Vanessa Redgrave
Vanessa Redgrave
Born 30/01/1937 in 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 2003 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for the revival of Long Day's Journey into Night. She also received Tony nominations for The Year of Magical Thinking and Driving Miss Daisy.

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 2003 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for the revival of Long Day's Journey into Night. She also received Tony nominations for The Year of Magical Thinking and Driving Miss Daisy.

On screen she has starred in scores of films and is a six-time Oscar nominee, winning the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for the title role in the film Julia (1977). Her other nominations were for Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment (1966), Isadora (1968), Mary, Queen of Scots (1971), The Bostonians (1984), and Howards End (1992). Among her other films are A Man for All Seasons (1966), Blowup (1966), Camelot (1967), The Devils (1971), Murder on the Orient Express (1974), Prick Up Your Ears (1987), Mission: Impossible (1996), Atonement (2007), Coriolanus (2011), and The Butler (2013). Redgrave was proclaimed by Arthur Miller and Tennessee Williams as "the greatest living actress of our times", and has won the Oscar, Emmy, Tony, BAFTA, Olivier, Cannes, Golden Globe, and the Screen Actors Guild awards.

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Filmography (Movies)

Cold Storage

Cold Storage

Character:Ma Rooney

Release Date:22/01/2026

The Estate

The Estate

Character:

Release Date:25/11/2025

Common Wealth

Common Wealth

Character:Self

Release Date:01/08/2025

Merchant Ivory

Merchant Ivory

Character:Self

Release Date:30/08/2024

On Our Way

On Our Way

Character:

Release Date:19/05/2023

The Ghost of Richard Harris

The Ghost of Richard Harris

Character:Self

Release Date:31/08/2022

The Lost Girls

The Lost Girls

Character:Great Nana

Release Date:17/06/2022

Alice, Through the Looking

Alice, Through the Looking

Character:Narrator

Release Date:12/11/2021

Alida Valli: In Her Own Words

Alida Valli: In Her Own Words

Character:Self

Release Date:17/05/2021

Finding You

Finding You

Character:Cathleen Sweeney

Release Date:13/05/2021

Katherine Jenkins Christmas Spectacular

Katherine Jenkins Christmas Spectacular

Character:Self

Release Date:01/12/2020

Entree Des Artists

Entree Des Artists

Character:Henry's Grandmother

Release Date:01/06/2020

Mrs Lowry & Son

Mrs Lowry & Son

Character:Elizabeth Lowry

Release Date:30/08/2019

Georgetown

Georgetown

Character:Elsa Brecht

Release Date:14/05/2019

The Aspern Papers

The Aspern Papers

Character:Juliana Bordereau

Release Date:11/01/2019

Nothing Like a Dame

Nothing Like a Dame

Character:Self (archive footage)

Release Date:02/05/2018

Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool

Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool

Character:Jeanne McDougall

Release Date:17/11/2017

Sea Sorrow

Sea Sorrow

Character:Self

Release Date:08/11/2017

Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold

Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold

Character:Self

Release Date:11/10/2017

The Secret Scripture

The Secret Scripture

Character:Old Roseanne McNulty

Release Date:23/03/2017

Electric Burma: The Concert for Aung San Suu Kyi - Words I Never Said

Electric Burma: The Concert for Aung San Suu Kyi - Words I Never Said

Character:Self

Release Date:17/09/2016

Almeida Theatre Live: Richard III

Almeida Theatre Live: Richard III

Character:Queen Margaret

Release Date:21/07/2016

The Go-Between

The Go-Between

Character:Older Marian

Release Date:20/09/2015

Foxcatcher

Foxcatcher

Character:Jean du Pont

Release Date:14/11/2014

The Wound and the Gift

The Wound and the Gift

Character:

Release Date:30/09/2014

The Thirteenth Tale

The Thirteenth Tale

Character:Vida Winter

Release Date:30/12/2013

The Butler

The Butler

Character:Annabeth Westfall

Release Date:16/08/2013

The Last Will and Testament of Rosalind Leigh

The Last Will and Testament of Rosalind Leigh

Character:Rosalind Leigh

Release Date:09/11/2012

Last Will. & Testament

Last Will. & Testament

Character:

