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Vanessa Redgrave

(1937-), Actor; daughter of Sir Michael Redgrave

Sitter in 31 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. Her Oscar-nominated successes include Isadora (1968), Mary, Queen of Scots (1971), Julia (1977), The Bostonians (1984) and Howards End (1992). Married to director Tony Richardson from 1962-7, their daughters Natasha and Joely Richardson continued the Redgrave acting tradition.

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Vanessa Redgrave, by J.S. Lewinski - NPG x13743Vanessa Redgrave
by J.S. Lewinski
NPG x13743
Anti-Vietnam War demonstrators, including Tariq Ali and Vanessa Redgrave, by Lewis Morley - NPG x38958Anti-Vietnam War demonstrators, including Tariq Ali and Vanessa Redgrave
by Lewis Morley
NPG x38958
Vanessa Redgrave, by Norman Parkinson - NPG x30117Vanessa Redgrave
by Norman Parkinson
NPG x30117
Vanessa Redgrave as Mary Stuart and Glenda Jackson as Elizabeth I during filming of 'Mary, Queen of Scots', by Keystone Press Agency Ltd - NPG x182338Vanessa Redgrave as Mary Stuart and Glenda Jackson as Elizabeth I during filming of 'Mary, Queen of Scots'
by Keystone Press Agency Ltd
NPG x182338
Vanessa Redgrave as Agatha Christie, by Jane Bown - NPG x28631Vanessa Redgrave as Agatha Christie
by Jane Bown
NPG x28631
Vanessa Redgrave, by Trevor Leighton - NPG x35341Vanessa Redgrave
by Trevor Leighton
NPG x35341
Vanessa Redgrave, by Jillian Edelstein - NPG x135423Vanessa Redgrave
by Jillian Edelstein
NPG x135423
A Man for All Seasons lobby card 5 (Robert Shaw as King Henry VIII; Vanessa Redgrave as Anne Boleyn), published by Columbia Pictures Corporation - NPG D48106A Man for All Seasons lobby card 5 (Robert Shaw as King Henry VIII; Vanessa Redgrave as Anne Boleyn)
published by Columbia Pictures Corporation
NPG D48106
A Man for All Seasons lobby card 8 (Robert Shaw as King Henry VIII; Vanessa Redgrave as Anne Boleyn), published by Columbia Pictures Corporation - NPG D48109A Man for All Seasons lobby card 8 (Robert Shaw as King Henry VIII; Vanessa Redgrave as Anne Boleyn)
published by Columbia Pictures Corporation
NPG D48109
Vanessa Redgrave as Isadora Duncan, by David Levine - NPG D61Vanessa Redgrave as Isadora Duncan
by David Levine
NPG D61

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