THE MATRIX star Keanu Reeves has a sister he has only met a few times - and she's desperate to make a relationship with her half-brother.

The 38-year-old POINT BREAK actor has a 23-year-old half-sister called EMMA ROSE REEVES, who shares the same father as the Hollywood film star.

But despite their blood ties, Keanu and the Californian $18,000 (GBP12,000)-a-year lab technician have very rarely met each other.

Emma says, "I don't want anything from him - not money, not fame by association - just to get to know my big brother. I see all his films and read all the articles about him, but it's not the same as being part of his life."

"I always felt there was a part of my life that was missing because I didn't know Keanu and his sister KIM. I was a little hurt that he didn't get in touch with me when we were younger but, to be honest, I can understand why he didn't.

"We have a strange family with a lot of difficult dynamics. And after he became well-known, I was afraid he would think I only wanted to meet him because of who he was."

18/05/2003 13:57