Vanessa Redgrave's biography

Vanessa Redgrave is 85 years old screenwriter born at Blackheath. Vanessa was born on Saturday 30th of January 1937. According to year of birth 1937 Vanessa belongs to Silent Generation. Birthday on 30th of January means she is Aquarius. Aquarius is an Airy sign. They are smart thinkers, social, communicative, independent and intelligent people.Vanessa was married 2 times.

Vanessa Redgrave's spouse

Vanessa is married to Franco Nero

Vanessa is native british english speaker. She is white british. Vanessa is citizen of United Kingdom. She is agnostic. Vanessa´s primary profession is to be screenwriter. You can know her also as stage actor, film actor. Vanessa is recently known as film director.

Vanessa Redgrave's dad

Vanessa Redgrave's father's name is Michael Redgrave. He is known as actor. Her father was born on Friday 20th of March 1908 in Bristol. Her father died on Thursday 21st of March 1985 in Denham. Michael Redgrave was 48 years old, when this happened.

Vanessa Redgrave's mom

Vanessa Redgrave's mother's name is Rachel Kempson. She is known as stage actor. Vanessa´s mother was born on Saturday 28th of May 1910 in Dartmouth. Vanessa Redgrave was born when she was 27 years old. Vanessa´s mother died on Saturday 24th of May 2003 in Millbrook. Rachel Kempson was 66 years old, when this happened.

Vanessa Redgrave's family

Vanessa Redgrave's husband

He is known as screenwriter. Vanessa´s husband was born on Sunday 23rd of November 1941 in Parma.

Vanessa Redgrave's ex husbands

Tony Richardson

Vanessa Redgrave and Tony Richardson have been together since 1962 for 5 years. He is known as film director. Her ex husband was born on Tuesday 5th of June 1928 in Shipley. Her ex husband died on Thursday 14th of November 1991 in Los Angeles. Tony Richardson was 54 years old, when this happened.

She has 1 son and 2 daughters

Vanessa Redgrave's son: Carlo Gabriel Nero

Vanessa Redgrave's son's name is Carlo Gabriel Nero. He is known as screenwriter.

Vanessa Redgrave's daughter: Natasha Richardson

Vanessa Redgrave's daughter's name is Natasha Richardson. She is known as film actor. Her daughter was born on Saturday 11th of May 1963. Vanessa´s daughter died on Wednesday 18th of March 2009 in Upper East Side. Natasha Richardson was 72 years old, when this happened.

Vanessa Redgrave's daughter: Joely Richardson

Vanessa Redgrave's daughter's name is Joely Richardson. Joely is known as actor. Her daughter was born on Saturday 9th of January 1965.

Vanessa Redgrave's schools

We found 3 schools She attended. Complete list of schools: Central School of Speech and Drama, Queen's Gate School, The Alice Ottley School.

Detailed informations about her schools

She studied university - Central School of Speech and Drama.

Vanessa Redgrave's career

Vanessa´s main focus is to be screenwriter. She is famous thanks to Howards End, Blow-Up, Julia, Camelot.

Is Vanessa Redgrave gay ?

Vanessa is known to be straight.

Vanessa Redgrave's boyfriend

Timothy Dalton

Vanessa Redgrave and Timothy Dalton have been together since 1971 for 15 years. Timothy is known as film actor. Vanessa´s boyfriend was born on Thursday 21st of March 1946.

