Known For: British actress (born 1937)
Category: Actresses
Occupation: screenwriter, stage actor, film actor, film director
Country: United Kingdom
City: Blackheath
Date of Birth: Saturday, 30 January 1937
Language English
Dame Vanessa Redgrave is an English actress. Throughout her career spanning over six decades, Redgrave has garnered numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a Tony Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards and an Olivier Award, making her one of the few performers to achieve the Triple Crown of Acting. She has also received various honorary awards, including the BAFTA Fellowship Award, the Golden Lion Honorary Award, and an induction into the American Theatre Hall of Fame.
| BirthPlace | Blackheath |
| Education | Q981195, Q7269998, Q7713105 |
| Awards | Q12201477, Q908858, Q106301, Q185299, Q13452531, Q822907, Q989447, Q989449, Q5305704, Q12201434, Q1259395, Q787148, Q840286, Q840286, Q2089918, Q12201434, Q106696935, Q514445 |
| Spouses | Tony Richardson, Franco Nero |
| Children | Natasha Richardson, Joely Richardson, Carlo Gabriel Nero |
| Wikipedia | Vanessa_Redgrave |
Vanessa Redgrave was born on 30 January 1937 in Blackheath, London, the daughter of actors Sir Michael Redgrave and Rachel Kempson. Laurence Olivier announced her birth to the audience at a performance of Hamlet at the Old Vic, when he said that Laertes (played by Sir Michael) had a daughter. Accounts say Olivier announced, "A great actress has been born this night." In her autobiography, Redgrave recalls the East End and Coventry Blitzes among her earliest memories. Following the East End Blitz, Redgrave relocated with her family to Herefordshire before returning to London in 1943. She was educated at two independent schools for girls: the Alice Ottley School in Worcester, and Queen's Gate School in London, before "coming out" as a debutante. Her siblings Lynn Redgrave and Corin Redgrave were also actors.
