Tatum O'Neal shares rare photo amid stroke recovery

Edward Segarra, USA TODAYMon, October 19, 2026 at 3:18 PM UTC

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After a rocky few years, Tatum O'Neal is looking on the bright side.

The Oscar-winning actress and former child star, who had a stroke in 2020 following a drug overdose, shared a rare photo of herself on social media Friday, Oct. 16.

The Instagram selfie showed the "International Velvet" star, 62, sitting in a red leather chair and smiling for the camera. "Hope," O'Neal wrote alongside a red heart emoji.

O'Neal, the daughter of Oscar-nominated actor Ryan O'Neal, had a near-fatal stroke in May 2020 after overdosing on morphine, opiates and pain medication. She was in a coma for six weeks.

In a 2023 People magazine interview, O'Neal said she "almost died" and couldn't speak when she came out of the coma. The "Bad News Bears" star said at the time that she was in recovery and had spent two years working to regain her memory.

O'Neal has shared a few glimpses at her life with fans online amid her recovery.

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In February, the "Paper Moon" actress posted a photo of herself with daughter Emily McEnroe. O'Neal leaned against McEnroe's shoulder while the mother-daughter pair beamed for the selfie.

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"Tatum and Emily for life," O'Neal wrote.

The following month, O'Neal shared a video promoting friend JB Ghuman Jr.'s children's book "The Crown with a Shadow," based on the 2025 animated short film O'Neal starred in alongside Paul Reubens, Geri Halliwell-Horner and Amanda Lepore.

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More recently, O'Neal shared her summer fun in a June Instagram post showing the actress spending time outdoors on what appeared to be a porch. O'Neal sat in a nearby chair, holding a teacup and saucer.

"I’m with my beautiful daughter," O'Neal wrote.

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Contributing: Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY

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