Vanessa Redgrave

Vanessa Redgrave

Date of Birth:

Jan 30, 1937

Place of Birth:

Greenwich, London, England, UK

Vanessa Redgrave CBE (born 30 January 1937) is an English actress and political activist.  Redgrave rose to prominence in 1961 playing Rosalind in the Shakespeare comedy As You Like It with the Royal Shakespeare Company and has since starred in more than 35 productions in London's West End and on Broadway, winning the 1984 Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Revival for The Aspern Papers, and the 2003 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for the revival of Long Day's Journey into Night. She also received Tony nominations for The Year of Magical Thinking and Driving Miss Daisy.

On screen she has starred in scores of films and is a six-time Oscar nominee, winning the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for the title role in the film Julia (1977). Her other nominations were for Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment (1966), Isadora (1968), Mary, Queen of Scots (1971), The Bostonians (1984), and Howards End (1992). Among her other films are A Man for All Seasons (1966), Blowup (1966), Camelot (1967), The Devils (1971), Murder on the Orient Express (1974), Prick Up Your Ears (1987), Mission: Impossible (1996), Atonement (2007), Coriolanus (2011), and The Butler (2013). Redgrave was proclaimed by Arthur Miller and Tennessee Williams as "the greatest living actress of our times", and has won the Oscar, Emmy, Tony, BAFTA, Olivier, Cannes, Golden Globe, and the Screen Actors Guild awards.

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filmography:

A Sunday in September A Sunday in September

1961

Elio Petri: Notes About a Filmmaker Elio Petri: Notes About a Filmmaker

2005

The Last Will and Testament of Rosalind Leigh The Last Will and Testament of Rosalind Leigh

2012

The Sailor from Gibraltar The Sailor from Gibraltar

1967

On Our Way On Our Way

2023

Merchant Ivory Merchant Ivory

2024

Smilla's Sense of Snow Smilla's Sense of Snow

1997

Last Will. & Testament Last Will. & Testament

2012

Mirka Mirka

2000

Ein Job Ein Job

2008

Cradle Will Rock Cradle Will Rock

1999

The Nest The Nest

1970

A Wall of Silence A Wall of Silence

1993

The Wound and the Gift The Wound and the Gift

2014

Entree Des Artists Entree Des Artists

2020

Michael Redgrave: My Father Michael Redgrave: My Father

1997

My Body, My Child My Body, My Child

1982

The Go-Between The Go-Between

2015

The Secret Scripture The Secret Scripture

2017

The Ghost of Richard Harris The Ghost of Richard Harris

2022

The Body The Body

1970

Consuming Passions Consuming Passions

1988

Stalin's Funeral Stalin's Funeral

1990

The Sea Gull The Sea Gull

1968

Behind the Mask Behind the Mask

1958

What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

1991

Exile in Buyukada Exile in Buyukada

2000

Vacation Vacation

1971

Electric Burma: The Concert for Aung San Suu Kyi - Words I Never Said Electric Burma: The Concert for Aung San Suu Kyi - Words I Never Said

2016

Dealing and Wheeling in Small Arms Dealing and Wheeling in Small Arms

2007

Looking for Richard Looking for Richard

1996

Second Serve Second Serve

1986

Two Mothers for Zachary Two Mothers for Zachary

1996

They They

1993

The Ballad of the Sad Cafe The Ballad of the Sad Cafe

1991

The Thirteenth Tale The Thirteenth Tale

2013

Orpheus Descending Orpheus Descending

1990

The Thief Lord The Thief Lord

2006

As You Like It As You Like It

1963

Escape to Life: The Erika and Klaus Mann Story Escape to Life: The Erika and Klaus Mann Story

2001

Alida Valli: In Her Own Words Alida Valli: In Her Own Words

2021

Letters to Juliet Letters to Juliet

2010

And the Oscar Goes To... And the Oscar Goes To...

