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Vanessa Redgrave Overview:

Legendary actress, Vanessa Redgrave, was born on Jan 30, 1937 in Greenwich, London. As of December 2019, Vanessa Redgrave was 82 years old.

HONORS and AWARDS:

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Vanessa Redgrave was nominated for six Academy Awards, winning two for Best Supporting Actress for Julia (as Julia) and Julia (as Julia) in 1977 and 1977 respectively.

Academy Awards

YearAwardFilm nameRoleResult
1966Best ActressMorgan! (1966)Leonie DeltNominated
1968Best ActressIsadora (1968)Isadora DuncanNominated
1971Best ActressMary, Queen of Scots (1971)N/ANominated
1977Best Supporting ActressJulia (1977)JuliaWon
1984Best ActressThe Bostonians (1984)Olive ChancellorNominated
1992Best Supporting ActressHowards End (1992)Ruth WilcoxNominated
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Redgrave was inducted into the Theater Hall of Fame .

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Vanessa Redgrave Quotes:

Isadora Duncan: I'm not after my fortune. I'm after my destiny.

Isadora Duncan: A man's looks have nothing to do with his success as a lover.

Thomas: Don't let's spoil everything, we've only just met.
Jane: No, we haven't met. You've never seen me.

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Best Supporting Actress Oscar 1977
WINNER

(as Julia)
in Julia
WINNER

(as Julia)
in Julia
Nominee
Leslie Browne
(as Emilia Rodgers)
in The Turning Point
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(as Lucy McFadden)
in The Goodbye Girl
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Melinda Dillon
(as Jillian Guiler)
in Close Encounters of the Third Kind
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Tuesday Weld
(as Katherine Dunn)
in Looking for Mr. Goodbar
Nominee
Leslie Browne
(as Emilia Rodgers)
in The Turning Point
Nominee
Quinn Cummings
(as Lucy McFadden)
in The Goodbye Girl
Nominee
Melinda Dillon
(as Jillian Guiler)
in Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Nominee
Tuesday Weld
(as Katherine Dunn)
in Looking for Mr. Goodbar
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Vanessa Redgrave Facts
In 2003, she became the sixteenth performer to win the Triple Crown of acting. Oscar: Best Supporting Actress, Julia (1977), Tony: Best Actress-Play, "Long Day's Journey into Night" (2003), and Emmys: Best Actress-Limited Series/Special, Playing for Time (1980) (TV) & Best Supporting Actress-Miniseries/Movie, If These Walls Could Talk 2 (2000) (TV).
Daughter of Michael Redgrave & Rachel Kempson, older sister of Lynn Redgrave & Corin Redgrave, mother of Natasha Richardson & Joely Richardson.
Won the Drama Desk award in 2007 for Best Actor in a Solo performance for "The Year of Magical Thinking". She also received her second Tony award nomination for Best Actress for the same play.
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Theater Hall of Fame

Vanessa Redgrave


Inducted: 2003
Theater Hall of Fame
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