a tree in a garden and an image of Leunig's book The Prayer Tree. She also shared a picture of Redgrave wearing a T-shirt celebrating World Peace Day.

Redgrave, who shared daughters Natasha and Joely with her ex-husband Tony Richardson, is also the mother of Carlo Gabriel Nero, whom she had with her husband Franco Nero. Natasha, who was married to actor Liam Neeson, tragically passed away in a ski accident in 2009 at the age of 45.

Despite the heartbreak, Redgrave's family continues to find solace in the small joys of life, as evidenced by Joely's captions about her "astonishment" at her "little apple tree" and the "deliciously edible" apples she picked from it. These moments of wonder, Joely suggests, are "enough to keep going" in the face of life's challenges.