Vanessa Redgrave

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

192

Gender

Female

Birthday

1937-01-30 (88 years old)

Place of Birth

Greenwich, London, England, UK

Vanessa Redgrave

Biography

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.

Known For

  • Call the Midwife

    Call the Midwife

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • NDR Talk Show

    NDR Talk Show

  • Nip/Tuck

    Nip/Tuck

  • Nip/Tuck

    Nip/Tuck

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • The View

    The View

  • Cars 2

    Cars 2

  • Faerie Tale Theatre

    Faerie Tale Theatre

  • Intimate Portrait

    Intimate Portrait

  • Omnibus

    Omnibus

  • Wetten, dass..?

    Wetten, dass..?

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Goldene Kamera

    Goldene Kamera

  • Mission: Impossible

    Mission: Impossible

  • Coriolanus

    Coriolanus

  • Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold

    Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold

  • Atonement

    Atonement

  • Sabine Christiansen

    Sabine Christiansen

  • The Devils

    The Devils

  • Girl, Interrupted

    Girl, Interrupted

  • If These Walls Could Talk 2

    If These Walls Could Talk 2

  • Murder on the Orient Express

    Murder on the Orient Express

  • The Butler

    The Butler

  • Vacation

    Vacation

  • Dropout

    Dropout

  • The Pledge

    The Pledge

  • Howards End

    Howards End

  • Good Boy!

    Good Boy!

  • Deep Impact

    Deep Impact

  • Bear Island

    Bear Island

  • The Bostonians

    The Bostonians

  • Sunday-Night Play

    Sunday-Night Play

  • Wilde

    Wilde

  • Georgetown

    Georgetown

  • Letters to Juliet

    Letters to Juliet

  • The Wind in the Willows

    The Wind in the Willows

  • Alida Valli: In Her Own Words

    Alida Valli: In Her Own Words

  • The Fever

    The Fever

  • Consuming Passions

    Consuming Passions

  • Short Order

    Short Order

  • Camelot

    Camelot

  • Anonymous

    Anonymous

  • Comrades

    Comrades

  • Seitenblicke

    Seitenblicke

  • The House of the Spirits

    The House of the Spirits

  • Cold Storage

    Cold Storage

  • Julia

    Julia

  • Byron

    Byron

  • The Body

    The Body

  • Romeo.Juliet

    Romeo.Juliet

  • Isadora

    Isadora

  • Restraint

    Restraint

  • Evening

    Evening

  • Wetherby

    Wetherby

  • Merchant Ivory

    Merchant Ivory

  • Political Animals

    Political Animals

  • Yanks

    Yanks

  • The Locket

    The Locket

  • Today

    Today

  • Venus

    Venus

  • Steaming

    Steaming

  • Agatha

    Agatha

  • Escape to Life: The Erika and Klaus Mann Story

    Escape to Life: The Erika and Klaus Mann Story

  • Miral

    Miral

  • Blow-Up

    Blow-Up

  • Déjà Vu

    Déjà Vu

  • Sea Sorrow

    Sea Sorrow

  • Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story

    Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story

  • Mrs. Dalloway

    Mrs. Dalloway

  • The Day of the Triffids

    The Day of the Triffids

  • Playhouse Presents

    Playhouse Presents

  • Smilla's Sense of Snow

    Smilla's Sense of Snow

  • Sing Sing

    Sing Sing

  • The Riddle

    The Riddle

  • The Last Will and Testament of Rosalind Leigh

    The Last Will and Testament of Rosalind Leigh

  • The Whistleblower

    The Whistleblower

  • Great Moments in Aviation

    Great Moments in Aviation

  • The Estate

    The Estate

  • A Quiet Place in the Country

    A Quiet Place in the Country

  • Bella Mafia

    Bella Mafia

  • Man in an Orange Shirt

    Man in an Orange Shirt

  • Sparrow

    Sparrow

  • The Charge of the Light Brigade

    The Charge of the Light Brigade

  • They

    They

  • Nothing Like a Dame

    Nothing Like a Dame

  • Finding You

    Finding You

  • Song for Marion

    Song for Marion

  • A Man for All Seasons

    A Man for All Seasons

  • The Aspern Papers

    The Aspern Papers

  • Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool

    Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool

  • Orpheus Descending

    Orpheus Descending

  • Black Box

    Black Box

  • Crime and Punishment

    Crime and Punishment

  • Behind the Mask

    Behind the Mask

  • Little Odessa

    Little Odessa

  • The Lost Girls

    The Lost Girls

  • Playing for Time

    Playing for Time

  • The Gathering Storm

    The Gathering Storm

  • How About You...

    How About You...

