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Lynn Redgrave (1943–2010) was a British-American actress and playwright. Born in Marylebone, London, she was the daughter of Michael Redgrave and Rachel Kempson, and the sister of Vanessa Redgrave and Corin Redgrave. She was educated at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. Her professional career spanned from 1962 to 2009, during which she worked in film, television, and stage acting.
Redgrave received several accolades, including an Officer of the Order of the British Empire and Golden Globe Awards for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture. She was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actress and Best Actress, as well as a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play. She was married to John Clark and had three children. She died of breast cancer in Kent.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1943
- Works
- 10
Top works
- My fat friend
- Confucius, Lao Tzu, and Chinese Philosophy
- Diet for Life
- Shakespeare for my father
- Socrates (The World of Philosophy)
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Film & TV
London, England, UK
Lynn Rachel Redgrave, OBE (8 March 1943 – 2 May 2010) was an English actress. A member of the well-known British family of actors, Redgrave trained in London before making her theatrical debut in 1962. By the mid-1960s she had appeared in several films, including Tom Jones (1963), and Georgy Girl (1966) which won her a New York Film Critics Award and nominations for an Academy Award and a Golden…
Known for
- Cruel, Usual, Necessary: The Passion of Silvio Narizzano — Herself2024
- My Dog Tulip — Nancy / Greengrocer's Wife (voice)2010
- My Dog: An Unconditional Love Story — Self2009
- Confessions of a Shopaholic — Drunken Lady at Ball2009
- The Jane Austen Book Club — Sky2007
- Eloise Goes to School2007
- Little Miss Christmas — Nanny (voice)2006
- Ugly Betty — Olivia Guillemette2006
- Me, Eloise — Nanny (voice)2006
- The White Countess — Olga Belinskya2005
via TMDB
Key facts
- Born
- Lynn Rachel Redgrave , ( 1943-03-08 ) 8 March 1943, Marylebone , London, England
- Died
- 2 May 2010 (2010-05-02) (aged 67), Kent, Connecticut , US
- Resting place
- St. Peter's Episcopal Cemetery Lithgow, New York , US
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom United States
- Alma mater
- Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
- Occupation
- Actress
- Years active
- 1962–2010
- Spouse
- John Clark ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2 April 1967</span>"}]]}'>1967 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2000 )
- Parents
- Sir Michael Redgrave Rachel Kempson
- Family
- Vanessa Redgrave (sister) Corin Redgrave (brother) Natasha Richardson (niece) Joely Richardson (niece) Jemma Redgrave (niece)
- Website
- www .redgrave .com
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Rachel
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Marylebone
- Place of death
- Kent
- Spouse
- John Clark
- Father
- Michael Redgrave
- Mother
- Rachel Kempson
- Sibling
- Corin Redgrave
- Occupation
- television presenter
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Official website
- www.redgrave.com
- Image
- Lynn Redgrave 1999.jpg
- Number of children
- 3
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- Commons category
- Lynn Redgrave
- date of birth
- 1943-03-08
- date of death
- 2010-05-02
- cause of death
- breast cancer
- nominated for
- Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play
- manner of death
- natural causes
- start of work period
- 1962-00-00
- end of work period
- 2009-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Lynn Rachel Redgrave (8 March 1943 – 2 May 2010) was a British and American actress. During a career that spanned five decades, she won two Golden Globe Awards and was nominated for two Academy Awards, four British Academy Film Awards, two Emmy Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, three Tony Awards, and a Grammy Award.
A member of the Redgrave family of actors, Lynn trained in London before making her theatrical debut in 1962. By the mid-1960s, she had appeared in several films, including Tom Jones (1963) and Georgy Girl (1966), which won her a New York Film Critics Award and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Musical/Comedy, as well as earning her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress.
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