What happened to Keanu Reeves' daughter?

Last Modified May 30, 2025 02:22 EDT
What happened to Keanu Reeves' daughter?
Keanu Reeves in The Matrix (Source: Screengrab from the film)


Keanu Reeves' daughter with his late girlfriend, Jennifer Syme, was stillborn. Reeves began dating Jennifer Syme, the assistant to director David Lynch, after they met at a gathering for his band, Dogstar, in 1998. Eight months into her pregnancy, Syme gave birth to the couple's stillborn child on December 24, 1999.


Keanu Reeves is a Canadian actor and musician known for his roles in action films. He began his acting career in the Canadian television series Hangin' In (1984) before appearing in his first feature film, Youngblood (1986). He was born in Beirut, Lebanon, and grew up in Toronto, Canada. In 1999, Reeves played the role of Neo in The Matrix. He later reprised the role in the 2003 sequels, Reloaded and Revolutions, making him the highest-paid actor for a single production. In the 2005 film Constantine, he played John Constantine.


What happened to Keanu Reeves’ daughter?


Keanu Reeves and his late girlfriend, Jennifer Syme, had a stillborn daughter. Syme gave birth to the couple's stillborn child on December 24, 1999, eight months into her pregnancy.


A few weeks later, the couple split up, but they later got back together. Syme was killed on April 2, 2001, when her car struck three parked cars on Los Angeles' Cahuenga Boulevard. Syme hadn't been buckled in and had been intoxicated. Reeves informed investigators that they were dating again and that the day before the tragedy, they had brunch together in San Francisco.


Syme was buried beside their daughter, and Reeves served as a pallbearer for her. According to Dogstar pal Bret Domrose, he sought "peace and time" despite having a filming date for the Matrix sequels the following spring. According to insiders, Keanu suffered with the loss and found it "very, very difficult to cope with her death."


In an interview with BBC News to promote his science fiction book, "The Book of Elsewhere," Reeves stated, "I'm thinking about death all the time." He further stated, "Hopefully it's not crippling, but hopefully it's sensitised [us] to an appreciation of the breath we have, and the relationships that we have the potential to have."


FAQs about Keanu Reeves

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