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In 1984 Vanessa Redgrave starred with Wendy Hiller and Christopher Reeve in an adaptation of THE ASPERN PAPERS by her father, Michael Redgrave, at the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre and at the Haymarket. She ... starred in STEAMING directed by Joseph Losey, a feature based on the play by Nell Dunn. She starred in WETHERBY directed by David Hare with Judi Dench and Ian Holm, THREE SOVEREIGNS FOR SARAH for CBS and also the television mini series PETER THE GREAT with Maxmillian Schell.
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Vanessa Redgrave's acting brilliance was never in any doubt - Sir Laurence Olivier himself proclaimed her imminent greatness the very day she was born, in 1937, onstage with her father, the esteemed Michael Redgrave. She has most definitely lived up to that prediction, earning plaudits for her theatre, television and film work including more Golden Globes and Emmys than you can shake a stick at, and no less than six Oscar nominations for films such as Isadora, Mary, Queen Of Scots, Julia (winning the award) and Howard's End (1993).
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As said, Michael Redgrave was already an accomplished stage actor at the time of Vanessa's birth. Soon he'd ... be a screen star, starring in Thunder Rock and Dead Of Night and being Oscar-nominated in 1947 for Mourning Becomes Electra. The 1950s would see him in The Browning Version, The Dambusters and 1984, while during his decade-long stint with the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre at Stratford he'd win rave reviews as Richard II, Marc Antony, Hamlet and King Lear. Young Vanessa would be marked for life by her father's achievements and attitude, as she saw the efforts of actors to contribute during war-time and also the sacrifices necessary to reach the very highest standards in the profession.
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Dignified, passionate Vanessa Redgrave is widely regarded as one of Great Britain's finest modern dramatic actresses. She is perhaps the most internationally famous of the Redgrave dynasty of actors that includes her father Sir Michael Redgrave, mother Rachel Kempson and siblings Corin and Lynn Redgrave...Read More
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On leaving the Central School, Redgrave would move directly to the Frinton Summer Theatre, in July appearing in The Reluctant Debutante. Come September she'd be playing Mrs Spottsworth in Come On at the Cambridge Arts Theatre. Her major debut would come in the January of 1958 when, as Caroline Lester in A Touch Of The Sun, she played alongside her father at the Saville. This was an invaluable but tortured experience, Michael proving to be a severe critic, forever handing her notes on how to improve her performance. She'd later describe the process as "agonising", yet it was a vital masterclass.
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Born into one of the remaining theatrical family dynasties, she first appeared in the West End theatre in 1958 playing opposite her father, Sir Michael Redgrave. Her extensive stage career led to the silver screen, and she landed her first starring role in Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment (1966) for which she earned an Oscar nomination. Eleven years and many notable film performances later, Redgrave won a Best Supporting Actress award for her role in Julia (1977). Diverse and notable roles for her include suffragette Olive Chancellor in The Bostonians (1984), crime boss Max in Mission: Impossible (1996), Oscar Wilde's mother in Wilde (1997) and Clarissa Dalloway in Mrs. Dalloway (1997). She can most recently be seen in Venus (2006), Evening (2007) and Atonement (2007).
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