Vanessa Redgrave was born 30 January 1937 in London, England. She is an Academy Award-winning English actress and member of the Redgrave family, one of the enduring theatrical dynasties. She is also a social activist for human rights.

Vanessa Redgrave has had an extraordinary career which has been marked by numerous stage and screen accolades, including an Oscar as best supporting actress for "Julia," five Academy Award nominations, an Emmy Award for "Playing for Time," and a nomination for "Second Serve," the Cannes Film Festival best actress award for "Morgan, A Suitable Case for Treatment" and "Isadora" and the Venice Film Festival award in 1996 for "Little Odessa."

Vanessa trained at London's Central School of Speech and Drama and the Ballet Rambert School. Among her numerous film credits are "A Man for All Seasons," "Blowup," "Camelot," "The Devils," "Agatha," "Yanks," "Young Catherine," "The House of the Spirits," "Howard's End," "A Month by the Lake" and "Mission Impossible." Her autobiography was published in 1994 by Random House.

During the late 1970s and 1980s she had a long-term relationship with actor Timothy Dalton. In 2007, Redgrave married Franco Nero.

Filmography

• Atonement (2007)
• How About You (2007)
• Evening (2007)
• The Riddle (2007)
• Venus (2006)
• The Shell Seekers (2006)
• The Thief Lord (2006)
• "Nip/Tuck" (8 episodes, 2004-2005)
• The White Countess (2005)
• Short Order (2005)
• The Keeper: The Legend of Omar Khayyam (2005)
• The Fever (2004)
• Good Boy! (2003)
• Byron (2003)
• The Locket (2002)
• Crime and Punishment (2002)
• The Gathering Storm (2002)
• Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story (2001)
• The Pledge (2001)
• Erika und Klaus Mann Story, Die (2000)
• A Rumor of Angels (2000)
• Children's Story, Chechnia (2000)
• Mirka (2000)
• If These Walls Could Talk 2 (2000)
• The 3 Kings (2000)
• Girl, Interrupted (1999)
• Uninvited (1999)
• Cradle Will Rock (1999)
• Lulu on the Bridge (1998)
• Deep Impact (1998)
• Bella Mafia (1997)
• Déjà Vu (1997)
• Mrs Dalloway (1997)
• Wilde (1997)
• Smilla's Sense of Snow (1997)
• The Willows in Winter (1996)
• Two Mothers for Zachary (1996)
• Mission: Impossible (1996)
• The Wind in the Willows (1995)
• Down Came a Blackbird (1995)
• A Month by the Lake (1995)
• Little Odessa (1994)
• Mother's Boys (1994)
• They (1993)
• Storia di una capinera (1993)
• The House of the Spirits (1993)
• Muro de silencio, Un (1993)
• Great Moments in Aviation (1993)
• Howards End (1992)
• "The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles" (1 episode, 1992)
• The Ballad of the Sad Cafe (1991)
• What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1991)
• Young Catherine (1991)
• Orpheus Descending (1990)
• Diceria dell'untore (1990)
• Pokhorony Stalina (1990)
• Romeo-Juliet (1990)
• Consuming Passions (1988)
• A Man for All Seasons (1988)
• Prick Up Your Ears (1987)
• Comrades (1987)
• Second Serve (1986)
• "Peter the Great" (1986)
• Steaming (1985)
• Three Sovereigns for Sarah (1985)
• Wetherby (1985)
• "Faerie Tale Theatre" (1 episode, 1984)
• The Bostonians (1984)
• "Wagner" (1983)
• Sing Sing (1983)
• My Body, My Child (1982)
• Playing for Time (1980)
• Bear Island (1979)
• Yanks (1979)
• Agatha (1979)
• Julia (1977)
• The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (1976)
• Out of Season (1975)
• Murder on the Orient Express (1974)
• "A Picture of Katherine Mansfield" (1973)
• Mary, Queen of Scots (1972)
• The Trojan Women (1971)
• Vacanza, La (1971)
• The Devils (1971)
• Drop-out (1970)
• Mor med två barn väntandes sitt tredje, En (1970)
• Tranquillo posto di campagna, Un (1969)
• Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
• Isadora (1968)
• The Sea Gull (1968)
• The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968)
• Camelot (1967)
• The Sailor from Gibraltar (1967)
• Red and Blue (1967)
• Blowup (1966)
• A Man for All Seasons (1966)
• Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment (1966)
• "A Farewell to Arms" (1966)
• "Love Story" (1 episode, 1965)
• "Armchair Theatre" (1 episode, 1964)
• As You Like It (1963)
• Behind the Mask (1958)

Awards

• Tony Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play "Long Day's Journey into Night" 2003
• Golden Globe Award Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television "If These alls Could Talk 2" 2000
• The Actor Outstanding Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries "If These Walls Could Talk 2" 2000
• Emmy Oustanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie "If These Walls Could Talk 2" 1999
• San Sebastian Film Festival Lifetime Achievement Award 1999
• OBIE Award Performance "Vita and Virginia" 1994 - 95
• Venice Film Festival Volpi Cup Prize Best Supporting Actress "Little Odessa" 1994
• CableACE Award Supporting Actress in a Movie or Miniseries "Young Catherine" 1991
• Evening Standard Award Best Actress "When She Danced" 1991
• CableACE Award Actress in a Miniseries or Movie "A Man for All Seasons" 1989
• London Critics' Circle Award Best Supporting Actress "A Touch of the Poet" 1988
• New York Film Critics Circle Award Best Supporting Actress "Prick Up Your Ears" 1987
• London Critics' Circle Award Best Actress "The Seagull" 1985
• National Society of Film Critics Award Best Actress "Wetherby" 1985
• National Society of Film Critics Award Best Actress "The Bostonians" 1984
• Olivier Award Best Actress "The Aspern Papers" 1983 - 84
• Emmy Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Special "Playing for Time" 1980 - 81
• Evening Standard Award Best Actress "Lady from the Sea" 1979
• Golden Globe Award Best Supporting Actress "Julia" 1977
• Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award Best Supporting Actress "Julia" 1977
• Oscar Best Supporting Actress "Julia" 1977
• Cannes Film Festival Best Actress Award "Isadora" 1969
• Film Critics' Guild Award Best Leading Actress "Isadora" 1969
• National Society of Film Critics Award Best Actress "Isadora" 1969
• Evening Standard Award Actress of the Year 1967
• Cannes Film Festival Best Actress Award "Morgan--A Suitable Case for Treatment" 1966
• Plays and Players London Theatre Critics Award Best Actress "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie" 1966
• Evening Standard Award Actress of the Year 1961