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Lynn Redgrave (1943–2010) was a British and American television, film, and stage actor, as well as a playwright. Born in Marylebone, she was the daughter of Michael Redgrave and Rachel Kempson, and the sister of Vanessa Redgrave and Corin Redgrave. She received her education at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.
Redgrave was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress, as well as a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play. She received a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture. She was also appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire.
She was married to John Clark and had three children. Redgrave authored works including *My fat friend*, *Confucius, Lao Tzu, and Chinese Philosophy*, *Diet for Life*, *Shakespeare for my father*, and *Socrates (The World of Philosophy)*. She died of breast cancer in Kent.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1943
- Works
- 10
Top works
- My fat friend
- Confucius, Lao Tzu, and Chinese Philosophy
- Diet for Life
- Shakespeare for my father
- Socrates (The World of Philosophy)
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Acting · London, England, UK
Lynn Rachel Redgrave, OBE (8 March 1943 – 2 May 2010) was an English actress. A member of the well-known British family of actors, Redgrave trained in London before making her theatrical debut in 1962. By the mid-1960s she had appeared in several films, including Tom Jones (1963), and Georgy Girl (1966) which won her a New York Film Critics Award and nominations for an Academy Award and a Golden…
Known for
- Cruel, Usual, Necessary: The Passion of Silvio Narizzano — Herself2024
- My Dog Tulip — Nancy / Greengrocer's Wife (voice)2010
- My Dog: An Unconditional Love Story — Self2009
- Confessions of a Shopaholic — Drunken Lady at Ball2009
- The Jane Austen Book Club — Sky2007
- Eloise Goes to School2007
- Little Miss Christmas — Nanny (voice)2006
- Ugly Betty — Olivia Guillemette2006
- Me, Eloise — Nanny (voice)2006
- The White Countess — Olga Belinskya2005
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1943
- Active to
- 2010
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 224
- Total plays
- 3,550
Tags
<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Lynn+Redgrave">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome
· 2001 · cited 18,616x
- A global reference for human genetic variation
· 2015 · cited 17,786x
- Birds of a Feather: Homophily in Social Networks
· 2001 · cited 13,629x
- Minimal information for studies of extracellular vesicles 2018 (MISEV2018): a position statement of the International Society for Extracellular Vesicles and update of the MISEV2014 guidelines
· 2018 · cited 9,648x
- The Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence: a revision of the Fagerstrom Tolerance Questionnaire
· 1991 · cited 8,472x
via Crossref · CC0
Key facts
- Born
- Lynn Rachel Redgrave , ( 1943-03-08 ) 8 March 1943, Marylebone , London, England
- Died
- 2 May 2010 (2010-05-02) (aged 67), Kent, Connecticut , US
- Resting place
- St. Peter's Episcopal Cemetery Lithgow, New York , US
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom United States
- Alma mater
- Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
- Occupation
- Actress
- Years active
- 1962–2010
- Spouse
- John Clark ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2 April 1967</span>"}]]}'>1967 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2000 )
- Parents
- Sir Michael Redgrave Rachel Kempson
- Family
- Vanessa Redgrave (sister) Corin Redgrave (brother) Natasha Richardson (niece) Joely Richardson (niece) Jemma Redgrave (niece)
- Website
- www .redgrave .com
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Lynn Rachel Redgrave (8 March 1943 – 2 May 2010) was a British and American actress. During a career that spanned five decades, she won two Golden Globe Awards and was nominated for two Academy Awards, four British Academy Film Awards, two Emmy Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, three Tony Awards, and a Grammy Award.
A member of the Redgrave family of actors, Lynn trained in London before making her theatrical debut in 1962. By the mid-1960s, she had appeared in several films, including Tom Jones (1963) and Georgy Girl (1966), which won her a New York Film Critics Award and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Musical/Comedy, as well as earning her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress.
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