2014

Three Sovereigns for Sarah Three Sovereigns for Sarah

1985

Red, White, and Zero Red, White, and Zero

1979

No Arks No Arks

1969

Mrs Lowry & Son Mrs Lowry & Son

2019

Restraint Restraint

2008

Katherine Jenkins Christmas Spectacular Katherine Jenkins Christmas Spectacular

2020

God, Smell and Her God, Smell and Her

2009

The Fifth War The Fifth War

1980

Maggie Maggie

1964

Nothing Like a Dame Nothing Like a Dame

2018

Searching for Debra Winger Searching for Debra Winger

2002

The Lost Girls The Lost Girls

2022

Finding You Finding You

2021

Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold

2017

Red and Blue Red and Blue

1968

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

1984

The Keeper: The Legend of Omar Khayyam The Keeper: The Legend of Omar Khayyam

2005

Uninvited Uninvited

2000

Thank You, Doctor Rey Thank You, Doctor Rey

2004

Breath of Life Breath of Life

1990

Almeida Theatre Live: Richard III Almeida Theatre Live: Richard III

2016

Hell on Earth: The Desecration & Resurrection of The Devils Hell on Earth: The Desecration & Resurrection of The Devils

2002

The Estate The Estate

1970

Dropout Dropout

1970

Sea Sorrow Sea Sorrow

2017

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Love's Sweet Song The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Love's Sweet Song

2000

Romeo.Juliet Romeo.Juliet

1990

A Mother with Two Children Expecting Her Third A Mother with Two Children Expecting Her Third

1970

The Aspern Papers The Aspern Papers

2019

Right to Work March Right to Work March

1972

Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool

2017

Georgetown Georgetown

2019

A Man for All Seasons A Man for All Seasons

1988

Out of Season Out of Season

1975

Venus Venus

2006

A Month by the Lake A Month by the Lake

1995

How About You... How About You...

2007

The Bostonians The Bostonians

1984

Tonite Let's All Make Love in London Tonite Let's All Make Love in London

1967

Circus at Clopton Hall Circus at Clopton Hall

1961

Prick Up Your Ears Prick Up Your Ears

1987

If These Walls Could Talk 2 If These Walls Could Talk 2

2000

Mother's Boys Mother's Boys

1993

The Charge of the Light Brigade The Charge of the Light Brigade

1968

Lulu on the Bridge Lulu on the Bridge

1998

Anonymous Anonymous

2011

Sparrow Sparrow

1994

Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment

1966

Isadora Isadora

1968

Julia Julia

1977

The Seven-Per-Cent Solution The Seven-Per-Cent Solution

1976

The Gathering Storm The Gathering Storm

2002

1961 1961

2000

The Shell Seekers The Shell Seekers

2007

Murder on the Orient Express Murder on the Orient Express

1974

Atonement Atonement

2007

Oh! What a Lovely War Oh! What a Lovely War

1969

Girl, Interrupted Girl, Interrupted

1999

The House of the Spirits The House of the Spirits

1993

Mission: Impossible Mission: Impossible

1996

Blow-Up Blow-Up

1966

The Palestinian The Palestinian

1977

Wilde Wilde

1997

The Pledge The Pledge

2001

Deep Impact Deep Impact

1998

The Devils The Devils

1971

Howards End Howards End

1992

Agatha Agatha

1979

Good Boy! Good Boy!

2003

Evening Evening

2007

Yanks Yanks

1979

The Riddle The Riddle

2007

Miral Miral

2010

Coriolanus Coriolanus

2011

The Locket The Locket

2002

Down Came a Blackbird Down Came a Blackbird

1995

Foxcatcher Foxcatcher

2014

The Willows in Winter The Willows in Winter

1996

All That I Am All That I Am

1970

A Quiet Place in the Country A Quiet Place in the Country

1968

The Wind in the Willows The Wind in the Willows

1995

Byron Byron

2003

Crime and Punishment Crime and Punishment

2002

Short Order Short Order

2005

Wetherby Wetherby

1985

Déjà Vu Déjà Vu

1998

Steaming Steaming

1985

The Butler The Butler

2013

Great Moments in Aviation Great Moments in Aviation

1994

Song for Marion Song for Marion

2012

Sing Sing Sing Sing

1983

Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film

2006

Little Odessa Little Odessa

1994

Alice, Through the Looking Alice, Through the Looking

2021

Cars 2 Cars 2

2011

The Trojan Women The Trojan Women

1971

Mrs. Dalloway Mrs. Dalloway

1997

Bear Island Bear Island

1979

The Fever The Fever

2004

Mary, Queen of Scots Mary, Queen of Scots

1971

The Whistleblower The Whistleblower

2010

Comrades Comrades

1987

Robinson in Ruins Robinson in Ruins

2010

The Boy At The Back Of The Class The Boy At The Back Of The Class

1970

Bella Mafia Bella Mafia

1997

A Rumor of Angels A Rumor of Angels

2000

Playing for Time Playing for Time

1980

The White Countess The White Countess

2005

Camelot Camelot

1967

A Man for All Seasons A Man for All Seasons

1966

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