Vanessa Redgrave
Vanessa Redgrave

Vanessa Redgrave

Born: January 30, 1937 (89 years)
Greenwich, London, England, UK

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 Directed (1)
Movies as Actor (155)
The Crystal Planet

The Crystal Planet

as The Matriarch (voice)

Aug 13, 2026

Cold Storage

Cold Storage

as Mary Rooney

Jan 22, 2026

The Estate

The Estate

Nov 25, 2025

Common Wealth

Common Wealth

as Self

Aug 1, 2025

Merchant Ivory

Merchant Ivory

as Self

Aug 30, 2024

On Our Way

On Our Way

May 19, 2023

The Ghost of Richard Harris

The Ghost of Richard Harris

as Self

Aug 31, 2022

The Lost Girls

The Lost Girls

as Great Nana

Jun 17, 2022

Alice, Through the Looking

Alice, Through the Looking

as Narrator

Nov 12, 2021

Alida Valli: In Her Own Words

Alida Valli: In Her Own Words

as Self

May 17, 2021

Finding You

Finding You

as Cathleen Sweeney

May 13, 2021

Katherine Jenkins Christmas Spectacular

Katherine Jenkins Christmas Spectacular

as Self

Dec 1, 2020

Entree Des Artists

Entree Des Artists

as Henry's Grandmother

Jun 1, 2020

Mrs Lowry & Son

Mrs Lowry & Son

as Elizabeth Lowry

Aug 30, 2019

Georgetown

Georgetown

as Elsa Brecht

May 14, 2019

The Aspern Papers

The Aspern Papers

as Juliana Bordereau

Jan 11, 2019

Nothing Like a Dame

Nothing Like a Dame

as Self (archive footage)

May 2, 2018

Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool

Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool

as Jeanne McDougall

Nov 17, 2017

Sea Sorrow

Sea Sorrow

as Self

Nov 8, 2017

Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold

Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold

as Self

Oct 11, 2017

The Secret Scripture

The Secret Scripture

as Old Roseanne McNulty

Mar 23, 2017

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

as Self

Sep 17, 2016

Almeida Theatre Live: Richard III

Almeida Theatre Live: Richard III

as Queen Margaret

Jul 21, 2016

The Go-Between

The Go-Between

as Older Marian

Sep 20, 2015

Foxcatcher

Foxcatcher

as Jean du Pont

Nov 14, 2014

The Wound and the Gift

The Wound and the Gift

Sep 30, 2014

The Thirteenth Tale

The Thirteenth Tale

as Vida Winter

Dec 30, 2013

The Butler

The Butler

as Annabeth Westfall

Aug 16, 2013

The Last Will and Testament of Rosalind Leigh

The Last Will and Testament of Rosalind Leigh

as Rosalind Leigh

Nov 9, 2012

Last Will. & Testament

Last Will. & Testament

Oct 23, 2012

Song for Marion

Song for Marion

as Marion

Sep 15, 2012

Anonymous

Anonymous

as Queen Elizabeth I

Oct 21, 2011

Cars 2

Cars 2

as The Queen / Mama Topolino (voice)

Jun 11, 2011

Coriolanus

Coriolanus

as Volumnia

Feb 14, 2011

Robinson in Ruins

Robinson in Ruins

as Narrator

Nov 19, 2010

Miral

Miral

as Bertha Spafford

Sep 15, 2010

The Whistleblower

The Whistleblower

as Madeleine Rees

Sep 13, 2010

Letters to Juliet

Letters to Juliet

as Claire

May 13, 2010

God, Smell and Her

God, Smell and Her

Jan 28, 2009

Ein Job

Ein Job

as Hannah Silbergrau

Sep 26, 2008

Restraint

Restraint

as Sky News Reader #2

Aug 19, 2008

How About You...