Release Date:23/10/2012

Song for Marion

Song for Marion

Character:Marion

Release Date:15/09/2012

Anonymous

Anonymous

Character:Queen Elizabeth I

Release Date:21/10/2011

Cars 2

Cars 2

Character:The Queen / Mama Topolino (voice)

Release Date:11/06/2011

Coriolanus

Coriolanus

Character:Volumnia

Release Date:14/02/2011

Robinson in Ruins

Robinson in Ruins

Character:Narrator

Release Date:19/11/2010

Miral

Miral

Character:Bertha Spafford

Release Date:15/09/2010

The Whistleblower

The Whistleblower

Character:Madeleine Rees

Release Date:13/09/2010

Letters to Juliet

Letters to Juliet

Character:Claire

Release Date:13/05/2010

God, Smell and Her

God, Smell and Her

Character:

Release Date:28/01/2009

Ein Job

Ein Job

Character:Hannah Silbergrau

Release Date:26/09/2008

Restraint

Restraint

Character:Sky News Reader #2

Release Date:19/08/2008

How About You...

How About You...

Character:Georgia Platts

Release Date:16/11/2007

The Shell Seekers

The Shell Seekers

Character:Penelope Keeling

Release Date:18/10/2007

The Riddle

The Riddle

Character:Roberta Elliot

Release Date:14/10/2007

The Fever

The Fever

Character:The woman

Release Date:13/06/2007

Evening

Evening

Character:Ann Lord

Release Date:09/06/2007

Atonement

Atonement

Character:Briony Tallis (Age 77)

Release Date:27/02/2007

Dealing and Wheeling in Small Arms

Dealing and Wheeling in Small Arms

Character:Narrator

Release Date:04/01/2007

Venus

Venus

Character:Valerie

Release Date:02/09/2006

Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film

Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film

Character:Self

Release Date:27/03/2006

The Thief Lord

The Thief Lord

Character:Sister Antonia

Release Date:04/01/2006

The White Countess

The White Countess

Character:Princess Vera Belinskya

Release Date:30/10/2005

Elio Petri: Notes About a Filmmaker

Elio Petri: Notes About a Filmmaker

Character:Self

Release Date:03/09/2005

The Keeper: The Legend of Omar Khayyam

The Keeper: The Legend of Omar Khayyam

Character:Miss Sangorski

Release Date:10/06/2005

Short Order

Short Order

Character:

Release Date:01/01/2005

Thank You, Doctor Rey

Thank You, Doctor Rey

Character:herself

Release Date:20/08/2004

Good Boy!

Good Boy!

Character:The Greater Dane (voice)

Release Date:10/10/2003

Byron

Byron

Character:Lady Melbourne

Release Date:27/09/2003

The Locket

The Locket

Character:Esther Huish

Release Date:08/12/2002

Hell on Earth: The Desecration & Resurrection of The Devils

Hell on Earth: The Desecration & Resurrection of The Devils

Character:Self

Release Date:24/11/2002

Searching for Debra Winger

Searching for Debra Winger

Character:Self

Release Date:13/07/2002

Crime and Punishment

Crime and Punishment

Character:Rodion's mother

Release Date:01/06/2002

The Gathering Storm

The Gathering Storm

Character:Clemmie Churchill

Release Date:22/04/2002

Escape to Life: The Erika and Klaus Mann Story

Escape to Life: The Erika and Klaus Mann Story

Character:(voice)

