On January 30, 1937, renowned theatre actor 迈克尔·雷德格瑞夫 was performing in a production of Hamlet in London. During the curtain call, the show's lead, 劳伦斯·奥利弗, announced to the audience: "tonight a great actress was born". This was in reference to his co-star's newborn daughter, Vanessa Redgrave.
Vanessa was born in Greenwich, London, to Michael Redgrave and 瑞切尔·凯姆普森, both thespians. Three quarters of a century after her birth (despite numerous ups and down) this rather forward expectation has definitely been lived up to with an acclaimed actress that has won (among many others) an Academy Award, two Emmys, two Golden Globes, two Cannes Best Actress awards, a Tony, a Screen Actors Guild award, a Laurence Olivier theatre award and a BAFTA fellowship.
Growing up with such celebrated theatrical parents, great expectations were put on both herself, her brother 科林·雷德格瑞夫 and sister 琳恩·雷德格瑞夫 at an early age. Shooting up early and finally reaching a height just short of 6 foot, Redgrave initially had plans to dance and perform ballet as a profession. However she settled on acting and entered the Central School of Speech and Drama in 1954 and four years later made her West End debut. In the decade of the 1960s she developed and progressed to become one of the most noted young stars of the English stage and then film. Performances on the London stage included the classics: 'A Touch of Sun', 'Coriolanus', 'A Midsummer's Night Dream', 'All's Well that Ends Well', 'As You Like It', 'The Lady from the Sea', 'The Seagull' and many others. By the mid 1960s, she had booked various film roles and matured into a striking beauty with a slim, tall frame and attractive face. In 1966 she made her big screen debut as the beautiful ex-wife of a madman in an Oscar nominated performance in the oddball comedy 摩根 (1966), as well as the enigmatic woman in a public park in desperate need of a photographer's negatives in the iconic Blow-Up (1966) and briefly appeared in an unspoken part of Anne Boleyn in the Best Picture winner of the year 日月精忠 (1966).
She managed to originate the title role in "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie" the same year on the London stage (which was then adapted for the big screen a few years later, but 玛吉·史密斯 was cast instead and managed to win an Oscar for her performance). Her follow up work saw her play the lead in the box office hit adaptation 凤宫劫美录 (1967), a film popular with audiences but dismissed by critics, and her second Academy Award nominated performance as Isadora Duncan in the critically praised 伊莎朵拉 (1968).
Her rise in popularity on film also coincided with her public political involvement, she was one of the lead faces in protesting against the Vietnam war and lead a famous march on the US embassy, was arrested during a Ban-the-Bomb demonstration, publicly supported Yasar Arafat's Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and fought for various other human rights and particularly left wing causes. Despite her admirably independent qualities, most of her political beliefs weren't largely supported by the public. In 1971 after 3 films back to back, Redgrave suffered a miscarriage (it would have been her fourth, after 娜塔莎·理查德森, 乔莉·理查德森 and Carlo Gabriel Nero) and a break up with her then partner and father of her son, 弗兰科·内罗. This was around the same time her equally political brother Corin introduced her to the Workers Revolutionary Party, a group who aimed to destroy capitalism and abolish the monarchy. Her film career began to suffer and take the back seat as she became more involved with the party, twice unsuccessfully attempting to run as a party member for parliament, only obtaining a very small percentage of votes.
In terms of her film career at the time, she was given probably the smallest part in the huge ensemble who-dunnit hit, 东方快车谋杀案 (1974) and given another thankless small part as Lola Deveraux in the Sherlock Holmes adventure 百分之七的溶液 (1976).
After a celebrated Broadway debut, she created further controversy in 1977 with her involvement in two films, firstly in 茱莉亚 (1977) where she acted opposite 简·方达 as a woman fighting Nazi oppression and narrated and featured in the documentary The Palestinian (1977) where she famously danced holding a Kalashnikov rifle. She publicly stated her condemnation of what she termed "Zionist hudlums", which outraged Jewish groups and as a result a screening of her documentary was bombed and Redgrave was personally threatened by the Jewish Defense League (JDL). 茱莉亚 (1977) happened to be a huge critical success and Redgrave herself was nominated for a Best Supporting Actress Oscar, but Jewish support groups demanded her nomination to be dropped and at the event of the Academy Awards burned effigies of Redgrave and protested and picketed. Redgrave was forced to enter the event via a rear entrance to avoid harm and when she won the award she famously remarked on the frenzy causes as "Zionist hoodlums" which caused the audience to audibly gasp and boo. The speech reached newspapers the next morning and her reputation was further damaged.