Awards and competitions

Vanessa Redgrave's Awards

Won Broadway's 2003 Tony Award as Best Actress (Play) for a revival of Eugene O'Neill's "Long Day's Journey Into Night."
She was awarded the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 1985 (1984 season) for Best Actress in a Revival for "The Aspern Papers".
She was nominated for a 1997 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best Actress in a Play of 1996 for her performance in "John Gabriel Borkman".
She was awarded the 1985 London Critics Circle Theatre Award (Drama Theatre Award) for Best Actor in The Seagull.
She was awarded the 1991 London Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actress for her performance in When She Danced.
She was awarded the 1985 London Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actor for her performance in The Seagull.
She was awarded the 1988 London Critics Circle Theatre Award (Drama Theatre Award) for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in A Touch of the Poet.
First performer to win two individual Acting Awards at the Cannes Festival. (Dean Stockwell won twice at the festival before, but he had to share both of his awards with his co-stars)
On a June 2005 appearance on Larry King Live (1985), she expressed her fondness for the movie Meet the Fockers (2004) and said that the film should have won an Academy Award.
Received The Helen Hayes award nomination for her work in Hecuba. This play was a major success. It was so well received that the BAM theater in New York scheduled it for two weeks and it went on to being performed in Delphi.
Received rave reviews for originating the role of Jean Brodie in, 'The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie" winning the London Evening Standard award for her work.
Won the Drama Desk award in 2007 for Best Actor in a Solo performance for "The Year of Magical Thinking". She also received her second Tony award nomination for Best Actress for the same play.
Nominated for the 2007 Tony Award (New York City) for Actress in a Drama for "The Year of Magical Thinking".
Was the 80th actress to receive an Academy Award; she won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for Julia (1977) at The 50th Annual Academy Awards (1978) on April 3, 1978.

Vanessa Redgrave's Nominations

Vanessa was nominated for Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for work Howards End in 1992
Vanessa was nominated for Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
She was nominated for Academy Award for Best Actress
She was nominated for Academy Award for Best Actress
She was nominated for Academy Award for Best Actress
Vanessa was nominated for Academy Award for Best Actress

What Vanessa Redgrave has done for a first time

In 1962, she became one of the first celebrities to visit communist Cuba.
First performer to win two individual Acting Awards at the Cannes Festival. (Dean Stockwell won twice at the festival before, but he had to share both of his awards with his co-stars)
First met long time partner Timothy Dalton on the set of Mary, Queen of Scots (1971) in 1970. Their relationship reportedly blossomed after a heated 6 hour argument regarding the true meaning of Hamlet's "To be or not to be" speech.

Vanessa Redgrave's quotes

I choose all my roles very carefully so that when my career is finished I will have covered all our recent history of oppression.
I've opened my mouth on a lot of subjects. And I thought the more prestige you get, I'd have the power to do what I like. It's not true.
I don't think I ever felt beautiful until I was pregnant and when I gave birth to my children. I had terrible acne when I was a teenager and I was very tall, so tall I couldn't see myself in my mother's long mirror.
I don't consider myself beautiful at all, I'm usually running around like a scruff.
Of course, I am misrepresented very often, but so is everybody who has got something to say.
Anybody can lose their job and have nothing. And people mind having nothing.
Ask the right questions if you're to find the right answers.
How can we help the people in the audience--and ourselves--remove the cobwebs that prevents us all from being able to reach and touch things?
Analyzing the problem is vital. It's the only way you're going to arrive at the right thing to do.
A theater is being given over to market forces, which means that a whole generation that should be able to do theater as well as see it is being completely deprived.
I have a tremendous use for passionate statement.
It's a kinky part of my nature -- to meddle.
I give myself to my parts as to a lover.
America is gangsterism for the private profit of the few.
[Speaking of her parents (Michael & Rachel), sister Lynn, and brother Corin] We are the sprigs of a great and beautiful tree.
One must never comment as an actor, never show that a character is shallow or vindictive, but let that be conveyed. I mean, none of us thinks of ourselves as being vindictive or shallow - perhaps we should.
I discovered a long time ago that the camera does lie, and thank God it does.
[on being made a Dame] Surprised and grateful to join this wondrous group of British artists whose work has inspired me and audiences the world over. My generation fought for freedom of expression. Long may this remain.

Vanessa Redgrave's height, body shape, eye color

Lets describe how Vanessa Redgrave looks. We will focus on her height, body shape, eye color and hair color. She is tall as 5' 11" (180 cm). Body build is slim. Her eyes are tinted blue. Vanessa´s hair is shade of grey.

Vanessa Redgrave