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Vanessa Redgrave CBE | |
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 Redgrave at the Berlin Film Festival, 2011 | |
| Born | (1937-01-30) 30 January 1937 Greenwich, London, England |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1956–present |
| Spouse(s) | Tony Richardson (m. 1962–1967, divorced) Franco Nero (m. 2006–present) |
| Children | Natasha Richardson (dead) Joely Richardson Carlo Gabriel Nero |
| Parent(s) | Michael Redgrave (dead) Rachel Kempson (dead) |
| Relatives | Corin Redgrave (brother, dead) Lynn Redgrave (sister, dead) Jemma Redgrave (niece) |
Vanessa Redgrave (Blackheath, London, England, 30 January 1937) is an English actress She is active in theatre, movies and television.
Life and career |
Born in a theatrical family, her father was actor Sir Michael Redgrave (1908-1985). Her mother was actress Rachel Kempson (1910-2003). Her brother Corin Redgrave (1939-2010) and sister Lynn Redgrave (1943-2010) were both actors. She began her career in theatre in 1958 with the Royal Shakespeare Company.
She made her movie debut in 1966 in Morgan, a Suitable Case for Treatment, followed by Blowup.
In 1967, she appeared in the musical Camelot, opposite Richard Harris. Other notable movies have included; The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968), Isadora (1969), The Devils (1970), The Trojan Women (1971), Mary Queen of Scots (1972), Murder on the Orient-Express (1974), Julia (1977), for which she won an Academy Award for best supporting actress, Agatha (1979), The Bostonians (1984), Wetherby (1985), Howard Ends (1992), Mrs Dalloway (1997), etc.
On television, she appeared in Playing for Time in 1981, which won her an Emmy Award for best actress, as well as in the teleseries Peter The Great (1986) and Young Catherine (1991).
In 2010 she received the BAFTA Academy Fellowship Award, a lifetime achievement award.
Redgrave was married to movie director Tony Richardson from 1962 until 1967, with whom she had two daughters: actresses Natasha Richardson (1963-2009) and Joely Richardson (b. 1965). She has a son, Carlo Gabriel Nero (b. 1969) with Italian actor Franco Nero, whom she married in 2006.
Filmography |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1958 | Behind the Mask | Pamela Gray | |
| 1966 | Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment | Leonie Delt | Cannes Film Festival Best Actress Award Nominated – Academy Award for Best Actress Nominated – BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy |
| 1966 | A Man For All Seasons | Anne Boleyn | |
| 1966 | Blowup | Unnamed | |
| 1967 | Camelot | Guinevere |
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| 1968 | The Charge of the Light Brigade | Mrs. Clarissa Morris | |
| 1968 | The Sea Gull | Nina | |
| 1968 | Isadora | Isadora Duncan | Cannes Film Festival Best Actress Award National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress Nominated – Academy Award for Best Actress Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama |
| 1969 | Oh! What a Lovely War | Sylvia Pankhurst | |
| 1969 | A Quiet Place in the Country | Flavia | |
| 1970 | Dropout | Mary | |
| 1970 | A Mother with Two Children Expecting Her Third |
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| 1971 | Mary, Queen of Scots | Mary, Queen of Scots |
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| 1971 | The Devils | Sister Jeanne | |
| 1971 | Vacation | Immacolata Meneghelli | Italian: La vacanza |
| 1971 | The Trojan Women | Andromache | |
| 1973 | A Picture of Katherine Mansfield | Katherine Mansfield | Television film |
| 1974 | Murder on the Orient Express | Mary Debenham | |
| 1975 | Out of Season | Ann | |
| 1976 | The Seven-Per-Cent Solution | Lola Deveraux | |
| 1977 | Julia | Julia |
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| 1979 | Agatha | Agatha Christie | |
| 1979 | Yanks | Helen | |
| 1979 | Bear Island | Heddi Lindguist | |
| 1981 | Playing for Time | Fania Fenelon | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress – Miniseries or a Movie |
| 1982 | My Body, My Child | Leenie Cabrezi | Television film |
| 1983 | Sing Sing | Queen | |
| 1983 | Wagner | Cosima Wagner | Had a limited theatrical release; better known as a television mini-series; 2011 re-released as a feature film on DVD |
| 1984 | The Bostonians | Olive Chancellor |
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| 1985 | Wetherby | Jean Travers | National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress |
| 1985 | Three Sovereigns for Sarah | Sarah Cloyce | |
| 1985 | Steaming | Nancy | |
| 1986 | Comrades | Mrs. Carlyle | |
| 1986 | Peter the Great | Sophia | Nominated – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress – Miniseries or a Movie |
| 1986 | Second Serve | Richard Radley / Renee Richards |