It came as a surprise when CBS hired her for the part of real life Nazi camp survivor Fania Fenelon in 集中营血泪 (1980), despite more controversy and protesting (Fenelon herself didn't even want Redgrave to portray her) she won an Emmy for the part and the film was one of the highest rating programs of the year. Her follow up film work to her Oscar had been mostly low key but successful, performances in films such as 魂断梦醒 (1979), 难补情天恨 (1979), 波士顿人 (1984), 陌生男子 (1985) and 激情床伴 (1987) further cemented her reputation as a fine actress and she received various accolades and nominations.
However mainly in the 1980s, she focused on TV films and high budget mini-series as well as theatre in both London and New York. She made headlines in 1984 when she sued the Boston Symphony Orchestra for $5 million for wrongful cancellation of her contract because of her politics (she also stated her salary was significantly reduced in 难补情天恨 (1979) for the same reason). She became more mainstream in the 1990s where she appeared in a string of high profile films but the parts often underused Redgrave's abilities or they were small cameos/5-minute parts. Highlights included 霍华德庄园 (1992), 小奥德萨 (1994), 碟中谍 (1996) and 大厦将倾 (1999), as well as her leading lady parts in 科莫湖之恋 (1995) and 黛洛维夫人 (1997).
In 2003 she finally won the coveted Tony award for her performance in 'The Long Day's Journey Into Night' and followed up with another two Tony nominated performances on Broadway, her one woman show 'The Year of Magical Thinking' in 2007 and 'Driving Miss Daisy' in 2010 which not only was extended due to high demand, but was also transferred to the West End for an additional three months in 2011.
Vanessa continues to lend her name to causes and has been notable for donating huge amounts of her own money for her various beliefs. She has publicly opposed the war in Iraq, campaigned for the closure of Guantanamo Bay, supported the rights of gays and lesbians as well as AIDs research and many other issues. She released her autobiography in 1993 and a few years later she was elected to serve as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador. She also famously declined the invitation to be made a Dame for her services as an actress. Many have wondered the possible heights her career could have reached if it wasn't for her outspoken views, but being a celebrity and the artificial lifestyle usually attached doesn't seem to interest Redgrave in the slightest.
Vanessa has worked with all three of her children professionally on numerous occasions (her eldest daughter, 娜塔莎·理查德森 tragically died at the age of 45 due to a skiing accident) and in her mid 70s she still works regularly on television, film and theatre, delivering time and time again great performances.
Claims to be on hit-list of neo-Nazi group Combat 18. [February 1997]
Daughter of 迈克尔·雷德格瑞夫 & 瑞切尔·凯姆普森, older sister of 琳恩·雷德格瑞夫 & 科林·雷德格瑞夫, mother of 娜塔莎·理查德森 & 乔莉·理查德森. Granddaughter of Roy Redgrave.
Aunt of 吉玛·雷德格里夫, Luke Redgrave, Kelly Clark and Annabel Clark.
She was awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1967 Queen's Birthday Honours List for her services to drama.
Grandmother of Raphael (b. 1995) and Lilli (b. 2004) Carlo's children, 黛西·贝文 Joely's daughter, Michael Richard Antonio Neeson (born on June 22, 1995) and Daniel Jack Neeson (born on August 27, 1996) Natasha's sons.
Mother-in-law of actor 连姆·尼森 and Jennifer Wiltsie.
(1971-1986) Was in a long relationship with former James Bond actor 提摩西·道尔顿.
Both she and sister 琳恩·雷德格瑞夫 were nominated for the 1967 Best Actress Academy Award. Vanessa was nominated for 摩根 (1966) and Lynn for 乔琪姑娘 (1966). They both lost to 伊丽莎白·泰勒, who won for Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966).
Won Broadway's 2003 Tony Award as Best Actress (Play) for a revival of 尤金·奥尼尔's "Long Day's Journey Into Night."
Son, Carlo Gabriel Nero, with 弗兰科·内罗, born in 1969. She met Franco in 1966 when they starred together in 凤宫劫美录 (1967); after being separated for a number of years the couple reunited and were married in 2006.
She allegedly refused the British honour of Dame of the order of the British Empire in 1999.
She was awarded the 劳伦斯·奥利弗 Theatre Award in 1985 (1984 season) for Best Actress in a Revival for "The Aspern Papers".
She was nominated for a 1997 劳伦斯·奥利弗 Theatre Award for Best Actress in a Play of 1996 for her performance in "John Gabriel Borkman".
She was awarded the 1985 London Critics Circle Theatre Award (Drama Theatre Award) for Best Actor in The Seagull.
