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      • Vanessa Redgrave is an English actress and activist best known for working in films such as Julia and Isadora. Born and raised in London, Vanessa grew up with parents who were two of the most respected actors of their generation, Rachel Kempson and Sir Michael Redgrave.
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  2. Dame Vanessa Redgrave DBE (born 30 January 1937) is an English actress. Throughout her career spanning over six decades, Redgrave has garnered numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a Tony Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards and an Olivier Award, making her one of the few performers to achieve the Triple Crown of Acting.

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    Vanessa Redgrave made her professional debut in the play A Touch of the Sun (1957). In the late 1960s and early '70s, Redgrave showed her mastery of both classical and commercial fare, winning an Oscar and getting nominated for two more, and more followed. Later a controversial figure because of her political views, Redgrave was called “the greates...

    Redgrave comes from a long line of actors. Her father, Sir Michael Redgrave, was on stage when he learned that she was born. Sir Laurence Olivier, his co-star in the production, remarked to the audience at the end of the show that "Tonight a great actress has been born," according to The New York Times. The oldest of three children, Redgrave studie...

    In the late 1960s, Redgrave took on a number of iconic roles. She played Anne Boleyn, the doomed wife of King Henry VIII, in 1966's A Man for All Seasons, as well as another famous English royal, Guenevere, opposite Richard Harris' King Arthur in 1967's Camelot. Moving on to more contemporary material, she starred in Isadora(1968), a biopic of the ...

    In 2007, Redgrave gave an impressive performance in the one-woman show The Year of Magical Thinking. The play was based on the book by Joan Didion, which reflected on her grief in the wake of her husband, John Gregory Dunne. Redgrave had been Didion's first choice for the role. Didion praised the actress to Voguemagazine, saying "She brings such in...

    Redgrave was married to director Tony Richardson from 1962 to 1967. They had two children together, daughters Natasha and Joely. Her daughter Natasha, who was married to actor Liam Neeson, died in 2009 after a skiing accident. Redgrave has also a son, Carlo Gabriel Nero, from her longtime relationship with actor Franco Nero. She and Nero met with m...

  3. Overview. Born. January 30, 1937 · Blackheath, London, England, UK. Height. 5′ 11″ (1.81 m) Mini Bio. On January 30, 1937, renowned theatre actor Michael Redgrave was performing in a production of Hamlet in London. During the curtain call, the show's lead, Laurence Olivier, announced to the audience: "tonight a great actress was born".

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  4. Apr 23, 2024 · Vanessa Redgrave (born January 30, 1937, London, England) is a British actress of stage and screen who received numerous accolades—including an Oscar, two Emmys, a Tony, and a Laurence Olivier Award—for her performances.

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  5. Dame Vanessa Redgrave DBE (Blackheath, London, England, 30 January 1937) is an English actress and activist. 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).

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    2012
    Song for Marion
    Marion
    2011
    2011
    Mama Topolino/Queen
    2011
  6. May 29, 2018 · Born January 30, 1937, in London, England; daughter of Sir Michael Scudemore (an actor) and Rachel (an actress; maiden name, Kempson) Redgrave; sister of Lynn Redgrave (an actress) and Corin Redgrave (an actor); married Tony Richardson (a director), April 29, 1962 (divorced, 1967); children: (with Richardson) Natasha Jane (an actress), Joely Kim...

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