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Her parents were Sir Michael Redgrave and Rachel Kempson . Her sister, Lynn Redgrave , and brother, Corin Redgrave , are also well-known actors, as are her daughters, Natasha Richardson and Joely Richardson . She also has a son, Carlo Nero , a writer and film director, by a relationship with Italian actor Franco Nero (né Francesco Spartanero), whom she met while filming Camelot . She was born in London and entered the Central School of Speech and Drama in 1954 . She first appeared in the West End , playing opposite her father, in 1958 , and subsequently became notorious for her unconventional lifestyle and daring film roles such as Isadora ( 1968 ). She won an Academy Award for her performance in Julia ( 1977 ). Her political views have also caused controversy, being a member of the Workers' Revolutionary Party and denouncing Zionism when receiving her Academy Award. Redgrave remained loyal to WRP founder Gerry Healy when he was expelled from the WRP in the mid-1980s. She and other Healy loyalists founded the Marxist Party in the 1990s. In December, 2002 , Redgrave paid £50,000 bail for Chechen separatist Deputy Premier and special envoy Akhmed Zakayev , who was accused by Russia of aiding and abetting hostage-takings in the Moscow Hostage Crisis of 2002 , and guerrilla warfare against Russia. In 2004 she and her brother Corin Redgrave announced the launch of the Peace and Progress Party which would campaign against the war in Iraq and for human rights . The party only ran a handful of candidates and called for votes for candiates from other parties who supported their agenda, mainly the Liberal Democrats but also even individual Tories who claimed to support human rights. The aim of the this tactic was to attempt maximalise the posibility of defeat for the Labour Party at the 2005 general election . She was married to the film director Tony Richardson (1928-1991) from 1962 until 1967. She subsequently had a long-term relationship with Timothy Dalton .¹

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Vanessa Redgrave , CBE (born 30 January 1937) is an Academy Award -winning English actress of stage, screen and television, as well as a political activist. She rose to prominence in 1961 playing Rosalind in As You Like It with the Royal Shakespeare Company and has since made more than 35 appearances on London's West End and Broadway , winning both the Tony and Olivier Awards . On screen, she has starred in more than 80 films; including Mary, Queen of Scots , Isadora , Mission: Impossible and Mrs Dalloway . Redgrave was proclaimed by Arthur Miller and Tennessee Williams to be "the greatest living actress of our times" and she remains the only British actress to ever have won the Oscar , Emmy , Tony , Cannes , Golden Globe and the Screen Actors Guild awards. She was also the recipient of the 2010 Bafta Fellowship for "Outstanding Contribution to Film". A member of the Redgrave family of actors, she is the daughter of Sir Michael Redgrave , sister of the late Lynn Redgrave and the late Corin Redgrave , and the mother of Hollywood actresses Joely Richardson and the late Natasha Richardson .

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Redgrave sidebar Vanessa Redgrave , CBE (born 30 January 1937) is an English actress of stage, screen and television, as well as a political activist. She is a 2003 American Theatre Hall of Fame inductee, and received the 2010 BAFTA Fellowship . Redgrave rose to prominence in 1961 playing Rosalind in 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 Days Journey into Night . She also received Tony nominations for The Year of Magical Thinking and Driving Miss Daisy . On screen, she has starred in more than 80 films and is a six-time Oscar nominee, winning the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for the title role in the 1977 film Julia . Her other nominations were for Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment (1966), Isadora (1968), Mary, Queen of Scots (1971), The Bostonians (1984) and Howards End (1992). Her other films include Blowup (1966), The Devils (1971), Murder on the Orient Express (1974), Prick Up Your Ears (1987), Mission: Impossible (1996), Atonement (2007), Coriolanus (2011) and The Butler (2013). Redgrave was proclaimed by Arthur Miller and Tennessee Williams as "the greatest living actress of our times", and has won the Oscar , Emmy , Tony , BAFTA , Olivier , Cannes , Golden Globe , and the Screen Actors Guild awards. A member of the Redgrave family of actors, she is the daughter of Sir Michael Redgrave and Lady Redgrave (the actress Rachel Kempson ), the sister of Lynn Redgrave and Corin Redgrave , the mother of actresses Joely Richardson and Natasha Richardson , the aunt of British actress Jemma Redgrave , and the mother-in-law of actor Liam Neeson .

