VANESSA REDGRAVE
Vanessa Redgrave
Gender: Female
Known for: Acting
Birthday: January 30, 1937
Place of Birth: Greenwich, London, England, UK
Biography
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.
Filmography
Starring
2026·
Cold StorageMary Rooney
2026·
The Crystal PlanetThe Matriarch (voice)
2025·
Common WealthSelf
2025·
The Estate2024·
Merchant IvorySelf
2023·
On Our Way2022·
The Lost GirlsGreat Nana
Self
2021·
Finding YouCathleen Sweeney
Self
Narrator
2020·
Entree Des ArtistsHenry's Grandmother
2019·
Mrs Lowry & SonElizabeth Lowry
2019·
The Aspern PapersJuliana Bordereau
2019·
GeorgetownElsa Brecht
2018·
Nothing Like a DameSelf (archive footage)
Flora Berryman
Jeanne McDougall
2017·
Sea SorrowSelf
2017·
The Secret ScriptureOld Roseanne McNulty
Queen Margaret
2015·
The Go-BetweenOlder Marian
2014·
Black BoxDr. Hartramph
2014·
FoxcatcherJean du Pont
2013·
The Thirteenth TaleVida Winter
2013·
The ButlerAnnabeth Westfall
2012·
Playhouse PresentsElderly Woman
2012·
Political AnimalsDiane Nash
Herself
2012·
Call the MidwifeJennifer Worth (voice)
Rosalind Leigh
2012·
Song for MarionMarion
2011·
CoriolanusVolumnia
2011·
Cars 2The Queen / Mama Topolino (voice)
2011·
AnonymousQueen Elizabeth I
2010·
Letters to JulietClaire
2010·
The WhistleblowerMadeleine Rees
2010·
MiralBertha Spafford
Durrant
2009·
God, Smell and Her2008·
RestraintSky News Reader #2
2008·
Ein JobHannah Silbergrau
Narrator
2007·
The FeverThe woman
2007·
The RiddleRoberta Elliot
2007·
How About You...Georgia Platts
2007·
The Shell SeekersPenelope Keeling
2007·
EveningAnn Lord
2007·
AtonementBriony Tallis (Age 77)
2006·
The Thief LordSister Antonia
2006·
VenusValerie
Miss Sangorski
Self
2005·
Short OrderMarianne
2003·
Nip/TuckDr. Erica Noughton, Dr.Erica Noughton
2003·
ByronLady Melbourne, Lady Melbourne
herself
2003·
Good Boy!The Greater Dane (voice)
Self
2002·
Crime and PunishmentRodion's mother
2002·
The LocketEsther Huish
Countess Wilhelmina
(voice)
Vicky's Mother
2000·
UninvitedMrs. Rutterburn
2000·
MirkaKalsan
1999·
The Early ShowSelf
1999·
Cradle Will RockCountess Constance La Grave
1998·
Sabine ChristiansenSelf
1997·
The ViewSelf
Self
Elsa Lübing
Self
1993·
Intimate PortraitSelf
1993·
A Wall of SilenceKate Benson
1991·
Young CatherineEmpress Elizabeth
1990·
Romeo.JulietMother Capulet (voice)
1990·
Breath of LifeSuor Crocifissa
1987·
Seitenblickeself
1986·
Peter the GreatSophia
1985·
Screen TwoDr. Angela Bead
Sarah Cloyce, Sarah Cloyce
1984·
Goldene KameraSelf
The Evil Queen
1983·
WagnerCosima von Bulow
1982·
Faerie Tale TheatreThe Evil Queen
1982·
My Body, My ChildLeenie Cabrezi
1981·
Wetten, dass..?Self
1980·
The Fifth War1979·
NDR Talk ShowSelf
Katherine Mansfield
1972·
Right to Work March1971·
Film '72Self
Herself
1970·
DropoutMary
1969·
No ArksNarrator
1968·
Red, White, and ZeroJacky
1968·
Red and BlueJacky
1967·
One Pair of Eyes1967·
OmnibusSelf
Sheila
1964·
MaggieMaggie
1963·
As You Like ItRosalind
Self
1960·
Sunday-Night PlayMonica Claverton-Ferry
1957·
Theatre NightCaroline Lester
1956·
Tony AwardsSelf - Nominee, Self - Winner, Self - Presenter
1956·
Armchair TheatreSally
1953·
The OscarsSelf
1952·
TodaySelf
Esther Huish
1944·
Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Nominee
TBA·
All That I AmQueen
2010·
Robinson in RuinsNarrator
Self
2005·
The White CountessPrincess Vera Belinskya
2002·
The Gathering StormClemmie Churchill
2001·
The PledgeAnnalise Hansen
2000·
Exile in BuyukadaNarrator
2000·
A Rumor of AngelsMaddy Bennett
Edith Tree
2000·
1961Edith Tree
1999·
Girl, InterruptedDr. Wick
1998·
Déjà VuSkelly
1998·
Lulu on the BridgeCatherine Moore
1998·
Deep ImpactRobin Lerner
1997·
Bella MafiaGraziella Luciano
1997·
Mrs. DallowayMrs. Clarissa Dalloway
1997·
WildeLady Speranza Wilde
Nancy Shaffell
1996·
Looking for RichardSelf - Interviewee
Grandmother / Narrator
1996·
Mission: ImpossibleMax
Anna Lenke
Grandmother / Narrator
1995·
A Month by the LakeMiss Bentley
Dr. Angela Bead
1994·
Little OdessaIrina Shapira
1994·
SparrowSuor Agata
1993·
TheyFlorence Latimer
1993·
Mother's BoysLydia
Nivea del Valle
1992·
Howards EndRuth Wilcox
Miss Amelia
Blanche Hudson
1990·
Orpheus DescendingLady Torrance
1990·
Stalin's FuneralEnglish journalist
1988·
Consuming PassionsMrs. Garza
Lady Alice More
1987·
ComradesMrs. Carlyle
1987·
Prick Up Your EarsPeggy Ramsay
1986·
Second ServeRenee Richards
1985·
WetherbyJean Travers
1985·
SteamingNancy
1984·
The BostoniansOlive Chancellor
1983·
Sing Singla Regina
1980·
Playing for TimeFania Fenelon
1979·
Bear IslandHeddi Lindquist
1979·
AgathaAgatha Christie
1979·
YanksHelen
1977·
JuliaJulia
1977·
The PalestinianSelf
Lola Deveraux
1975·
Out of SeasonAnn
Mary Debenham
1971·
VacationImmacolata Meneghelli
1971·
The Trojan WomenAndromache
1971·
Mary, Queen of ScotsMary, Queen of Scots
1971·
The DevilsSister Jeanne des Anges
1970·
The BodyNarrator
Sylvia Pankhurst
1968·
The Sea GullNina
Flavia
1968·
IsadoraIsadora Duncan
Mrs Clarissa Morris
1967·
CamelotGuenevere
Self
Leonie Delt
1966·
Blow-UpJane
Anne Boleyn
Narrator
1958·
Behind the MaskPamela Benson-Gray
Production
2025·
The EstateExecutive Producer
2017·
Sea SorrowScreenplay, Director
2007·
The FeverExecutive Producer
1981·
Occupied PalestineProducer
1977·
The PalestinianProducer