Shauna Redford: Where is Robert Redford’s daughter Today?

Shauna Redford is the daughter of Robert Redford and Lola Van Wagenen. Shauna Redford’s father is an American actor, director, and activist. He is the recipient of various accolades, including two Academy Awards, a British Academy Film Award, two Golden Globe Awards, the Cecil B. DeMille Award, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. He is known for films such as Barefoot in the Park, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Jeremiah Johnson and The Sting.

Shauna Redford’s mother, Van Wagenen is an American historian. In 1970 she co-founded Consumer Action Now, a non-profit educational organization, and in 1995 co-founded Clio Visualizing History, Inc. to promote history education.

Shauna Redford: Bio Summary

What does Shauna Redford do?

Shauna Redford was born on 15 November 1960, in the United States of America to her parents Robert Redford and Lola Van Wagenen. As of 2024, she is 64 years old. Shauna is a painter, but probably better known for being the daughter of retired actor Robert Redford. Her father rose to fame during the 1960s, and had a prolific career filled with film hits from the ‘60s up to the early-2010s.

While Shauna didn’t follow in her dad’s Hollywood footsteps, she did pave a prosperous career as a painter.

Shauna Redford is not the only child of her parents. The Academy Award winner and Lola Van Wagenen who was an American historian tied the knot in 1958. Shortly after, they welcomed their eldest son, Scott Anthony Redford, in September 1959. Tragically, the couple’s first child died in infancy just two months after his birth.

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Robert and Lola didn’t give up on becoming parents, however, they went on to have Shauna, who arrived in 1960, followed closely by a son James Redford in 1962. They later completed their family with the birth of their youngest daughter, Amy Redford, in 1970. For the next 15 years, the Way We Were star and the Clio Visualizing History, Inc. cofounder raised their three children together. However, they ended their marriage in 1985.

Robert Redford’s daughter became involved in a murder investigation

While Robert Redford’s daughter, Shauna tried to stay away from media attention many eyes turned towards her during her college days, when she became involved in a murder investigation.

The victim was her boyfriend at college, a man named Sid Wells whom she was classmates with at the University of Colorado. The two had been together for three years until in 1983 he was discovered dead, shot in the head at his home, a condominium near the university.

An autopsy showed Shauna’s boyfriend was shot execution-style at point-blank range in the back of the head with a 20-gauge shotgun. The case remains unresolved.

Robert Redford’s daughter Shauna Redford then 22 years old was grief-stricken for a long period, and couldn’t function properly, including studying, however, she graduated with an art degree in 1985.

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She and her father appeared during Wells’s funeral. Shauna Redford was eventually able to move on and focus on her painting career. She’s had a bit of success, though the media doesn’t track her actions so much compared to her father. She continues to appear publicly but attention on her lessened, especially after her father retired.

Shauna Redford is married to Eric Schlosser

Today, the popular actor’s daughter met and started a relationship with Eric Schlosser. In October 1985 the New York Times reported that Shauna and Eric Schlosser got married at her parents’ home in Provo Canyon, Utah. Their ceremony was performed by a Utah State Supreme Court judge and former Salt Lake City mayor Ted Wilson.

Shauna’s husband Eric Schlosser is an author, professor, and producer. He is known for his work on the book “Fast Food Nation”. The couple have two children together-  Mica Schlosser and Conor Schlosser. The family often posts a few photos online, though she has remained out of the spotlight. She remains close to both her parents, even as they all live very different lives. To avoid any attention, she doesn’t have any public online accounts.

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Shauna Redford’s brother, James, who is also known by his nickname “Jamie,” and Amy became quite successful in their own right as they pursued Hollywood careers like their dad. Sadly, James, Shauna Redford’s brother died at age 58 following a years-long battle with liver cancer in mid-October 2020.

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In his 2011 biography, Shauna Redford’s father explained why he kept the death of his son as private as possible. “I was not into shared soul searching,” he wrote. “In that regard, I was and remain a loner. I like to face the issues alone.” As of 2024, Celebritynetworth.com estimates Shauna Redford’s father Robert Redford to have a net worth of $200 million.