Vanessa Redgrave

Vanessa Redgrave

Acting
Born 1937-01-30Greenwich, London, England, UK

Biography

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.

Movies (156)

Cars 2
6.2

Cars 2

2011Movie6.2
Mission: Impossible
7.0

Mission: Impossible

1996Movie7.0
Atonement
7.6

Atonement

2007Movie7.6
Deep Impact
6.2

Deep Impact

1998Movie6.2
Cold Storage
6.8

Cold Storage

2026Movie6.8
Girl, Interrupted
7.6

Girl, Interrupted

1999Movie7.6
Murder on the Orient Express
7.1

Murder on the Orient Express

1974Movie7.1
Foxcatcher
6.6

Foxcatcher

2014Movie6.6
The Pledge
6.6

The Pledge

2001Movie6.6
Coriolanus
5.8

Coriolanus

2011Movie5.8
Anonymous
6.4

Anonymous

2011Movie6.4
The Butler
7.3

The Butler

2013Movie7.3
Blow-Up
7.3

Blow-Up

1966Movie7.3
Howards End
7.0

Howards End

1992Movie7.0
Letters to Juliet
7.0

Letters to Juliet

2010Movie7.0
The Trojan Women
6.2

The Trojan Women

1971Movie6.2
The Devils
7.5

The Devils

1971Movie7.5
The Gathering Storm
6.6

The Gathering Storm

2002Movie6.6
The House of the Spirits
6.9

The House of the Spirits

1993Movie6.9
A Man for All Seasons
7.3

A Man for All Seasons

1966Movie7.3
Little Odessa
6.5

Little Odessa

1994Movie6.5
Smilla's Sense of Snow
6.4

Smilla's Sense of Snow

1997Movie6.4
Restraint
5.9

Restraint

2008Movie5.9
Mother's Boys
5.4

Mother's Boys

1993Movie5.4
Wilde
6.6

Wilde

1997Movie6.6
The Locket
5.2

The Locket

2002Movie5.2
Yanks
5.9

Yanks

1979Movie5.9
Finding You
6.9

Finding You

2021Movie6.9
Georgetown
5.9

Georgetown

2019Movie5.9
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
6.2

The Seven-Per-Cent Solution

1976Movie6.2
Bella Mafia
6.6

Bella Mafia

1997Movie6.6
The Whistleblower
6.7

The Whistleblower

2010Movie6.7
Camelot
6.2

Camelot

1967Movie6.2
Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold
7.4

Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold

2017Movie7.4
Julia
6.5

Julia

1977Movie6.5
The Estate
5.0

The Estate

2025Movie5.0
The White Countess
6.2

The White Countess

2005Movie6.2
The Charge of the Light Brigade
6.2

The Charge of the Light Brigade

1968Movie6.2
Evening
5.8

Evening

2007Movie5.8
The Secret Scripture
7.2

The Secret Scripture

2017Movie7.2
If These Walls Could Talk 2
6.6

If These Walls Could Talk 2

2000Movie6.6
Looking for Richard
6.8

Looking for Richard

1996Movie6.8
Good Boy!
5.6

Good Boy!

