Did you know Robert Redford's second wife Sibylle Szaggars is 20 years younger than him? Know everything about his children who died tragically

Did you know Robert Redford's second wife Sibylle Szaggars is 20 years younger than him? Know everything about his children who died tragically

With the passing of Robert Redford at age 89 on September 16, 2025, attention has also turned to his wife, Sibylle Szaggars. More than just the partner of a Hollywood icon, she is a woman who carved her own path as an artist and environmentalist long before their romance began. Born in Hamburg, Germany, Szaggars grew up with a strong connection to nature and culture, influences that later shaped both her art and her activism.

She built her career as a multimedia artist, working across painting, installation, and performance art. Her work often explored the relationship between humanity and the natural world, with exhibitions across Europe, the United States, and the Middle East. It was this deep-rooted environmental concern that defined her identity and eventually became a shared passion with Redford.

The couple met in 1996 at Sundance Mountain Resort, where she had gone skiing. Unlike many who crossed paths with the Hollywood legend, Szaggars didn’t know much about his body of work. She later admitted she had seen only a couple of his films, including Jeremiah Johnson and Barefoot in the Park. That unawareness, Redford often said, made her stand out—there was no pretence, no Hollywood agenda. Their connection began simply as two people finding common ground.

They married in 2009 in her hometown of Hamburg. The couple had age gap of 20 years. Though Redford was already one of Hollywood’s most celebrated figures, Szaggars remained intensely private, rarely giving interviews and preferring to let her art and actions speak for her. She became a stepmother to Redford’s children from his first marriage, while the couple did not have children together.

Her strongest legacy lies in her environmental and artistic work. In 2015, she founded The Way of the Rain, a nonprofit dedicated to merging art and education to raise awareness about climate change and environmental preservation. Through large-scale performances blending music, dance, film, and visual art, Szaggars used her creativity as a tool to inspire collective responsibility for the planet. Redford supported the initiative as vice president, but the vision was entirely her own.

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Despite her proximity to fame, Szaggars never chased the spotlight. She appeared at public events only when it aligned with her environmental causes or her husband’s films, such as the Cannes premiere of All Is Lost in 2013. Most of the time, she focused on her art, her nonprofit work, and her quiet life alongside Redford.

With Redford’s passing in September 2025, Szaggars is left as the keeper of both his memory and their shared mission.
Redford had four children with his first wife, Lola Van Wagenen: Scott Anthony, who tragically died of sudden infant death syndrome in 1959; Shauna Jean, born in 1960; David James, born in 1962 and lost to liver cancer in 2020; and Amy Hart, born in 1970, who went on to become an actress, director, and producer like her father. Beyond his children, Redford was also grandfather to seven grandchildren, whose lives and futures now carry forward the family’s story.