Vanessa Redgrave
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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Known For
Credits
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Queen★ NR
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All That I Am Future★ NR
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The Estate Future★ NR
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Merchant Ivory 2024Self★ 7.7 -
On Our Way 2023★ 3.5 -
Self★ 7.5 -
The Lost Girls 2022Great Nana★ 4.9 -
Narrator★ NR -
Self★ 9.2 -
Finding You 2021Cathleen Sweeney★ 6.9 -
Self★ 8.5 -
Entree Des Artists 2020Henry's Grandmother★ NR
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Mrs Lowry & Son 2019Elizabeth Lowry★ 6.5 -
Georgetown 2019Elsa Brecht★ 6 -
The Aspern Papers 2019Juliana Bordereau★ 4.4 -
Nothing Like a Dame 2018Self (archive footage)★ 6.8 -
Jeanne McDougall★ 6.4 -
Sea Sorrow 2017Self★ 5.3 -
Self★ 7.3 -
Flora Berryman★ 7.6 -
The Secret Scripture 2017Old Roseanne McNulty★ 7.3 -
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Queen Margaret★ 8.2 -
The Go-Between 2015Older Marian★ 7 -
Foxcatcher 2014Jean du Pont★ 6.7 -
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Black Box 2014Dr. Hartramph★ 6.4 -
Self (archive footage)★ 7 -
The Thirteenth Tale 2013Vida Winter★ 6.5 -
The Butler 2013Annabeth Westfall★ 7.3 -
Rosalind Leigh★ 5.1 -
★ 7 -
Song for Marion 2012Marion★ 6.9 -
Political Animals 2012Diane Nash★ 7.2 -
Herself★ 6 -
Call the Midwife 2012Jennifer Worth (voice)★ 7.5 -
Anonymous 2011Queen Elizabeth I★ 6.4 -
Cars 2 2011The Queen / Mama Topolino (voice)★ 6.1 -
Coriolanus 2011Volumnia★ 5.8 -
Robinson in Ruins 2010Narrator★ 6.8 -
Miral 2010Bertha Spafford★ 5.8 -
The Whistleblower 2010Madeleine Rees★ 6.7 -
Letters to Juliet 2010Claire★ 7 -
Durrant★ 5.9 -
God, Smell and Her 2009★ NR -
Ein Job 2008Hannah Silbergrau★ NR -
Restraint 2008Sky News Reader #2★ 6 -
How About You... 2007Georgia Platts★ 6.2 -
The Shell Seekers 2007Penelope Keeling★ 7.2 -
The Riddle 2007Roberta Elliot★ 4.8 -
Evening 2007Ann Lord★ 5.8 -
Atonement 2007Briony Tallis (Age 77)★ 7.6 -
Narrator★ NR -
Venus 2006Valerie★ 6.6 -
Self★ NR -
The Thief Lord 2006Sister Antonia★ 5.9 -
The White Countess 2005Princess Vera Belinskya★ 6.3 -
Self★ 6.7 -
Miss Sangorski★ 5 -
Short Order 2005★ 4.4 -
The Fever 2004The woman★ 5.6 -
herself★ 5.7 -
Good Boy! 2003The Greater Dane (voice)★ 5.6 -
Byron 2003Lady Melbourne★ 5 -
Nip/Tuck 2003★ 7.2 -
The Locket 2002Esther Huish★ 5.7 -
Self★ 6.9 -
Self★ 6.3 -
Crime and Punishment 2002Rodion's mother★ 5 -
The Gathering Storm 2002Clemmie Churchill★ 6.6 -
Countess Wilhelmina★ 6.8 -
(voice)★ 5 -
The Pledge 2001Annalise Hansen★ 6.6 -
A Rumor of Angels 2000Maddy Bennett★ 6.6 -
Vicky's Mother★ 5 -
Uninvited 2000Mrs. Rutterburn★ 6 -
Mirka 2000Kalsan★ NR -
1961 2000Edith Tree★ NR -
Edith Tree★ 6.6 -
Exile in Buyukada 2000Narrator★ NR -
Girl, Interrupted 1999Dr. Wick★ 7.6 -
Cradle Will Rock 1999Countess Constance La Grave★ 6.5 -
