Tatum O’Neal steps out with family ahead of 63rd birthday years after near-fatal stroke
Tatum O’Neal was seen at a Los Angeles fan convention with her daughter, Emily McEnroe, and son-in-law, Tim Massarelli, ahead of her 63rd birthday on 5 November. She walked with the aid of a cane, more than six years after a near-fatal stroke.
O’Neal’s son Kevin said in a 2023 interview that the family feared she might not survive after she suffered multiple seizures and cardiac arrest and spent six weeks in a coma. The stroke followed an overdose involving morphine, opiates and pain medication; her son linked her medication misuse to chronic pain and isolation during the pandemic. O’Neal won the Academy Award for best supporting actress for *Paper Moon* in 1974, aged 10.
In short
- Tatum O’Neal was seen out with family in Los Angeles.
- She walked with a cane ahead of her 63rd birthday.
- Her 2020 stroke followed an overdose and six-week coma.
Explained simply
Tatum O’Neal is an American actor who won the Academy Award for best supporting actress in 1974, aged 10, for the film Paper Moon. She is the daughter of actor Ryan O’Neal and has three children, including Emily and Kevin.
In 2020, O’Neal suffered a stroke after an overdose involving morphine, opiates and pain medication. Her son Kevin later said she had multiple seizures and cardiac arrest, and spent six weeks in a coma; he linked her medication misuse to chronic pain and isolation during the pandemic.
Her recovery and public appearances have drawn attention because the stroke was life-threatening and left her needing support as she walks. The story also touches on the longer-term effects of serious illness and medication misuse.