Release Date:05/04/2001

The Pledge

The Pledge

Character:Annalise Hansen

Release Date:19/01/2001

A Rumor of Angels

A Rumor of Angels

Character:Maddy Bennett

Release Date:08/09/2000

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Love's Sweet Song

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Love's Sweet Song

Character:Vicky's Mother

Release Date:12/07/2000

Uninvited

Uninvited

Character:Mrs. Rutterburn

Release Date:19/05/2000

Mirka

Mirka

Character:Kalsan

Release Date:10/03/2000

1961

1961

Character:Edith Tree

Release Date:05/03/2000

If These Walls Could Talk 2

If These Walls Could Talk 2

Character:Edith Tree

Release Date:05/03/2000

Exile in Buyukada

Exile in Buyukada

Character:Narrator

Release Date:01/01/2000

Girl, Interrupted

Girl, Interrupted

Character:Dr. Wick

Release Date:21/12/1999

Cradle Will Rock

Cradle Will Rock

Character:Countess Constance La Grave

Release Date:10/12/1999

Lulu on the Bridge

Lulu on the Bridge

Character:Catherine Moore

Release Date:06/09/1998

Deep Impact

Deep Impact

Character:Robin Lerner

Release Date:08/05/1998

Déjà Vu

Déjà Vu

Character:Skelly

Release Date:22/04/1998

Bella Mafia

Bella Mafia

Character:Graziella Luciano

Release Date:16/11/1997

Behind The Mask

Behind The Mask

Character:Self

Release Date:21/10/1997

Wilde

Wilde

Character:Lady Speranza Wilde

Release Date:01/09/1997

Mrs. Dalloway

Mrs. Dalloway

Character:Mrs. Clarissa Dalloway

Release Date:01/09/1997

Michael Redgrave: My Father

Michael Redgrave: My Father

Character:Self

Release Date:13/07/1997

Smilla's Sense of Snow

Smilla's Sense of Snow

Character:Elsa Lübing

Release Date:28/02/1997

The Willows in Winter

The Willows in Winter

Character:Grandmother / Narrator

Release Date:26/12/1996

Looking for Richard

Looking for Richard

Character:Self - Interviewee

Release Date:11/10/1996

Two Mothers for Zachary

Two Mothers for Zachary

Character:Nancy Shaffell

Release Date:22/09/1996

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

Character:Max

Release Date:22/05/1996

The Wind in the Willows

The Wind in the Willows

Character:Grandmother / Narrator

Release Date:24/12/1995

Down Came a Blackbird

Down Came a Blackbird

Character:Anna Lenke

Release Date:22/10/1995

A Month by the Lake

A Month by the Lake

Character:Miss Bentley

Release Date:11/09/1995

Little Odessa

Little Odessa

Character:Irina Shapira

Release Date:28/10/1994

Great Moments in Aviation

Great Moments in Aviation

Character:Dr. Angela Bead

Release Date:01/05/1994

Sparrow

Sparrow

Character:Suor Agata

Release Date:04/02/1994

They

They

Character:Florence Latimer

Release Date:14/11/1993

The House of the Spirits

The House of the Spirits

Character:Nivea del Valle

Release Date:21/10/1993

Mother's Boys

Mother's Boys

Character:Lydia

Release Date:01/10/1993

A Wall of Silence

A Wall of Silence

Character:Kate Benson

Release Date:10/06/1993

Howards End

Howards End

Character:Ruth Wilcox

Release Date:13/03/1992

The Ballad of the Sad Cafe

The Ballad of the Sad Cafe

Character:Miss Amelia

Release Date:28/03/1991

What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

Character:Blanche Hudson

Release Date:17/02/1991

Breath of Life

Breath of Life

Character:Suor Crocifissa

Release Date:11/10/1990

Orpheus Descending

Orpheus Descending

Character:Lady Torrance

Release Date:01/06/1990

Stalin's Funeral

Stalin's Funeral

Character:English journalist

Release Date:21/04/1990

Romeo.Juliet

Romeo.Juliet

Character:Mother Capulet (voice)