She was awarded the 1991 London Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actress for her performance in When She Danced.
She was awarded the 1985 London Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actor for her performance in The Seagull.
She was awarded the 1988 London Critics Circle Theatre Award (Drama Theatre Award) for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in A Touch of the Poet.
In 1962, she became one of the first celebrities to visit communist Cuba.
A longtime member of Britain's Workers Revolutionary Party
Appeared on "BBC News 24" Breakfast and stated that the massacre of Russian school children by Chechen guerrillas was not an act of terrorism. (4 September 2004).
In 2003, she became the sixteenth performer to win the Triple Crown of acting. Oscar: Best Supporting Actress, 茱莉亚 (1977), Tony: Best Actress-Play, "Long Day's Journey into Night" (2003), and Emmys: Best Actress-Limited Series/Special, 集中营血泪 (1980) & Best Supporting Actress-Miniseries/Movie, 为你钟情2 (2000).
Was set to star in 达里奥·阿基多's Opera (1987), but dropped out shortly before production was scheduled to commence.
First performer to win two individual Acting Awards at the Cannes Festival. (迪恩·斯托克维尔 won twice at the festival before, but he had to share both of his awards with his co-stars)
On a June 2005 appearance on 拉里·金现场直播 (1985), she expressed her fondness for the movie 拜见岳父大人2 (2004) and said that the film should have won an Academy Award.
Trained for the stage at the central school for Speech and Drama in London, and in 1959 became a member of the acclaimed Stratford-Upon-Avon Theatre Company.
Received The Helen Hayes award nomination for her work in Hecuba. This play was a major success. It was so well received that the BAM theater in New York scheduled it for two weeks and it went on to being performed in Delphi.
Plays mother to real-lifer daughter 乔莉·理查德森 in a few episodes of Nip/Tuck (2003).
Spoke at the Scottish Parliment in the summer of 2005.
Voted by People magazine (May 8th 2006) as one of the 100 most beautiful people.
Voted by Entertainment Weekly as one of the 25 greatest Actresses
Is mentioned, along with 乔·皮斯科波 and 艾迪·墨菲, in the song "Jammin' Me" by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.
When director 戴维·黑尔 and producers of "The Year of Magical Thinking" were thinking of an actress to cast in their one-woman show, they could only think of one name, and that was Redgrave. They said that only she could tackle the range of emotion created by the character.
After filming 英宫恨 (1971), 卢丹的恶魔 (1971) and 特洛伊妇女 (1971), she suffered a miscarriage in 1971. It was a boy and would have been her and 弗兰科·内罗's second child.
After filming 特洛伊妇女 (1971), 凯瑟琳·赫本 favored 瓦妮莎·雷德格雷夫 over all actresses and later remarked that she was, "A thrill to look at and to listen to.".
Her three children are actresses 娜塔莎·理查德森 and 乔莉·理查德森 from her marriage to Tony Richardson and Carlo Gabriel Nero with Italian actor 弗兰科·内罗.
Received rave reviews for originating the role of Jean Brodie in, 'The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie" winning the London Evening Standard award for her work.
Along with 克劳德·雷恩斯 ( for 史格芬顿先生 (1944)), 凯特·温丝莱特 (for 长路将尽 (2001)), 梅尔·温宁汉姆 (for 乔治亚 (1995)) and 菲利普·塞默 (for 大师 (2012)), she is one of the few performers to be nominated for an Supporting Oscar (for 茱莉亚 (1977)) for playing the title role in a movie. As of 2013, Redgrave is the only one to win.
She was the first of the only four actresses to win the Best Actress award twice at Cannes Film Festival. She won for 摩根 (1966) in 1966 and 伊莎朵拉 (1968) in 1968. The others are: 伊莎贝尔·于佩尔 for 维奥莱特·诺齐埃尔 (1978) in 1978 and 钢琴教师 (2001) in 2001; 海伦·米伦 for 恩怨情天 (1984) in 1984 and 疯狂的乔治王 (1994) in 1995; 芭芭拉·赫希 for 害羞的人 (1987) in 1987 and 无声的岁月 (1988) in 1988.
Won the Drama Desk award in 2007 for Best Actor in a Solo performance for "The Year of Magical Thinking". She also received her second Tony award nomination for Best Actress for the same play.
Former mother-in-law of Working Title films co-producer 蒂姆·贝文 and Robert Fox.
She was made a Fellow of the British Film Institute in recognition of her outstanding contribution to film culture.
