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Vanessa Redgrave: Lynn Redgrave
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In 1990, Vanessa played the role of the Empress of Russia in the film YOUNG CATHERINE with Lee Remick, Franco Nero and Christopher Plummer, directed by Michael Anderson. This was followed by THE BALLAD OF THE SAD CAFE for Merchant Ivory directed by Simon Callow and filmed in Texas, and a television version of WHATEVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE with her sister Lynn Redgrave. She then appeared in the West End in THE THREE SISTERS by Anton Chekhov at the Queen's Theatre with Lynn Redgrave, her niece Jemma Redgrave, Stuart Wilson, and directed by Robert Sturua.
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For the first time in nearly 20 years, Redgrave would now return to Italian cinema and Franco Nero with Breath Of Life, where Italian WW2 veterans would have their physical and emotional wounds tended to in a sanitarium. She'd then stick with Nero for another TV epic and more Russian history with Young Catherine, where Julia Ormond would star as the teenage bride who becomes one of the nation's great rulers. Redgrave would be in formidable form, yet again Emmy-nominated as the Empress Elizabeth, using intrigue and force to produce a royal heir. This would be followed by a TV remake of Whatever Happened To Baby Jane? where, at last, Redgrave would co-star onscreen with her sister Lynn, Vanessa taking the Joan Crawford role as the stoic and crippled Blanche, tortured by Lynn's demented former child star.
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Vanessa was born 30 January 1937 in London, England. She's an Academy Award-winning, British actress and member of the Redgrave family, one of the enduring theatrical dynasties. She's ... a left-wing social activist for human rights. Vanessa believes in tolerance, reconciliation, and peace. Her parents were Sir Michael Redgrave and Rachel Kempson (Lady Redgrave). Her sister, Lynn Redgrave, and brother, the equally outspoken Corin Redgrave, are also acclaimed actors.
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Due to her anti-Zionist stand, many, including Fana Fenelon, the real-life violinist whom Redgrave was portraying, objected to her playing a Jewish woman. During the '80s, Redgrave came into her own as a leading character actress. She has subsequently appeared in a number of distinguished television movies, including Second Serve (1986) and a remake of Whatever Happened to Baby Jane (1991), which co-starred her sister Lynn Redgrave.
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A statuesque figure with piercing blue eyes and a husky musical voice, Vanessa was destined for the acting profession from the day she was born – January 30, 1937. Her grandparents had been accomplished stage actors, her parents, Sir Michael and Lady Rachel Kempson, were recognised performers, and both her siblings Corin and Lynn followed her into the profession.
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