Born January 30, 1937 (1937-01-30) (age 72),London, England
Years active 1958 - present,Spouse(s) Tony Richardson (1962–1967)
Franco Nero (2006-present)
Ancestry and family:
Redgrave was born in London, the daughter of actors Sir Michael Redgrave and Rachel Kempson. Laurence Olivier announced her birth to the
audience for a performance of Hamlet at the Old Vic, when he told them that Laertes played by Sir Michael had a daughter. She was educated at
The Alice Ottley School in Worcester.
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Film career:
Highlights of Vanessa Redgrave's early film career include her first starring role in Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment (for which she earned an
Oscar nomination, a Cannes award, a Golden Globe nomination and a BAFTA Film Award nomination); her portrayal of the cool London swinger,
Jane, in 1966’s Blowup; her spirited portrayal of dancer Isadora Duncan in Isadora (for which she won a National Society of Film Critics Award for
Best Actress, a second Prize for the Best Female Performance at the Cannes film festival, along with a Golden Globe and Oscar nomination in 1969);
and various portrayals of historical figures - ranging from Andromache in The Trojan Women, to Mary of Scotland in Mary,
Queen of Scots.
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