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Vanessa Redgrave

Vanessa Redgrave

Known For Acting
Birthday Jan 30, 1937 (88)
Birthplace Greenwich, London, England, UK
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Jun 29, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 Br ... oadway, 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Vanessa Redgrave, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Filmography

The Lost Girls

The Lost Girls

2022

as Great Nana

Alice, Through the Looking

Alice, Through the Looking

2021

as Narrator

Finding You

Finding You

2021

as Cathleen Sweeney

Entree Des Artists

Entree Des Artists

2020

as Henry's Grandmother

Mrs Lowry & Son

Mrs Lowry & Son

2019

as Elizabeth Lowry

The Aspern Papers

The Aspern Papers

2019

as Juliana Bordereau

Georgetown

Georgetown

2019

as Elsa Brecht

The Secret Scripture

The Secret Scripture

2017

as Old Roseanne McNulty

Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool

Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool

2017

as Jeanne McDougall

Almeida Theatre Live: Richard III

Almeida Theatre Live: Richard III

2016

as Queen Margaret

The Go-Between

The Go-Between

2015

as Older Marian

Foxcatcher

Foxcatcher

2014

as Jean du Pont

The Thirteenth Tale

The Thirteenth Tale

2013

as Vida Winter

The Butler

The Butler

2013

as Annabeth Westfall

Song for Marion

Song for Marion

2012

as Marion

Anonymous

Anonymous

2011

as Queen Elizabeth I

Coriolanus

Coriolanus

2011

as Volumnia

Cars 2

Cars 2

2011

as The Queen / Mama Topolino (voice)

Robinson in Ruins

Robinson in Ruins

2010

as Narrator

The Whistleblower

The Whistleblower

2010

as Madeleine Rees

Letters to Juliet

Letters to Juliet

2010

as Claire

Miral

Miral

2010

as Bertha Spafford

Restraint

Restraint

2008

as Sky News Reader #2

The Shell Seekers

The Shell Seekers

2007

as Penelope Keeling

How About You...

How About You...

2007

as Georgia Platts

Evening

Evening

2007

as Ann Lord

Atonement

Atonement

2007

as Briony Tallis (Age 77)

The Riddle

The Riddle

2007

as Roberta Elliot

Venus

Venus

2006

as Valerie

The Thief Lord

The Thief Lord

2006

as Sister Antonia

The White Countess

The White Countess

2005

as Princess Vera Belinskya

The Fever

The Fever

2004

as Woman

Byron

Byron

2003

as Lady Melbourne

Good Boy!

Good Boy!

2003

as The Greater Dane (voice)

The Locket

The Locket

2002

as Esther Huish

The Gathering Storm

The Gathering Storm

2002

as Clemmie Churchill

Crime and Punishment

Crime and Punishment

2002

as Rodion's mother

The Pledge

The Pledge

2001

as Annalise Hansen

A Rumor of Angels

A Rumor of Angels

2000

as Maddy Bennett

If These Walls Could Talk 2

If These Walls Could Talk 2

2000

as Edith Tree

Uninvited

Uninvited

2000

as Mrs. Rutterburn

Girl, Interrupted

Girl, Interrupted

1999

as Dr. Wick

Cradle Will Rock

Cradle Will Rock

1999

as Countess Constance La Grave

Déjà Vu

Déjà Vu

1998

as Skelly

Deep Impact

Deep Impact

1998

as Robin Lerner

Lulu on the Bridge

Lulu on the Bridge

1998

as Catherine Moore

Mrs. Dalloway

Mrs. Dalloway

1997

as Mrs. Clarissa Dalloway

Bella Mafia

Bella Mafia

1997

as Graziella Luciano

Wilde

Wilde

1997

as Lady Speranza Wilde

Smilla's Sense of Snow

Smilla's Sense of Snow

1997

as Elsa Lübing

Two Mothers for Zachary

Two Mothers for Zachary

1996

as Nancy Shaffell

The Willows in Winter

The Willows in Winter

1996

as Grandmother / Narrator

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

1996

as Max

A Month by the Lake

A Month by the Lake

1995

as Miss Bentley

Down Came a Blackbird

Down Came a Blackbird

1995

as Anna Lenke

The Wind in the Willows

The Wind in the Willows

1995

as Grandmother / Narrator

Great Moments in Aviation

Great Moments in Aviation

1994

as Dr. Angela Bead

Little Odessa

Little Odessa

1994

as Irina Shapira

They

They

1993

as Florence Latimer

Mother's Boys

Mother's Boys

1993

as Lydia

The House of the Spirits

The House of the Spirits

1993

as Nivea del Valle

Howards End

Howards End

1992

as Ruth Wilcox

What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

1991

as Blanche Hudson

The Ballad of the Sad Cafe

The Ballad of the Sad Cafe

1991

as Miss Amelia

Orpheus Descending

Orpheus Descending

1990

as Lady Torrance

Romeo.Juliet

Romeo.Juliet

1990

as Mother Capulet (voice)