How About You...

as Georgia Platts

Nov 16, 2007

The Shell Seekers

The Shell Seekers

as Penelope Keeling

Oct 18, 2007

The Riddle

The Riddle

as Roberta Elliot

Oct 14, 2007

The Fever

The Fever

as The woman

Jun 13, 2007

Evening

Evening

as Ann Lord

Jun 9, 2007

Atonement

Atonement

as Briony Tallis (Age 77)

Feb 27, 2007

Dealing and Wheeling in Small Arms

Dealing and Wheeling in Small Arms

as Narrator

Jan 4, 2007

Venus

Venus

as Valerie

Sep 2, 2006

Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film

Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film

as Self

Mar 27, 2006

The Thief Lord

The Thief Lord

as Sister Antonia

Jan 4, 2006

The White Countess

The White Countess

as Princess Vera Belinskya

Oct 30, 2005

Elio Petri: Notes About a Filmmaker

Elio Petri: Notes About a Filmmaker

as Self

Sep 3, 2005

The Keeper: The Legend of Omar Khayyam

The Keeper: The Legend of Omar Khayyam

as Miss Sangorski

Jun 10, 2005

Short Order

Short Order

as Marianne

Jan 1, 2005

Thank You, Doctor Rey

Thank You, Doctor Rey

as herself

Dec 3, 2003

Good Boy!

Good Boy!

as The Greater Dane (voice)

Oct 10, 2003

Byron

Byron

as Lady Melbourne

Sep 27, 2003

The Locket

The Locket

as Esther Huish

Dec 8, 2002

Hell on Earth: The Desecration & Resurrection of The Devils

Hell on Earth: The Desecration & Resurrection of The Devils

as Self

Nov 24, 2002

Searching for Debra Winger

Searching for Debra Winger

as Self

Jul 13, 2002

Crime and Punishment

Crime and Punishment

as Rodion's mother

Jun 1, 2002

The Gathering Storm

The Gathering Storm

as Clemmie Churchill

Apr 22, 2002

Escape to Life: The Erika and Klaus Mann Story

Escape to Life: The Erika and Klaus Mann Story

as (voice)

