Vanessa Redgrave | |
Job | Actress |
Years active | 1958-present |
Top Roles | Sheila, Leonie Delt, Guenevere, Isadora Duncan, Sylvia Pankhurst |
Top Genres | Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Comedy, Musical, Mystery |
Top Topics | Period Piece, Romance (Drama), Royalty |
Top Collaborators | Sidney Lumet (Director), Vernon Dobtcheff, Ian Holm, Robert Stephens |
Shares birthday with | Dorothy Malone, Michael Anderson, Delbert Mann see more.. |
Vanessa Redgrave Overview:
Legendary actress, Vanessa Redgrave, was born on Jan 30, 1937 in Greenwich, London. As of December 2023, Vanessa Redgrave was 86 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. (Source: available at Amazon Quinlan's Film Stars).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
Year | Award | Film name | Role | Result |
1966 | Best Actress | Morgan! (1966) | Leonie Delt | Nominated |
1968 | Best Actress | Isadora (1968) | Isadora Duncan | Nominated |
1971 | Best Actress | Mary, Queen of Scots (1971) | N/A | Nominated |
1977 | Best Supporting Actress | Julia (1977) | Julia | Won |
1984 | Best Actress | The Bostonians (1984) | Olive Chancellor | Nominated |
1992 | Best Supporting Actress | Howards End (1992) | Ruth Wilcox | Nominated |
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.
Thomas: Don't let's spoil everything, we've only just met.
Jane: No, we haven't met. You've never seen me.
Isadora Duncan: [about America] You were once wild here. Don't let them tame you.
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Thomas: Don't let's spoil everything, we've only just met.
Jane: No, we haven't met. You've never seen me.
Isadora Duncan: [about America] You were once wild here. Don't let them tame you.
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