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Vanessa Redgrave

Also known as Dame Vanessa Redgrave

British actress and activist (born 1937)

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Vanessa Redgrave is a British actress born in 1937 who has had a long career in film, television, and theater. She is also known for her political activism and social causes throughout her life.

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Greenwich, London, England, UK

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…

Known for

The Crystal Planet — The Matriarch (voice)2026
Cold Storage — Mary Rooney2026
The Estate2025
Common Wealth — Self2025
Merchant Ivory — Self2024
On Our Way2023
The Ghost of Richard Harris — Self2022
The Lost Girls — Great Nana2022
Alice, Through the Looking — Narrator2021
Alida Valli: In Her Own Words — Self2021

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Vanessa
Gender: female
Citizenship: United Kingdom
Place of birth: Blackheath
Spouse: Franco Nero
Child: Carlo Gabriel Nero
Father: Michael Redgrave
Mother: Rachel Kempson
Sibling: Lynn Redgrave
Occupation: film director
Position held: UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador
Political party: Labour Party
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: British English
Award: European Film Academy Lifetime Achievement Award
Participant in: 2017 Cannes Film Festival
Family: Redgrave family
Image: Vanessa Redgrave - Vintage Portrait.png

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Commons category: Vanessa Redgrave
date of birth: 1937-01-30
nominated for: Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play
unmarried partner: Timothy Dalton
name in native language: Vanessa Redgrave
start of work period: 1958-00-00
medical condition: emphysema
floruit: 1950-01-01
P10632: Vanessa Redgrave

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Encyclopedic overview

Dame Vanessa Redgrave (born 30 January 1937) is an English actress and activist. In a career spanning over six decades, her accolades include an Academy Award, a Tony Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, Volpi Cup and an Olivier Award, making her one of the few performers to achieve the Triple Crown of Acting. She has also received various honorary awards, including the BAFTA Fellowship Award, the Golden Lion Honorary Award, and an induction into the American Theatre Hall of Fame.

Redgrave made her acting debut on stage with the production of A Touch of Sun in 1958. She rose to prominence in 1961 playing Rosalind in the Shakespearean comedy As You Like It with the Royal Shakespeare Company, and has since starred in numerous productions in the West End and on Broadway. She won the Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Revival for The Aspern Papers (1984), and received nominations for A Touch of the Poet (1988), John Gabriel Borkman (1997), and The Inheritance (2019). She also won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for the revival of Long Day's Journey into Night (2003), and was nominated for The Year of Magical Thinking (2007) and Driving Miss Daisy (2011).

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