Vanessa Redgrave: Quick Facts

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Born	January 30, 1937 (age 89) • London • England
Awards And Honors	Tony Awards (2003) • Academy Award (1978) • Academy Award (1978): Actress in a Supporting Role • Emmy Award (2000): Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie • Emmy Award (1981): Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Special • Golden Globe Award (2001): Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Limited Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television • Golden Globe Award (1978): Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture • Tony Award (2003): Best Actress in a Play
Notable Works	“The White Countess”
Notable Family Members	spouse Tony Richardson • father Michael Redgrave • daughter Natasha Richardson • sister Lynn Redgrave
Married To	Tony Richardson (1962–1967) • Franco Nero (2006–present)
Movies/Tv Shows (Acted In)	"Diceria dell'untore" (1990) • "The White Countess" (2005) • "Mother's Boys" (1993) • "The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles" (1992) • "The Bostonians" (1984) • "Un muro de silencio" (1993) • "Isadora" (1968) • "Coriolanus" (2011) • "Identity of the Soul" (2009) • "Mrs. Lowry and Son" (2019) • "Agatha" (1979) • "Deep Impact" (1998) • "Crime and Punishment" (2002) • "Faerie Tale Theatre" (1984) • "Armchair Theatre" (1964) • "Playhouse Presents" (2013) • "Déjà Vu" (1997) • "Behind the Mask" (1958) • "Comrades" (1986) • "Sing Sing" (1983) • "Cars 2" (2011) • "Dropout" (1970) • "Cradle Will Rock" (1999) • "The Charge of the Light Brigade" (1968) • "First Night" (1964) • "The Shell Seekers" (2006) • "The Seven-Per-Cent Solution" (1976) • "Steaming" (1985) • "The Sailor from Gibraltar" (1967) • "Camelot" (1967) • "The Whistleblower" (2010) • "The Ballad of the Sad Cafe" (1991) • "The 3 Kings" (2000) • "BBC Sunday-Night Theatre" (1958) • "Out of Season" (1975) • "A Man for All Seasons" (1966) • "Atonement" (2007) • "Black Box" (2014) • "The Devils" (1971) • "Un tranquillo posto di campagna" (1968) • "Lulu on the Bridge" (1998) • "La vacanza" (1971) • "The Last Will and Testament of Rosalind Leigh" (2012) • "Prick Up Your Ears" (1987) • "Murder on the Orient Express" (1974) • "Little Odessa" (1994) • "Girl, Interrupted" (1999) • "The Keeper: The Legend of Omar Khayyam" (2005) • "Richard III" (2016) • "How About You..." (2007) • "Wilde" (1997) • "Letters to Juliet" (2010) • "Political Animals" (2012) • "Great Moments in Aviation" (1994) • "Nip/Tuck" (2004–2009) • "BBC Sunday-Night Play" (1960) • "Uninvited" (1999) • "Georgetown" (2019) • "Short Order" (2005) • "Storia di una capinera" (1993) • "Theatre Night" (1958–1961) • "Mrs Dalloway" (1997) • "Smilla's Sense of Snow" (1997) • "Call the Midwife" (2012–2020) • "The Pledge" (2001) • "Animals United" (2010) • "Wagner" (1981–1984) • "Restraint" (2008) • "A Rumor of Angels" (2000) • "A Month by the Lake" (1995) • "Julia" (1977) • "Gud, lukt och henne" (2008) • "Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story" (2001) • "The Day of the Triffids" (2009) • "Mirka" (2000) • "Consuming Passions" (1988) • "Man in an Orange Shirt" (2017) • "The Butler" (2013) • "Mission: Impossible" (1996) • "A Farewell to Arms" (1966) • "The Aspern Papers" (2018) • "Song for Marion" (2012) • "The House of the Spirits" (1993) • "Yanks" (1979) • "Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment" (1966) • "Oh! What a Lovely War" (1969) • "Bear Island" (1979) • "Escape to Life: The Erika and Klaus Mann Story" (2000) • "A Picture of Katherine Mansfield" (1973) • "The Trojan Women" (1971) • "Pokhorony Stalina" (1990) • "Mary, Queen of Scots" (1971) • "The Thief Lord" (2006) • "The Secret Scripture" (2016) • "Peter the Great" (1986) • "The Sea Gull" (1968) • "Blowup" (1966) • "Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool" (2017) • "The Fever" (2004) • "Evening" (2007) • "Foxcatcher" (2014) • "Anonymous" (2011) • "Love Story" (1965) • "Howards End" (1992) • "Venus" (2006) • "Miral" (2010) • "Wetherby" (1985) • "Good Boy!" (2003) • "American Playhouse" (1985) • "Romeo.Juliet" (1990)
Movies/Tv Shows (Directed)	"Sea Sorrow" (2017)