Both she and her daughter 乔莉·理查德森 have played an historical queen who was executed by beheading. Redgrave played the title character in 英宫恨 (1971) while her daughter played Marie Antoinette in 乱世美人 (2001).
Named 让娜·莫罗 as co-respondent in her 1967 divorce from Tony Richardson on grounds of adultery.
Lost her daughter, 娜塔莎·理查德森, on March 18, 2009 as the result of a skiing accident at Mont Tremblant, Quebec.
Nominated for the 2007 Tony Award (New York City) for Actress in a Drama for "The Year of Magical Thinking".
Refused to accept any money for her role as Anne Boleyn in 日月精忠 (1966).
Was offered the role of Margaret More in 日月精忠 (1966) but she turned it down due her commitments to the theatre and opted for the cameo role of Anne Boleyn instead. Susannah York was cast as Margaret More instead.
After the death of her daughter, she subsequently dropped out of 雷德利·斯科特's 罗宾汉 (2010) in which she had a supporting role. 艾琳·阿特金斯 replaced her.
She and her brother, the late 科林·雷德格瑞夫, both appeared in films based on the legend of "King Arthur". Vanessa played "Queen Guinevere" in 凤宫劫美录 (1967) while Corin played "Lord Cornwall" in John Boorman's 黑暗时代 (1981).
(March 2009 - May 2010) Lost her daughter 娜塔莎·理查德森, her younger brother and sister, 科林·雷德格瑞夫 and 琳恩·雷德格瑞夫, in the space of just 14 months. Corin and Lynn died within a month of one another.
Appeared as an illustration on the cover of Time magazine (March 17, 1967) with sister 琳恩·雷德格瑞夫. Both sisters had just been respectively Oscar-nominated for 摩根 (1966) and 乔琪姑娘 (1966).
Is one of 17 actresses to have won the Triple Crown of Acting (an Oscar, Emmy and Tony); the others in chronological order are 海伦·海丝, 英格丽·褒曼, 雪莉·布思, 丽莎·明奈利, 丽塔·莫雷诺, 玛伦·斯塔普莱顿, 杰西卡·坦迪, 奥黛丽·赫本, Anne Bancroft, 玛吉·史密斯, 艾伦·伯斯汀, 海伦·米伦, 弗兰西斯·麦克多蒙德, 杰西卡·兰格, 维奥拉·戴维斯 and 格兰达·杰克逊.
Picked by Disney to become a Live Reference Model for 'Alice' in 'Alice in Wonderland'. Before leaving London for shooting, Vanessa started to sleep walk. Due to this, her parents refused to send her. Kathryn Beaumont got the gig instead.
Didn't attend the Academy Awards ceremony, the year her performance in 波士顿人 (1984) was nominated because her father had died a few days prior. She was in Los Angeles at the time of his death attending Academy functions and conferences and flew back to the UK.
First met long time partner 提摩西·道尔顿 on the set of 英宫恨 (1971) in 1970. Their relationship reportedly blossomed after a heated 6 hour argument regarding the true meaning of Hamlet's "To be or not to be" speech.
She speaks Italian and French fluently.
Her appearance with husband-to-be 弗兰科·内罗 in 不速之客 (1999), marked the only time the couple were directed by their only son Carlo Gabriel Nero.
She dropped out of the film 玛德莲堕落少女 (2002) due to her mother 瑞切尔·凯姆普森's ill health and was replaced by 杰拉尔丁·麦克伊万.
Appearing on Broadway in "Long Day's Journey Into Night". [May 2003]
Just started own political party in the UK to be focused on human rights violations. It is called Peace and Progress Party, it will field candidates in the next British general election. [November 2004]
Fighting to stop an open air gold mine in Romania. She has been met with protest, but ignores it all. [June 2006]
Was the 80th actress to receive an Academy Award; she won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for 茱莉亚 (1977) at 第50届奥斯卡金像奖 (1978) on April 3, 1978.
She and her daughter 乔莉·理查德森 played Queen Elizabeth I in Anonymous (2011).
She was considered for the role of Tsarina Alexandra in 俄宫秘史 (1971) before 珍妮特·苏兹曼 was cast. Her father 迈克尔·雷德格瑞夫 played Sergey Sazonov in the film.
Is one of 9 actresses who have received an Academy Award nomination for portraying a real-life queen. The others in chronological order are 瑙玛·希拉 for 绝代艳后 (1938), 凯瑟琳·赫本 for 冬狮 (1968), 詹妮薇芙·布卓 for 安妮的一千日 (1969), 珍妮特·苏兹曼 for 俄宫秘史 (1971), 海伦·米伦 for 疯狂的乔治王 (1994) and 女王 (2006), 朱迪·丹奇 for 布朗夫人 (1997) and 莎翁情史 (1998), 凯特·布兰切特 for 伊丽莎白 (1998) and 伊丽莎白2：黄金时代 (2007), and 海伦娜·伯翰·卡特 for 国王的演讲 (2010).