Apr 5, 2001

The Pledge

The Pledge

as Annalise Hansen

Jan 19, 2001

A Rumor of Angels

A Rumor of Angels

as Maddy Bennett

Sep 8, 2000

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

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

as Vicky's Mother

Jul 12, 2000

Uninvited

Uninvited

as Mrs. Rutterburn

May 19, 2000

Mirka

Mirka

as Kalsan

Mar 10, 2000

1961

1961

as Edith Tree

Mar 5, 2000

If These Walls Could Talk 2

If These Walls Could Talk 2

as Edith Tree

Mar 5, 2000

Exile in Buyukada

Exile in Buyukada

as Narrator

Jan 1, 2000

Girl, Interrupted

Girl, Interrupted

as Dr. Wick

Dec 21, 1999

Cradle Will Rock

Cradle Will Rock

as Countess Constance La Grave

Dec 10, 1999

Lulu on the Bridge

Lulu on the Bridge

as Catherine Moore

Sep 6, 1998

Deep Impact

Deep Impact

as Robin Lerner

May 8, 1998

Déjà Vu

Déjà Vu

as Skelly

Apr 22, 1998

Bella Mafia

Bella Mafia

as Graziella Luciano

Nov 16, 1997

Behind the Mask : The IRA and Sinn Fein

Behind the Mask : The IRA and Sinn Fein

as Self

Oct 21, 1997

Wilde

Wilde

as Lady Speranza Wilde

Sep 1, 1997

Mrs. Dalloway

Mrs. Dalloway

as Mrs. Clarissa Dalloway

Sep 1, 1997

Michael Redgrave: My Father

Michael Redgrave: My Father

as Self

Jul 13, 1997

Smilla's Sense of Snow

Smilla's Sense of Snow

as Elsa Lübing

Feb 28, 1997

The Willows in Winter

The Willows in Winter

as Grandmother / Narrator

Dec 26, 1996

Looking for Richard

Looking for Richard

as Self - Interviewee

Oct 11, 1996

Two Mothers for Zachary

Two Mothers for Zachary

as Nancy Shaffell

Sep 22, 1996

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

as Max

May 22, 1996

The Wind in the Willows

The Wind in the Willows

as Grandmother / Narrator

Dec 24, 1995

Down Came a Blackbird

Down Came a Blackbird

as Anna Lenke

Oct 22, 1995

A Month by the Lake

A Month by the Lake

as Miss Bentley

Sep 11, 1995

Little Odessa

Little Odessa

as Irina Shapira

Oct 28, 1994

Great Moments in Aviation

Great Moments in Aviation

as Dr. Angela Bead

May 1, 1994

Sparrow

Sparrow

as Suor Agata

Feb 4, 1994

They

They

as Florence Latimer

Nov 14, 1993

The House of the Spirits

The House of the Spirits

as Nivea del Valle

Oct 21, 1993

Mother's Boys

Mother's Boys

as Lydia

Oct 1, 1993

A Wall of Silence

A Wall of Silence

as Kate Benson

Jun 10, 1993

Howards End

Howards End

as Ruth Wilcox

Mar 13, 1992

The Ballad of the Sad Cafe

The Ballad of the Sad Cafe

as Miss Amelia

Mar 28, 1991

What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

as Blanche Hudson

Feb 17, 1991

Breath of Life

Breath of Life

as Suor Crocifissa

Oct 11, 1990

Orpheus Descending

Orpheus Descending

as Lady Torrance

Jun 1, 1990

Stalin's Funeral

Stalin's Funeral

as English journalist

Apr 21, 1990

Romeo.Juliet

Romeo.Juliet

as Mother Capulet (voice)