Lulu on the Bridge 1998Catherine Moore★ 5.9 -
Deep Impact 1998Robin Lerner★ 6.2 -
Déjà Vu 1998Skelly★ 5.5 -
Bella Mafia 1997Graziella Luciano★ 6.8 -
Wilde 1997Lady Speranza Wilde★ 6.6 -
Mrs. Dalloway 1997Mrs. Clarissa Dalloway★ 5.6 -
Self★ NR -
Elsa Lübing★ 6.3 -
Grandmother / Narrator★ 7 -
Looking for Richard 1996Self - Interviewee★ 6.8 -
Nancy Shaffell★ 5.9 -
Mission: Impossible 1996Max★ 7 -
Grandmother / Narrator★ 7 -
Anna Lenke★ 8.2 -
A Month by the Lake 1995Miss Bentley★ 5.9 -
Little Odessa 1994Irina Shapira★ 6.4 -
Dr. Angela Bead★ 5.3 -
Sparrow 1994Suor Agata★ 7.7 -
They 1993Florence Latimer★ 7.4 -
Intimate Portrait 1993Self★ 4.5 -
Nivea del Valle★ 6.9 -
Mother's Boys 1993Lydia★ 5.4 -
Self★ NR -
A Wall of Silence 1993Kate Benson★ 4.7 -
Howards End 1992Ruth Wilcox★ 7 -
Miss Amelia★ 5.7 -
Blanche Hudson★ 4.5 -
Young Catherine 1991Empress Elizabeth★ 6.2 -
Breath of Life 1990Suor Crocifissa★ NR -
Orpheus Descending 1990Lady Torrance★ 4 -
Stalin's Funeral 1990English journalist★ 2.8 -
Romeo.Juliet 1990Mother Capulet (voice)★ NR -
Consuming Passions 1988Mrs. Garza★ 8 -
Seitenblicke 1987self★ NR
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Comrades 1987Mrs. Carlyle★ 6.9 -
Prick Up Your Ears 1987Peggy Ramsay★ 6.7 -
Peter the Great 1986Sophia★ 8.2 -
Second Serve 1986Renee Richards★ 5.4 -
Wetherby 1985Jean Travers★ 6 -
Steaming 1985Nancy★ 5.4 -
Sarah Cloyce★ NR -
The Evil Queen★ 6 -
The Bostonians 1984Olive Chancellor★ 5.5 -
Sing Sing 1983la Regina★ 5.3 -
Wagner 1983Cosima von Bulow★ 6.3 -
Faerie Tale Theatre 1982The Evil Queen★ 8.2 -
My Body, My Child 1982Leenie Cabrezi★ 9 -
Playing for Time 1980Fania Fenelon★ 6.9 -
The Fifth War 1980★ NR -
Red, White, and Zero 1979Jacky★ 5 -
Bear Island 1979Heddi Lindquist★ 6 -
Yanks 1979Helen★ 6 -
Agatha 1979Agatha Christie★ 6.3 -
Julia 1977Julia★ 6.5 -
The Palestinian 1977Self★ 10 -
Lola Deveraux★ 6.2 -
Out of Season 1975Ann★ 5.3 -
Mary Debenham★ 7.1 -
Katherine Mansfield★ 5.5 -
Right to Work March 1972★ NR -
Mary, Queen of Scots 1971Mary, Queen of Scots★ 6.7 -
Vacation 1971Immacolata Meneghelli★ 4.8 -
The Devils 1971Sister Jeanne des Anges★ 7.5 -
The Trojan Women 1971Andromache★ 6.1 -
Dropout 1970Mary★ 4.8 -
The Body 1970Narrator★ 4.4 -
Herself★ 4 -
No Arks 1969Narrator★ NR -
Sylvia Pankhurst★ 6.7 -
The Sea Gull 1968Nina★ 6.2 -
Flavia★ 6.3 -
Isadora 1968Isadora Duncan★ 6.1 -
Red and Blue 1968Jacky★ 6 -
Mrs Clarissa Morris★ 6.1 -
Camelot 1967Guenevere★ 6.2 -
Omnibus 1967Self★ 7.3 -
Self★ 2.8 -
Sheila★ 5.7 -
Blow-Up 1966Jane★ 7.3 -
Anne Boleyn★ 7.3 -
Leonie Delt★ 6.2 -
Maggie 1964Maggie★ NR
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As You Like It 1963Rosalind★ NR
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Self★ NR -
Narrator★ NR -
Sunday-Night Play 1960Monica Claverton-Ferry★ NR
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Behind the Mask 1958Pamela Benson-Gray★ 6 -
Tony Awards 1956Self - Winner★ 4.6 -
The Oscars 1953Self★ 6.9 -
Esther Huish★ 8.6