2003Movie5.6
Searching for Debra Winger
6.4

Searching for Debra Winger

2002Movie6.4
The Bostonians
5.5

The Bostonians

1984Movie5.5
The Palestinian
9.0

The Palestinian

1977Movie9.0
The Thief Lord
6.0

The Thief Lord

2006Movie6.0
Romeo.Juliet
7.5

Romeo.Juliet

1990Movie7.5
Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool
6.3

Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool

2017Movie6.3
Venus
6.6

Venus

2006Movie6.6
Lulu on the Bridge
5.8

Lulu on the Bridge

1998Movie5.8
Consuming Passions
8.3

Consuming Passions

1988Movie8.3
Mrs. Dalloway
5.7

Mrs. Dalloway

1997Movie5.7
Agatha
6.1

Agatha

1979Movie6.1
Merchant Ivory
7.7

Merchant Ivory

2024Movie7.7
Cradle Will Rock
6.5

Cradle Will Rock

1999Movie6.5
Prick Up Your Ears
6.7

Prick Up Your Ears

1987Movie6.7
Second Serve
5.3

Second Serve

1986Movie5.3
Short Order
5.1

Short Order

2005Movie5.1
Bear Island
6.1

Bear Island

1979Movie6.1
Uninvited
5.3

Uninvited

2000Movie5.3
Song for Marion
6.8

Song for Marion

2012Movie6.8
The Ballad of the Sad Cafe
5.8

The Ballad of the Sad Cafe

1991Movie5.8
Oh! What a Lovely War
6.6

Oh! What a Lovely War

1969Movie6.6
The Wind in the Willows
7.1

The Wind in the Willows

1995Movie7.1
Vacation
4.8

Vacation

1971Movie4.8
The Turning Door

The Turning Door

Movie
Mrs Lowry & Son
6.4

Mrs Lowry & Son

2019Movie6.4
The Shell Seekers
6.9

The Shell Seekers

2007Movie6.9
The Thirteenth Tale
6.5

The Thirteenth Tale

2013Movie6.5
The Crystal Planet

The Crystal Planet

2026Movie
A Man for All Seasons
7.0

A Man for All Seasons

1988Movie7.0
Playing for Time
6.9

Playing for Time

1980Movie6.9
Thank You, Doctor Rey
5.5

Thank You, Doctor Rey

2003Movie5.5
Orpheus Descending
4.6

Orpheus Descending

1990Movie4.6
Sing Sing
5.3

Sing Sing

1983Movie5.3
Nothing Like a Dame
6.8

Nothing Like a Dame

2018Movie6.8
Miral
5.8

Miral

2010Movie5.8
A Quiet Place in the Country
6.3

A Quiet Place in the Country

1968Movie6.3
Crime and Punishment
5.2

Crime and Punishment

2002Movie5.2
Stalin's Funeral
3.7

Stalin's Funeral

1990Movie3.7
Isadora
6.2

Isadora

1968Movie6.2
Maggie

Maggie

1964Movie
The Go-Between
6.8

The Go-Between

2015Movie6.8
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
4.9

What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

1991Movie4.9
Michael Redgrave: My Father

Michael Redgrave: My Father

1997Movie
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Love's Sweet Song
5.2

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

2000Movie5.2
How About You...
6.3

How About You...