Jan 1, 1990

A Man for All Seasons

A Man for All Seasons

as Lady Alice More

Dec 21, 1988

Consuming Passions

Consuming Passions

as Mrs. Garza

Apr 6, 1988

Comrades

Comrades

as Mrs. Carlyle

Aug 23, 1987

Prick Up Your Ears

Prick Up Your Ears

as Peggy Ramsay

Apr 17, 1987

Second Serve

Second Serve

as Renee Richards

Jan 1, 1986

Wetherby

Wetherby

as Jean Travers

Jun 19, 1985

Steaming

Steaming

as Nancy

May 22, 1985

Three Sovereigns for Sarah

Three Sovereigns for Sarah

as Sarah Cloyce

May 1, 1985

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

as The Evil Queen

Jul 16, 1984

The Bostonians

The Bostonians

as Olive Chancellor

May 1, 1984

Sing Sing

Sing Sing

as la Regina

Oct 15, 1983

My Body, My Child

My Body, My Child

as Leenie Cabrezi

Apr 11, 1982

Playing for Time

Playing for Time

as Fania Fenelon

Sep 30, 1980

The Fifth War

The Fifth War

Jan 1, 1980

Bear Island

Bear Island

as Heddi Lindquist

Dec 5, 1979

Yanks

Yanks

as Helen

Sep 19, 1979

Agatha

Agatha

as Agatha Christie

Feb 9, 1979

Julia

Julia

as Julia

Oct 1, 1977

The Palestinian

The Palestinian

as Self

Apr 28, 1977

The Seven-Per-Cent Solution

The Seven-Per-Cent Solution

as Lola Deveraux

Oct 24, 1976

Out of Season

Out of Season

as Ann

May 31, 1975

Murder on the Orient Express

Murder on the Orient Express

as Mary Debenham

Nov 22, 1974

Right to Work March

Right to Work March

Oct 19, 1972

Mary, Queen of Scots

Mary, Queen of Scots

as Mary, Queen of Scots

Dec 22, 1971

Vacation

Vacation

as Immacolata Meneghelli

Sep 4, 1971

The Devils

The Devils

as Sister Jeanne des Anges

Jul 16, 1971

The Trojan Women

The Trojan Women

as Andromache

May 1, 1971

Dropout

Dropout

as Mary

Dec 18, 1970

The Body

The Body

as Narrator

Oct 9, 1970

A Mother with Two Children Expecting Her Third

A Mother with Two Children Expecting Her Third

as Herself

Aug 10, 1970

No Arks

No Arks

as Narrator

Jun 1, 1969

Oh! What a Lovely War

Oh! What a Lovely War

as Sylvia Pankhurst

Mar 10, 1969

The Sea Gull

The Sea Gull

as Nina

Dec 23, 1968

A Quiet Place in the Country

A Quiet Place in the Country

as Flavia

Nov 14, 1968

Isadora

Isadora

as Isadora Duncan

Sep 14, 1968

Red and Blue

Red and Blue

as Jacky

Aug 8, 1968

The Charge of the Light Brigade

The Charge of the Light Brigade

as Mrs Clarissa Morris

Apr 10, 1968

Red, White, and Zero

Red, White, and Zero

as Jacky

Jan 30, 1968

Camelot

Camelot

as Guenevere

Oct 25, 1967

Tonite Let's All Make Love in London

Tonite Let's All Make Love in London

as Self

Sep 26, 1967

The Sailor from Gibraltar

The Sailor from Gibraltar

as Sheila

Jan 1, 1967

Blow-Up

Blow-Up

as Jane

Dec 18, 1966

A Man for All Seasons

A Man for All Seasons

as Anne Boleyn

Dec 13, 1966

Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment

Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment

as Leonie Delt

Apr 3, 1966

Maggie

Maggie

as Maggie

Jan 25, 1964

As You Like It

As You Like It

as Rosalind

Mar 21, 1963

A Sunday in September

A Sunday in September

as Self

Sep 18, 1961

Circus at Clopton Hall

Circus at Clopton Hall

as Narrator

Jan 1, 1961

Behind the Mask

Behind the Mask

as Pamela Benson-Gray

Nov 23, 1958

The Boy at the Back of the Class

The Boy at the Back of the Class

as Queen

All That I Am

All That I Am

TV Shows as Actor (38)
Man in an Orange Shirt

Man in an Orange Shirt

as Flora Berryman

Jul 31, 2017

Black Box

Black Box

as Dr. Hartramph

Apr 24, 2014

Political Animals

Political Animals

as Diane Nash

Jul 15, 2012

Shakespeare Uncovered

Shakespeare Uncovered

as Herself

Jun 19, 2012

Playhouse Presents

Playhouse Presents

as Elderly Woman

Apr 12, 2012

Call the Midwife

Call the Midwife

as Jennifer Worth (voice)

Jan 15, 2012

The Day of the Triffids

The Day of the Triffids

as Durrant

Dec 28, 2009

Nip/Tuck

Nip/Tuck

as Dr.Erica Noughton, Dr. Erica Noughton

Jul 22, 2003

Byron

Byron

as Lady Melbourne

Jan 1, 2003

Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story

Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story

as Countess Wilhelmina

Dec 2, 2001

The Early Show

The Early Show

as Self

Nov 1, 1999

Sabine Christiansen

Sabine Christiansen

as Self

Jan 4, 1998

The View

The View

as Self

Aug 11, 1997

Inside the Actors Studio

Inside the Actors Studio

as Self

Aug 14, 1994

Intimate Portrait

Intimate Portrait

as Self

Nov 14, 1993

Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties

Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties

as Self

Sep 5, 1993

Young Catherine

Young Catherine

as Empress Elizabeth

Feb 17, 1991

Seitenblicke

Seitenblicke

as self

Oct 7, 1987

Peter the Great

Peter the Great

as Sophia

Feb 2, 1986

Screen Two

Screen Two

as Dr. Angela Bead

Jan 6, 1985

Three Sovereigns for Sarah

Three Sovereigns for Sarah

as Sarah Cloyce

Jan 5, 1985

Goldene Kamera

Goldene Kamera

as Self

Feb 3, 1984

Wagner

Wagner

as Cosima von Bulow

Oct 3, 1983

Faerie Tale Theatre

Faerie Tale Theatre

as The Evil Queen

Sep 11, 1982

Wetten, dass..?

Wetten, dass..?

as Self

Feb 14, 1981

NDR Talk Show

NDR Talk Show

as Self

Feb 9, 1979

A Picture of Katherine Mansfield

A Picture of Katherine Mansfield

as Katherine Mansfield

May 1, 1973

Film '72

Film '72

as Self

Nov 16, 1971

Omnibus

Omnibus

as Self

Oct 13, 1967

One Pair of Eyes

One Pair of Eyes

May 6, 1967

Sunday-Night Play

Sunday-Night Play

as Monica Claverton-Ferry

Sep 25, 1960

Theatre Night

Theatre Night

as Caroline Lester

Jan 21, 1957

Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre

as Sally

Jul 8, 1956

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter, Self - Winner, Self - Nominee

Apr 1, 1956

The Oscars

The Oscars

as Self

Mar 19, 1953

Today

Today

as Self

Jan 14, 1952

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Esther Huish

Dec 24, 1951

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee

Jan 20, 1944