Vanessa Redgrave Overview:

Legendary actress, Vanessa Redgrave, was born on Jan 30, 1937 in Greenwich, London. As of December 2025, Vanessa Redgrave was 88 years old.

MINI BIO:

Fair-haired British actress, daughter of Sir Michael Redgrave and sister of Lynn Redgrave. Generally well-liked by the critics, she has never become a box-office force, despite her liberated lifestyle and well-publicized espousal of left-wing causes. After unsuccessful Oscar nominations for Morgan - a Suitable Case for Treatment, Isadora and Mary, Queen of Scots, she won a best supporting actress Academy Award (and deservedly so) for Julia. Married/divorced director Tony Richardson. A long association with actor Franco Nero also came to an end. Additional Oscar nominations for The Bostonians and Howards End.

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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: [learning Russian] Honestly, I don't want to talk about red pencils with Essenin. I want to talk to him about making love with me. Now, how do say in Russian, "I adore you. You have beautiful thighs"?


Isadora Duncan: [about America] You were once wild here. Don't let them tame you.


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


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Vanessa Redgrave Facts
She was nominated for a 1997 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best Actress in a Play of 1996 for her performance in "John Gabriel Borkman".

She was awarded the 1991 London Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actress for her performance in When She Danced.

She was the first of the only four actresses to win the Best Actress award twice at Cannes Film Festival. She won for Morgan! (1966) in 1966 and Isadora (1968) in 1968. The others are: Isabelle Huppert for Violette (1978) in 1978 and The Piano Teacher (2001) in 2001; Helen Mirren for Cal (1984) in 1984 and The Madness of King George (1994) in 1995; Barbara Hershey for Shy People (1987) in 1987 and A World Apart (1988) in 1988.

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