2007Movie6.3
Mary, Queen of Scots
6.7

Mary, Queen of Scots

1971Movie6.7
Red, White, and Zero
5.0

Red, White, and Zero

1968Movie5.0
They
7.4

They

1993Movie7.4
Sparrow
7.4

Sparrow

1994Movie7.4
The Lost Girls
4.8

The Lost Girls

2022Movie4.8
Wetherby
6.0

Wetherby

1985Movie6.0
A Month by the Lake
5.7

A Month by the Lake

1995Movie5.7
Almeida Theatre Live: Richard III
7.7

Almeida Theatre Live: Richard III

2016Movie7.7
The Fever
5.4

The Fever

2004Movie5.4
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
6.4

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

1984Movie6.4
Three Sovereigns for Sarah

Three Sovereigns for Sarah

1985Movie
Behind the Mask : The IRA and Sinn Fein
10.0

Behind the Mask : The IRA and Sinn Fein

1997Movie10.0
The Last Will and Testament of Rosalind Leigh
5.0

The Last Will and Testament of Rosalind Leigh

2012Movie5.0
Behind the Mask
6.4

Behind the Mask

1958Movie6.4
The Sea Gull
6.3

The Sea Gull

1968Movie6.3
A Rumor of Angels
6.7

A Rumor of Angels

2000Movie6.7
Mirka
9.0

Mirka

2000Movie9.0
All That I Am

All That I Am

Movie
The Ghost of Richard Harris
7.5

The Ghost of Richard Harris

2022Movie7.5
Byron
4.8

Byron

2003Movie4.8
Déjà Vu
5.8

Déjà Vu

1998Movie5.8
Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film

Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film

2006Movie
The Aspern Papers
4.5

The Aspern Papers

2019Movie4.5
The Sailor from Gibraltar
5.8

The Sailor from Gibraltar

1967Movie5.8
Great Moments in Aviation
4.9

Great Moments in Aviation

1994Movie4.9
The Riddle
4.8

The Riddle

2007Movie4.8
Sea Sorrow
5.3

Sea Sorrow

2017Movie5.3
Last Will. & Testament
5.3

Last Will. & Testament

2012Movie5.3
The Body
4.6

The Body

1970Movie4.6
Two Mothers for Zachary
6.0

Two Mothers for Zachary

1996Movie6.0
The Willows in Winter
6.7

The Willows in Winter

1996Movie6.7
Alida Valli: In Her Own Words
9.2

Alida Valli: In Her Own Words

2021Movie9.2
Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment
6.3

Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment

1966Movie6.3
Dropout
5.6

Dropout

1970Movie5.6
Comrades
6.9

Comrades

1987Movie6.9
My Body, My Child
9.0

My Body, My Child

1982Movie9.0
Circus at Clopton Hall

Circus at Clopton Hall

1961Movie
Red and Blue
7.5

Red and Blue

1968Movie7.5
Alice, Through the Looking

Alice, Through the Looking

2021Movie
Down Came a Blackbird
8.1

Down Came a Blackbird

1995Movie8.1
Elio Petri: Notes About a Filmmaker
6.7

Elio Petri: Notes About a Filmmaker

2005Movie6.7
A Sunday in September

A Sunday in September

1961Movie
Out of Season
5.5

Out of Season

1975Movie5.5
Tonite Let's All Make Love in London
4.5

Tonite Let's All Make Love in London

1967Movie4.5
Dealing and Wheeling in Small Arms

Dealing and Wheeling in Small Arms

2007Movie
On Our Way
3.5

On Our Way

2023Movie3.5
The Boy at the Back of the Class

The Boy at the Back of the Class

Movie
The Fifth War

The Fifth War

1980Movie
God, Smell and Her

God, Smell and Her

2009Movie
Escape to Life: The Erika and Klaus Mann Story
4.8

Escape to Life: The Erika and Klaus Mann Story

2001Movie4.8
Hell on Earth: The Desecration & Resurrection of The Devils
6.4

Hell on Earth: The Desecration & Resurrection of The Devils

2002Movie6.4
1961

1961

2000Movie
The Keeper: The Legend of Omar Khayyam
5.4

The Keeper: The Legend of Omar Khayyam

2005Movie5.4
Steaming
5.3

Steaming

1985Movie5.3
Entree Des Artists

Entree Des Artists

2020Movie
A Wall of Silence
5.7

A Wall of Silence

1993Movie5.7
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

2016Movie
As You Like It
7.0

As You Like It

1963Movie7.0
A Mother with Two Children Expecting Her Third
5.0

A Mother with Two Children Expecting Her Third

1970Movie5.0
Right to Work March

Right to Work March

1972Movie
Breath of Life
10.0

Breath of Life

1990Movie10.0
Katherine Jenkins Christmas Spectacular
8.3

Katherine Jenkins Christmas Spectacular

2020Movie8.3
Robinson in Ruins
6.7

Robinson in Ruins

2010Movie6.7
Ein Job

Ein Job

2008Movie
The Wound and the Gift

The Wound and the Gift

2014Movie
Exile in Buyukada
10.0

Exile in Buyukada

2000Movie10.0
No Arks

No Arks

1969Movie
Common Wealth

Common Wealth

2025Movie

TV Shows (39)

The View
4.3

The View

1997Series4.3
Nip/Tuck
7.2

Nip/Tuck

2003Series7.2
Call the Midwife
7.6

Call the Midwife

2012Series7.6
Golden Globe Awards
7.0

Golden Globe Awards

1944Series7.0
American Playhouse
6.6

American Playhouse

1982Series6.6
Tony Awards

Tony Awards

1956Series
NDR Talk Show
6.6

NDR Talk Show

1979Series6.6
Intimate Portrait
4.5

Intimate Portrait

1993Series4.5
Screen Two
7.1

Screen Two

1985Series7.1
Film '72
5.1

Film '72

1971Series5.1
Omnibus
7.2

Omnibus

1967Series7.2
Wetten, dass..?
5.6

Wetten, dass..?

1981Series5.6
The Oscars
7.0

The Oscars

1953Series7.0
Today
5.6

Today

1952Series5.6
Sabine Christiansen
10.0

Sabine Christiansen

1998Series10.0
Playhouse Presents
6.0

Playhouse Presents

2012Series6.0
Faerie Tale Theatre
8.1

Faerie Tale Theatre

1982Series8.1
Goldene Kamera
5.7

Goldene Kamera

1984Series5.7
Sunday-Night Play

Sunday-Night Play

1960Series
Seitenblicke
8.0

Seitenblicke

1987Series8.0
Political Animals
7.1

Political Animals

2012Series7.1
The Early Show
6.2

The Early Show

1999Series6.2
Black Box
6.4

Black Box

2014Series6.4
Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story
6.8

Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story

2001Series6.8
Theatre Night

Theatre Night

1957Series
One Pair of Eyes
7.0

One Pair of Eyes

1967Series7.0
Peter the Great
7.9

Peter the Great

1986Series7.9
Man in an Orange Shirt
7.5

Man in an Orange Shirt

2017Series7.5
The Day of the Triffids
5.9

The Day of the Triffids

2009Series5.9
Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties
7.0

Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties

1993Series7.0
Wagner
6.8

Wagner

1983Series6.8
Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.8

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951Series8.8
Shakespeare Uncovered
7.3

Shakespeare Uncovered

2012Series7.3
A Picture of Katherine Mansfield
6.0

A Picture of Katherine Mansfield

1973Series6.0
Byron
5.0

Byron

2003Series5.0
Young Catherine
5.9

Young Catherine

1991Series5.9
Armchair Theatre
6.0

Armchair Theatre

1956Series6.0
Three Sovereigns for Sarah
7.0

Three Sovereigns for Sarah

1985Series7.0
Inside the Actors Studio

Inside the Actors Studio

1994Series