Consuming Passions

Consuming Passions

1988

as Mrs. Garza

A Man for All Seasons

A Man for All Seasons

1988

as Lady Alice More

Prick Up Your Ears

Prick Up Your Ears

1987

as Peggy Ramsay

Comrades

Comrades

1987

as Mrs. Carlyle

Second Serve

Second Serve

1986

as Renee Richards

Steaming

Steaming

1985

as Nancy

Wetherby

Wetherby

1985

as Jean Travers

Three Sovereigns for Sarah

Three Sovereigns for Sarah

1985

as Sarah Cloyce

The Bostonians

The Bostonians

1984

as Olive Chancellor

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

1984

as The Evil Queen

My Body, My Child

My Body, My Child

1982

as Leenie Cabrezi

Playing for Time

Playing for Time

1980

as Fania Fenelon

Bear Island

Bear Island

1979

as Heddi Lindquist

Agatha

Agatha

1979

as Agatha Christie

Yanks

Yanks

1979

as Helen

Julia

Julia

1977

as Julia

The Seven-Per-Cent Solution

The Seven-Per-Cent Solution

1976

as Lola Deveraux

Out of Season

Out of Season

1975

as Ann

Murder on the Orient Express

Murder on the Orient Express

1974

as Mary Debenham

Mary, Queen of Scots

Mary, Queen of Scots

1971

as Mary, Queen of Scots

The Devils

The Devils

1971

as Sister Jeanne des Anges

The Trojan Women

The Trojan Women

1971

as Andromache

The Body

The Body

1970

as Narrator

Dropout

Dropout

1970

as Mary

No Arks

No Arks

1969

as Narrator

Oh! What a Lovely War

Oh! What a Lovely War

1969

as Sylvia Pankhurst

Isadora

Isadora

1968

as Isadora Duncan

Red and Blue

Red and Blue

1968

as Jacky

The Charge of the Light Brigade

The Charge of the Light Brigade

1968

as Mrs Clarissa Morris

The Sea Gull

The Sea Gull

1968

as Nina

Camelot

Camelot

1967

as Guenevere

The Sailor from Gibraltar

The Sailor from Gibraltar

1967

as Sheila

Blow-Up

Blow-Up

1966

as Jane

A Man for All Seasons

A Man for All Seasons

1966

as Anne Boleyn

As You Like It

As You Like It

1963

as Rosalind

Behind the Mask

Behind the Mask

1958

as Pamela Benson-Gray

Sea Sorrow

Sea Sorrow

2017

Screenplay

Sea Sorrow

Sea Sorrow

2017

Director

The Fever

The Fever

2004

Executive Producer

The Palestinian

The Palestinian

1977

Producer

Organization Category Movie
Golden Globes Best Supporting Actress Atonement Won
BAFTA Awards Best Supporting Actress Deep Impact Nominated
Golden Globes Best Supporting Actress Foxcatcher Nominated
Berlin International Film Festival Best Actress Blow-Up Won
Cannes Film Festival Best Actress Blow-Up Nominated
Venice Film Festival Best Actress Blow-Up Won
BAFTA Awards Best Actress Georgy Girl Won
BAFTA Awards Best Actress Gandhi Won
BAFTA Awards Best Supporting Actress Howards End Won
Spirit Awards Best Supporting Actress In the Line of Fire Nominated
BAFTA Awards Best Supporting Actress The Constant Gardener Nominated
SAG Awards Best Supporting Actress Foxcatcher Nominated
Berlin International Film Festival Best Actress Coriolanus Won
Television Credits

Call the Midwife

as Jennifer Worth (voice)

Episodes: 109

First Aired: Jan 15, 2012

Black Box

as Dr. Hartramph

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Apr 24, 2014

Wagner

as Cosima von Bulow

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Oct 03, 1983

Call the Midwife

as Mature Jennifer Worth (voice)

Episodes: 9

First Aired: Jan 15, 2012

A Picture of Katherine Mansfield

as Katherine Mansfield

Episodes: 6

First Aired: May 01, 1973

Peter the Great

as Sophia

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Feb 02, 1986

Three Sovereigns for Sarah

as Sarah Cloyce

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jan 05, 1985

Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story

as Countess Wilhelmina

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Dec 02, 2001

Man in an Orange Shirt

as Flora Berryman

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jul 31, 2017

Byron

as Lady Melbourne

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 01, 2003

The Day of the Triffids

as Durrant

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Dec 28, 2009

Young Catherine

as Empress Elizabeth

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 17, 1991

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Esther Huish

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 24, 1951

Political Animals

as Diane Nash

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 15, 2012

Faerie Tale Theatre

as The Evil Queen

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 11, 1982

Call the Midwife

as Mature Jenny

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 15, 2012

Nip/Tuck

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Jul 22, 2003

The Oscars

as Self

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Mar 19, 1953

Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Apr 01, 1956

Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 05, 1993

Goldene Kamera Verleihung

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 25, 1966

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 20, 1944

Sabine Christiansen

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 04, 1998

Inside the Actors Studio

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 14, 1994

The View

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 11, 1997

Today

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 14, 1952

The Early Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 01, 1999

Intimate Portrait

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 14, 1993

Shakespeare Uncovered

as Herself

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 19, 2012

Wetten, dass..?

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 14, 1981

Tony Awards

as Self - Winner

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 01, 1956

Omnibus

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 13, 1967

Tony Awards

as Self - Nominee

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 01, 1956

NDR Talk Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 09, 1979

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Winner

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 20, 1944

Seitenblicke

as self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 07, 1987

Popularity Metrics

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Year Month Avg Max Min
2024 5 26 31 22
2024 6 21 29 9
2024 7 28 51 11
2024 8 20 38 8
2024 9 17 29 11
2024 10 11 20 5
2024 11 14 32 9
2024 12 12 17 6
2025 1 19 42 10
2025 2 11 19 2
2025 3 7 16 1
2025 4 1 2 1
2025 5 3 5 1
2025 6 1 2 1
2025 7 1 2 1
2025 8 3 6 1
2025 9 2 3 1

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2024 5 645 314
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