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| 1987 | Prick Up Your Ears | Peggy Ramsay |
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| 1988 | Consuming Passions | Mrs. Garza | |
| 1988 | A Man for All Seasons | Lady Alice More | Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film |
| 1990 | Romeo.Juliet | Mother Capulet | |
| 1990 | Breath of Life | Sister Crucifix | Italian: Diceria dell'untore |
| 1990 | Pokhorony Stalina | English journalist | |
| 1990 | Orpheus Descending | Lady Torrance | Television film |
| 1991 | The Ballad of the Sad Cafe | Miss Amelia | |
| 1991 | Young Catherine | Empress Elizabeth | Nominated – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress – Miniseries or a Movie |
| 1991 | What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? | Blanche Hudson | Television film |
| 1992 | Howards End | Ruth Wilcox | Nominated – Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress |
| 1993 | A Wall of Silence | Kate Benson | Spanish: Un Muro de Silencio |
| 1993 | The House of the Spirits | Nivea del Valle | |
| 1993 | Sparrow | Sister Agata | Italian: Storia di una capinera |
| 1993 | Great Moments in Aviation | Dr. Angela Bead | |
| 1993 | They | Florence Latimer |
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| 1994 | Mother's Boys | Lydia Madigan | |
| 1994 | Little Odessa | Irina Shapira | Volpi Cup |
| 1995 | A Month by the Lake | Miss Bentley | Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy |
| 1995 | The Wind in the Willows | Narrator | Television Film |
| 1996 | Mission: Impossible | Max | |
| 1996 | Two Mothers for Zachary | Nancy Shaffell | Television film |
| 1997 | Smilla's Sense of Snow | Elsa Lubing | |
| 1997 | Wilde | Lady Speranza Wilde | |
| 1997 | Mrs. Dalloway | Mrs. Clarissa Dalloway | |
| 1997 | Déjà Vu | Skelly | |
| 1997 | Bella Mafia | Graziella Luciano | Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film |
| 1998 | Deep Impact | Robin Lerner | |
| 1998 | Lulu on the Bridge | Catherine Moore | |
| 1999 | Cradle Will Rock | Countess Constance LaGrange | |
| 1999 | Uninvited | Mrs. Ruttenburn | |
| 1999 | Girl, Interrupted | Dr. Sonia Wick | |
| 2000 | If These Walls Could Talk 2 | Edith Tress (segment "1961") |
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| 2000 | Mirka | Kalsan | |
| 2000 | A Rumor of Angels | Maddy Bennett | |
| 2001 | The Pledge | Annalise Hansen | |
| 2001 | Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story | Countess Wilhelmina/Narrator | |
| 2002 | The Gathering Storm | Clementine Churchill | Television film
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| 2002 | Crime and Punishment | Rodian's Mother | |
| 2002 | Searching for Debra Winger | Herself | Documentary |
| 2002 | The Locket | Esther Huish | Television film |
| 2003 | Byron | Lady Melbourne | Television film |
| 2003 | Good Boy! | The Greater Dane | |
| 2004 | The Fever | Woman | Also Executive Producer Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie |
| 2004–2009 | Nip/Tuck | Dr. Erica Noughton | Television series; 10 episodes |
| 2005 | The Keeper: The Legend of Omar Khayyam | The Heiress | |
| 2005 | Short Order | Marianne | |
| 2005 | The White Countess | Vera Belinskya | |
| 2006 | The Thief Lord | Sister Antonia | |
| 2006 | Venus | Valerie | Nominated – British Independent Film Award for Best Supporting Actress |
| 2006 | The Shell Seekers | Penelope Keeling | Television film |
| 2007 | The Riddle | Roberta Elliot | |
| 2007 | How About You | Georgia Platts | |
| 2007 | Evening | Ann Lord | |
| 2007 | Atonement | Older Briony Tallis |
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| 2008 | Restraint | Sky News Reader | |
| 2008 | Ein Job | Hannah Silbergrau | Television film |
| 2008 | Gud, lukt och henne | ||
| 2009 | Eva | Eva | |
| 2009 | The Day of the Triffids | Durrant | Television miniseries |
| 2010 | Letters to Juliet | Claire Smith-Wyman |
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| 2010 | The Whistleblower | Madeleine Rees | |
| 2010 | Miral | Bertha Spafford | |
| 2010 | Animals United | Winnie | Voice Only (English Version) |
| 2011 | Coriolanus | Volumnia |
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| 2011 | Cars 2 | Mama Topolino/Queen | Voice Only |
| 2011 | Anonymous | Queen Elizabeth I |
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| 2012 | Song for Marion | Marion | Filming[1] |
Reference |
↑ Gemma Arterton, Vanessa Redgrave to star in Williams' Song For Marion Screen Daily. 8 July 2011
The Illustrated Who's Who of the Cinema, Lloyd, Fuller & Desser, Portland House, New York, 1987.
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- Golden Globe Award winning actors
- Screen Actors Guild Award winners
- Tony Award winning actors
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