Release Date:01/01/1990

A Man for All Seasons

A Man for All Seasons

Character:Lady Alice More

Release Date:21/12/1988

Consuming Passions

Consuming Passions

Character:Mrs. Garza

Release Date:06/04/1988

Comrades

Comrades

Character:Mrs. Carlyle

Release Date:23/08/1987

Prick Up Your Ears

Prick Up Your Ears

Character:Peggy Ramsay

Release Date:17/04/1987

Second Serve

Second Serve

Character:Renee Richards

Release Date:01/01/1986

Wetherby

Wetherby

Character:Jean Travers

Release Date:19/06/1985

Steaming

Steaming

Character:Nancy

Release Date:22/05/1985

Three Sovereigns for Sarah

Three Sovereigns for Sarah

Character:Sarah Cloyce

Release Date:01/05/1985

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Character:The Evil Queen

Release Date:16/07/1984

The Bostonians

The Bostonians

Character:Olive Chancellor

Release Date:01/05/1984

Sing Sing

Sing Sing

Character:la Regina

Release Date:15/10/1983

My Body, My Child

My Body, My Child

Character:Leenie Cabrezi

Release Date:11/04/1982

Playing for Time

Playing for Time

Character:Fania Fenelon

Release Date:30/09/1980

The Fifth War

The Fifth War

Character:

Release Date:01/01/1980

Bear Island

Bear Island

Character:Heddi Lindquist

Release Date:05/12/1979

Yanks

Yanks

Character:Helen

Release Date:19/09/1979

Agatha

Agatha

Character:Agatha Christie

Release Date:09/02/1979

Julia

Julia

Character:Julia

Release Date:01/10/1977

The Palestinian

The Palestinian

Character:Self

Release Date:28/04/1977

The Seven-Per-Cent Solution

The Seven-Per-Cent Solution

Character:Lola Deveraux

Release Date:24/10/1976

Out of Season

Out of Season

Character:Ann

Release Date:31/05/1975

Murder on the Orient Express

Murder on the Orient Express

Character:Mary Debenham

Release Date:22/11/1974

Right to Work March

Right to Work March

Character:

Release Date:19/10/1972

Mary, Queen of Scots

Mary, Queen of Scots

Character:Mary, Queen of Scots

Release Date:22/12/1971

Vacation

Vacation

Character:Immacolata Meneghelli

Release Date:04/09/1971

The Devils

The Devils

Character:Sister Jeanne des Anges

Release Date:16/07/1971

The Trojan Women

The Trojan Women

Character:Andromache

Release Date:01/05/1971

Dropout

Dropout

Character:Mary

Release Date:18/12/1970

The Body

The Body

Character:Narrator

Release Date:09/10/1970

A Mother with Two Children Expecting Her Third

A Mother with Two Children Expecting Her Third

Character:Herself

Release Date:10/08/1970

No Arks

No Arks

Character:Narrator

Release Date:01/06/1969

Oh! What a Lovely War

Oh! What a Lovely War

Character:Sylvia Pankhurst

Release Date:10/03/1969

The Sea Gull

The Sea Gull

Character:Nina

Release Date:23/12/1968

A Quiet Place in the Country

A Quiet Place in the Country

Character:Flavia

Release Date:14/11/1968

Isadora

Isadora

Character:Isadora Duncan

Release Date:14/09/1968

Red and Blue

Red and Blue

Character:Jacky

Release Date:08/08/1968

The Charge of the Light Brigade

The Charge of the Light Brigade

Character:Mrs Clarissa Morris

Release Date:10/04/1968

Red, White, and Zero

Red, White, and Zero

Character:Jacky

Release Date:30/01/1968

Camelot

Camelot

Character:Guenevere

Release Date:25/10/1967

Tonite Let's All Make Love in London

Tonite Let's All Make Love in London

Character:Self

Release Date:26/09/1967

The Sailor from Gibraltar

The Sailor from Gibraltar

Character:Sheila

Release Date:01/01/1967

Blow-Up

Blow-Up

Character:Jane

Release Date:18/12/1966

A Man for All Seasons

A Man for All Seasons

Character:Anne Boleyn

Release Date:13/12/1966

Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment

Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment

Character:Leonie Delt

Release Date:03/04/1966

Maggie

Maggie

Character:Maggie

Release Date:25/01/1964

As You Like It

As You Like It

Character:Rosalind

Release Date:21/03/1963

A Sunday in September

A Sunday in September

Character:Self

Release Date:18/09/1961

Circus at Clopton Hall

Circus at Clopton Hall

Character:Narrator

Release Date:01/01/1961

Behind the Mask

Behind the Mask

Character:Pamela Benson-Gray

Release Date:23/11/1958

Television Appearances

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