Vanessa Redgrave (1937-), Actress; daughter of Sir Michael Redgrave
Sitter associated with 22 portraits
Daughter of actors Sir Michael Redgrave and Rachel Kempson, and sister of Lynn and Corin Redgrave, Vanessa Redgrave's film debut was in Behind the Mask (1958). With the Royal Shakespeare Company she performed in As You Like It (1961), The Taming of the Shrew (1961) and Cymbeline (1962). In 1966 she appeared in Antonioni's film Blow Up and was Oscar-nominated for her role in Morgan: a Suitable Case for Treatment. Redgrave's Oscar-nominated successes include Isadora (1968), Mary, Queen of Scots (1971), Julia (1977), The Bostonians (1984) and James Ivory's adaptation of Howards End (1992).
Vanessa Redgrave; Sir Michael Redgrave
by Yousuf Karsh
bromide print, 1954
NPG P490(67)
Rachel Kempson, Lady Redgrave; Vanessa Redgrave
by Bassano
whole-plate film negative, 5 March 1937
NPG x81308
Rachel Kempson, Lady Redgrave; Vanessa Redgrave; Sir Michael Redgrave
by Bassano
whole-plate film negative, 5 March 1937
NPG x81309
Vanessa Redgrave; Sir Michael Redgrave
by Bassano
whole-plate film negative, 5 March 1937
NPG x81310
by Bassano
whole-plate film negative, 5 March 1937
NPG x81311
Rachel Kempson, Lady Redgrave; Sir Michael Redgrave; Vanessa Redgrave; Corin William Redgrave
by Angus McBean
bromide print on card mount, 1950
NPG x45117
by Vivienne
vintage bromide print, 1960s
NPG x88015
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by Sandra Lousada
silver gelatin print, 1962
NPG x135450
Vanessa Redgrave; Natasha Richardson; Rachel Kempson, Lady Redgrave
by Lewis Morley
resin print, mid 1960s
NPG x125224
Vanessa Redgrave as Isadora Duncan
by Michael Seymour
resin print from original negative, 1968
NPG x88164
Vanessa Redgrave as Isadora Duncan
by Michael Seymour
resin print from original negative, 1968
NPG x88165
Karel Reisz; Vanessa Redgrave as Isadora Duncan
by Michael Seymour
resin print from original negative, 1968
NPG x88172
by John Walmsley
bromide print, 27 October 1968
NPG x6394
by Jorge ('J.S.') Lewinski
bromide print on card mount, 1968
NPG x13743
by Lewis Morley
bromide fibre print, 27 October 1968
NPG x38958
by Norman Parkinson
bromide print on card mount, 1968
NPG x30117
Vanessa Redgrave as Agatha Christie
by Jane Bown
bromide print on card mount, 1977
NPG x28631
by Trevor Leighton
bromide print, 13 July 1989
NPG x35341
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Related People
Rachel Kempson, Lady Redgrave (mother)
Corin William Redgrave (brother)
Lynn Rachel Redgrave (sister)
Sir Michael Redgrave (father)
Joely Richardson (daughter)
Natasha Richardson (daughter)
Cecil Antonio ('Tony') Richardson (husband)
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Theatre and Live Entertainment
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