Vanessa Redgrave
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  • Born:
    • Birthday: 1937-01-30
    • Born Place: Greenwich, London, England, UK
  • Also Known As:

    Vanessa Redgreiv, 바네사 레드그레이브, Ванесса Редгрейв

Vanessa Redgrave

Dame Vanessa Redgrave CBE is one of Britain's most celebrated and iconic actresses, known for her powerful stage, film, and television work spanning over six decades. Born on January 30, 1937, into the illustrious Redgrave acting dynasty (daughter of Sir Michael Redgrave and Rachel Kempson, sister to Lynn and Corin Redgrave), she was famously introduced to the public by Laurence Olivier on the night of her birth. A graduate of the Central School of Speech and Drama, she became a prominent member of the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) in the early 1960s. Her expansive career has earned her the prestigious Triple Crown of Acting (an Academy Award, a Tony Award, and two Primetime Emmy Awards), along with a BAFTA Fellowship and an Olivier Award. She has received six Academy Award nominations, winning Best Supporting Actress for her role as the anti-Nazi crusader in Julia (1977). Her most acclaimed films include Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment (1966), Blowup (1966), Isadora (1968), Mary, Queen of Scots (1971), and her Oscar-nominated turns in The Bostonians (1984) and Howards End (1992). She has also appeared in mainstream hits like Mission: Impossible (1996) and Atonement (2007). In addition to her professional achievements, Redgrave is a lifelong and often controversial political activist, advocating for various human rights causes, including a long-standing commitment to the Palestinian cause. She was married to director Tony Richardson, with whom she had daughters Natasha and Joely Richardson, and later married actor Franco Nero. In the upcoming sci-fi comedy-horror film Cold Storage (2026), she is slated to appear as the character Ma Rooney, a mysterious figure tied to the military base's buried past.

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