  • The Seven-Per-Cent Solution

    The Seven-Per-Cent Solution

  • The Thief Lord

    The Thief Lord

  • Mother's Boys

    Mother's Boys

  • The White Countess

    The White Countess

  • Foxcatcher

    Foxcatcher

  • The Palestinian

    The Palestinian

  • Cradle Will Rock

    Cradle Will Rock

  • Lulu on the Bridge

    Lulu on the Bridge

  • The Early Show

    The Early Show

  • Byron

    Byron

  • Peter the Great

    Peter the Great

  • What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

    What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

  • The Thirteenth Tale

    The Thirteenth Tale

  • The Sea Gull

    The Sea Gull

  • The Trojan Women

    The Trojan Women

  • Prick Up Your Ears

    Prick Up Your Ears

  • Mrs Lowry & Son

    Mrs Lowry & Son

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Breath of Life

    Breath of Life

  • Oh! What a Lovely War

    Oh! What a Lovely War

  • The Willows in Winter

    The Willows in Winter

  • The Sailor from Gibraltar

    The Sailor from Gibraltar

  • Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment

    Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment

  • Uninvited

    Uninvited

  • Mary, Queen of Scots

    Mary, Queen of Scots

  • Right to Work March

    Right to Work March

  • Exile in Buyukada

    Exile in Buyukada

  • Young Catherine

    Young Catherine

  • On Our Way

    On Our Way

  • The Secret Scripture

    The Secret Scripture

  • Looking for Richard

    Looking for Richard

  • The Go-Between

    The Go-Between

  • All That I Am

    All That I Am

  • Almeida Theatre Live: Richard III

    Almeida Theatre Live: Richard III

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

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

  • The Ballad of the Sad Cafe

    The Ballad of the Sad Cafe

  • Wagner

    Wagner

  • Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

    Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

  • Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties

    Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties

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

    Hell on Earth: The Desecration & Resurrection of The Devils

  • A Rumor of Angels

    A Rumor of Angels

  • Three Sovereigns for Sarah

    Three Sovereigns for Sarah

  • Down Came a Blackbird

    Down Came a Blackbird

  • The Ghost of Richard Harris

    The Ghost of Richard Harris

  • Red, White, and Zero

    Red, White, and Zero

  • Behind The Mask

    Behind The Mask

  • My Body, My Child

    My Body, My Child

  • The Keeper: The Legend of Omar Khayyam

    The Keeper: The Legend of Omar Khayyam

  • Out of Season

    Out of Season

  • Michael Redgrave: My Father

    Michael Redgrave: My Father

  • Elio Petri: Notes About a Filmmaker

    Elio Petri: Notes About a Filmmaker

  • The Shell Seekers

    The Shell Seekers

  • Searching for Debra Winger

    Searching for Debra Winger

  • The 52nd Annual Emmy Awards

    The 52nd Annual Emmy Awards

  • God, Smell and Her

    God, Smell and Her

  • Entree Des Artists

    Entree Des Artists

  • Thank You, Doctor Rey

    Thank You, Doctor Rey

  • A Sunday in September

    A Sunday in September

  • Shakespeare Uncovered

    Shakespeare Uncovered

  • A Man for All Seasons

    A Man for All Seasons

  • Stalin's Funeral

    Stalin's Funeral

  • The Wound and the Gift

    The Wound and the Gift

  • Inside the Actors Studio

    Inside the Actors Studio

  • A Picture of Katherine Mansfield

    A Picture of Katherine Mansfield

  • Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film

    Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film

  • A Month by the Lake

    A Month by the Lake

  • Red and Blue

    Red and Blue

  • Second Serve

    Second Serve

  • Mirka

    Mirka

  • Two Mothers for Zachary

    Two Mothers for Zachary

  • The Boy at the Back of the Class

    The Boy at the Back of the Class

  • Three Sovereigns for Sarah

    Three Sovereigns for Sarah

  • Last Will. & Testament

    Last Will. & Testament

  • Tonite Let's All Make Love in London

    Tonite Let's All Make Love in London

  • A Mother with Two Children Expecting Her Third

    A Mother with Two Children Expecting Her Third

  • 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

  • 1961

    1961

  • Alice, Through the Looking

    Alice, Through the Looking

  • Dealing and Wheeling in Small Arms

    Dealing and Wheeling in Small Arms

  • As You Like It

    As You Like It

  • No Arks

    No Arks

  • Maggie

    Maggie

  • The Crystal Planet

    The Crystal Planet

  • Ein Job

    Ein Job

  • Robinson in Ruins

    Robinson in Ruins

  • A Wall of Silence

    A Wall of Silence

  • The Fifth War

    The Fifth War

  • Katherine Jenkins Christmas Spectacular

    Katherine Jenkins Christmas Spectacular

  • Common Wealth

    Common Wealth

  • Circus at Clopton Hall

    Circus at Clopton Hall