Joely Richardson Shares Rare Video of Mom Vanessa Redgrave Relaxing

Joely Richardson is giving fans a rare glimpse into her life with her mother, Vanessa Redgrave.

On Wednesday, July 31, the Nip/Tuck star, 60, shared a candid Instagram video of the iconic actress and activist, 88, sitting outside in her garden, petting her dog as she enjoys the outdoors.

“Darling. A little video?” Redgrave asks in the short clip with a laugh, before greeting the viewers: “Hello!”

Also in her Instagram post, Richardson shared a selfie of herself in the garden, a photo of Michael Leunig’s book The Prayer Tree, and a photo of a white t-shirt celebrating World Peace Day, which Redgrave was wearing in her video.

“‘When the heart is cut or cracked or broken, do not clutch it, let the wound lie open.’ Leunig,” Richardson began her caption. “For some reason, these words from the poem came to me — simple summer morning.”

“Mum wearing my PEACE t-shirt. Bare feet on grass, and astonishment at my little apple tree. It’s about two feet tall, and I picked eight apples off it that day, all deliciously edible. Small wonders. Enough to keep going,” Richardson finished. “One foot in front of other.”

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Redgrave, who has starred in dozens of award-winning films and TV shows including Julia, Howards End, Atonement and more over her decades-long career, is mother to Joely and the late Natasha Richardson, both of whom she shares with her ex Tony Richardson, who died in 1991 at age 63. She’s also mom to Carlo Gabriel Nero, who she shares with husband Franco Nero, 83.

In May, Redgrave shared a statement that appeared on Joely’s Instagram as she and Joely reflected on Natasha’s birthday. In the caption of her post, Joely shared a quote from her mother about Natasha, who died suddenly after a ski accident during a vacation with her husband, Liam Neeson, and their two sons, at 45 years old in 2009.

“This is what she dictated to me,” Joely said, writing down an anecdote her mom shared regarding how she and Tony Richardson came to name Natasha.

“We were in Greece. We sat drinking our coffees in Constitution Square,” Vanessa told Joely. “Tony said if the baby was a boy we should call him Tom. I said if she was a girl I would like her to be called Natasha after Tolstoy‘s War and Peace. Our Natasha, as yes she was a girl, came swimming out of my womb ready for anything.”

“I can’t believe that she isn’t swimming somewhere now , in one of the pools or seas we explored. I will never be reconciled to her dying in the snow, and I’m sure that every mother who has lost a child will have that pain always,” the Oscar winner added.

Last year, the screen legend also made a public appearance alongside her daughter when she attended the Roksanda Spring 2025 ready-to-wear fashion show at London’s Space House. For the runway outing in September, the actress wore a cream-colored peacoat and black trousers, as she and Richardson posed for a few photos.

Richardson wore a pink coat-and-skirt combo as she stood next to her mother for what marked a rare public outing for Redgrave — who has previously taken part in London Fashion Week festivities throughout the years.