She, her mother 瑞切尔·凯姆普森 and her two younger siblings 科林·雷德格瑞夫 and 琳恩·雷德格瑞夫 all appeared in films that won the Academy Award for Best Picture: Rachel appeared in 汤姆·琼斯 (1963) and 走出非洲 (1985), Lynn also appeared in 汤姆·琼斯 (1963) and Vanessa and Corin both appeared in 日月精忠 (1966).
She played Anne Boleyn in 日月精忠 (1966) and her daughter Queen Elizabeth I in Anonymous (2011). Her real life daughter 乔莉·理查德森 also played the younger Queen Elizabeth in the latter film.
She worked with her mother 瑞切尔·凯姆普森 in 英烈传 (1968) and 情欲乱码 (1997) and her father 迈克尔·雷德格瑞夫 in Oh! What a Lovely War (1969).
She played the daughter of her mother 瑞切尔·凯姆普森 in both 英烈传 (1968) and 情欲乱码 (1997).
She has three roles in common with her daughter 乔莉·理查德森: (1) they both played Jean Travers in 陌生男子 (1985), (2) they both the unnamed protagonist in 热·情 (2004) and (3) they both played Queen Elizabeth in Anonymous (2011).
She suffered a near-fatal heart attack in April 2015 and gave up smoking after being diagnosed with emphysema. She revealed her lungs are only working at 30% capacity.
As of 2016 she is the 10th earliest surviving recipient of a Best Actress Oscar nomination, tied with Anouk Aimée and behind only 奥利维娅·德哈维兰, 莱斯莉·卡伦, Carroll Baker, 乔安娜·伍德沃德, 雪莉·麦克雷恩, 多丽丝·黛, a tied 派珀·劳瑞 and 索菲娅·罗兰, 朱莉·安德鲁斯, and a tied 朱莉·克里斯蒂 and 萨曼莎·艾加.
She played the mother of her real life niece 吉玛·雷德格里夫 in 霍华德庄园 (1992).
Has five grandchildren.
She, her father 迈克尔·雷德格瑞夫 and her siblings 科林·雷德格瑞夫 and 琳恩·雷德格瑞夫 all appeared in films directed by 西德尼·吕美特: Michael in 山丘战魂 (1965), Corin in 伦敦间谍战 (1967), Lynn in 伦敦间谍战 (1967) and 远离莫比尔 (1970) and Vanessa in 海鸥 (1968) and 东方快车谋杀案 (1974).
苏珊·萨兰登's favorite actress.
Delivered her daughter 娜塔莎·理查德森 via emergency Caesarean section and breastfed her until she was 9 months old.
Despite enduring long and difficult labours, was able to deliver her children 乔莉·理查德森 and Carlo Gabriel Nero naturally.
Is one of 17 actresses to have received a Best Actress Oscar nomination for a performance where they acted out a labor and/or birth; hers being for 伊莎朵拉 (1968). The others in chronological order are Luise Rainer for 大地 (1937), 简·怀曼 for 心声泪影 (1948), 埃琳诺·帕克 for 铁窗红泪 (1950), 伊丽莎白·泰勒 for 雨树县 (1957), 莱斯莉·卡伦 for 陋室红颜 (1962), 雪莉·麦克雷恩 for 爱玛姑娘 (1963), 詹妮薇芙·布卓 for 安妮的一千日 (1969), 玛莎·马森 for 吧女生涯原是梦 (1973), Ann-Margret for 冲破黑暗谷 (1975), 艾伦·伯斯汀 for 明年此时 (1978), 杰西卡·兰格 for 甜蜜梦幻 (1985), 梅丽尔·斯特里普 for 暗夜哭声 (1988), 萨曼莎·莫顿 for 前进天堂 (2002), 艾利奥特·佩吉 for 朱诺 (2007), 加布蕾·丝迪贝 for 珍爱 (2009), and 鲁丝·内伽 for 爱恋 (2016).
As of 2018, has been in four Oscar Best Picture nominees: 日月精忠 (1966), 茱莉亚 (1977), 霍华德庄园 (1992) and 赎罪 (2007), with A Man for All Seasons winning in 1966.
Often chooses roles that are difficult or controversial, not roles that will bring her more money or a higher status.
