Matthew and Camila McConaughey Celebrate Daughter Vida's 15th Birthday with Touching Tributes: 'We Love You So Much'

Mar. 15, 2025

Matthew and Camila McConaughey; their daughter Vida.Photo:Getty;Matthew McConaughey /Instagram

Getty;Matthew McConaughey /Instagram

Matthew McConaugheyand his wifeCamilaare celebrating a special family occasion!

On Saturday, Jan. 4, theInsterstellaractor, 55, and the model, 41, each shared posts on their respective Instagram pages in honor of their daughter Vida’s 15th birthday — and they included some adorable photos of the teen as a young child.

Inhis post, proud dad Matthew shared a photo of Vida playing in the dirt as a kid, writing in the caption: “Vida. 15 years. Thanks for being my tech guru, so savvy, and for loving to grow things.”

The actor finished his post with a heartfelt “Love Papai,” using the Portuguese word for “daddy,” as Camila is originally from Brazil.

Vida McConaughey.Camila McConaughey/Instagram

Camila McConaughey/Instagram

The final photo in Camila’s post features the mother-daughter duo smiling and posing together for a selfie.

“Yesterday this force of a girl turned 15! May you never forget that the first person to love is YOU…. Your name says it all…Vida!” Camila wrote in the caption.

“We love you so much words can not express!” she added, along with several heart emojis.

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The couple’s oldest child, 16-year-old sonLevi, also shared anInstagram postcelebrating his sister’s birthday. He included a photo showing the sibling pair dressed as Tinker Bell and Batman on Halloween, as well as a snapshot of them hugging as toddlers.

“Happy 15th birthday sis love you ❤️,” Levi wrote.

Camila and Vida McConaughey.Camila McConaughey/Instagram

Vida — who was born in 2010 — occasionally makes cameos on her parents' social media accounts and also has recently been making more public appearances with them. In June 2024, sheaccompanied Camila to an Hermès Birkin eventin New York City, and the pair wore matching red looks.

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Matthew has previously been candid about his love of fatherhood, telling PEOPLE in April 2024 that being a dad has made him “a better actor.”

“Having children, I know, has made me a better artist and has made me a better actor, because kids see things for the first time all the time. Their questions are innocent,” he said, citing his time on the HBO seriesTrue Detective.

Matthew continued, “I cannot tell them what the show’s really about, it’s not age-appropriate. So I have to go into a parable for them. … I had to become a better storyteller to tell my kids about a good guy, a bad guy and a monster.”

In February 2019, the star told PEOPLE that he thinks of his sons and daughter as his “living legacy.”

“I’ve got a large hand in shepherding my three children up until they’re 18 and out of the house,” he said at the time. “Yeah, see if I hold on to my words in a few years. That’s the thing I think I do most honorably is having three autonomous, conscientious, confident children.”

source: people.com