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British actress Redgrave sidebar Vanessa Redgrave CBE (born 30 January 1937) is an English actress and activist. Proclaimed as the "Greatest Actress of our Time" by Tennessee Williams , Redgrave is the recipient of the Triple Crown of Acting , and was inducted to the American Theatre Hall of Fame , and received the BAFTA Fellowship . 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 . On screen she has starred in scores of films and is a six-time Oscar nominee, winning the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for the title role in the film Julia (1977). Her other nominations were for Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment (1966), Isadora (1968), Mary, Queen of Scots (1971), The Bostonians (1984), and Howards End (1992). Among her other films are A Man for All Seasons (1966), Blowup (1966), Camelot (1967), The Devils (1971), Murder on the Orient Express (1974), Prick Up Your Ears (1987), Mission: Impossible (1996), Atonement (2007), Coriolanus (2011), and The Butler (2013).

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Throughout her career spanning over six decades, Redgrave has garnered numerous accolades , including an Academy Award , a Tony Award and two Primetime Emmy Awards , making her one of the few performers to achieve the Triple Crown of Acting . She has also received various honorary awards, including the BAFTA Fellowship Award , the Golden Lion Honorary Award , and an induction into the American Theatre Hall of Fame . Redgrave made her acting debut on stage with the production of A Touch of Sun in 1958. She rose to prominence in 1961 playing Rosalind in the Shakespearean comedy As You Like It with the Royal Shakespeare Company and has since starred in numerous productions on West End and on Broadway . She won the Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Revival for The Aspern Papers (1984) and received Olivier nominations for A Touch of the Poet (1988), John Gabriel Borkman (1997), and The Inheritance (2019). She received Tony nominations for The Year of Magical Thinking (2007) and Driving Miss Daisy (2011). Redgrave made her film debut starring opposite her father in the medical drama Behind the Mask (1958), and rose to prominence with the satire Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment (1966), which garnered her first of her six Academy Award nominations, winning Best Supporting Actress for Julia (1977). Her other nominations were for Isadora (1968), Mary, Queen of Scots (1971), The Bostonians (1984), and Howards End (1992). Among her other films are A Man for All Seasons (1966), Blowup (1966), Camelot (1967), The Devils (1971), Murder on the Orient Express (1974), Prick Up Your Ears (1987), Mission: Impossible (1996), Venus (2006), Atonement (2007), Coriolanus (2011), and Foxcatcher (2014). A member of the Redgrave family of actors, she is the daughter of Sir Michael Redgrave and Lady Redgrave (Rachel Kempson), the sister of Lynn Redgrave and Corin Redgrave , the wife of Italian actor Franco Nero , the mother of actresses Joely Richardson and Natasha Richardson and of screenwriter and director Carlo Gabriel Nero , the aunt of British actress Jemma Redgrave , the mother-in-law of actor Liam Neeson and film producer Tim Bevan , and the grandmother of Daisy Bevan , Micheál Richardson and Daniel Neeson.

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In her career spanning over six decades, she has garnered numerous accolades , including an Academy Award , a Tony Award , two Primetime Emmy Awards and an Olivier Award , making her one of the few performers to achieve the Triple Crown of Acting . She has also received various honorary awards, including the BAFTA Fellowship Award , the Golden Lion Honorary Award , and an induction into the American Theatre Hall of Fame . Redgrave made her acting debut on stage with the production of A Touch of Sun in 1958. She rose to prominence in 1961 playing Rosalind in the Shakespearean comedy As You Like It with the Royal Shakespeare Company , and has since starred in numerous productions in the West End and on Broadway . She won the Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Revival for The Aspern Papers (1984), and received nominations for A Touch of the Poet (1988), John Gabriel Borkman (1997), and The Inheritance (2019). She also won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for the revival of Long Day's Journey into Night (2003), and was nominated for The Year of Magical Thinking (2007) and Driving Miss Daisy (2011). Redgrave made her film debut co-starring her father in the 1958 medical drama Behind the Mask . She rose to prominence as a film actor with the satire Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment (1966), which garnered her first of her six Academy Award nominations, winning Best Supporting Actress for Julia (1977). Her other nominations are for Isadora (1968), Mary, Queen of Scots (1971), The Bostonians (1984), and Howards End (1992). Her other films include A Man for All Seasons (1966), Blowup (1966), Camelot (1967), The Devils (1971), Murder on the Orient Express (1974), Agatha (1979), Prick Up Your Ears (1987), Mission: Impossible (1996), Venus (2006), Atonement (2007), Coriolanus (2011), and Foxcatcher (2014). A member of the Redgrave family of actors, she is the daughter of Sir Michael Redgrave and Lady Redgrave (Rachel Kempson), the sister of Lynn Redgrave and Corin Redgrave , the wife of Italian actor Franco Nero , the mother of actresses Joely Richardson and Natasha Richardson and screenwriter and director Carlo Gabriel Nero , the aunt of British actress Jemma Redgrave , the mother-in-law of actor Liam Neeson and film producer Tim Bevan , and the grandmother of Daisy Bevan , Micheál Richardson and Daniel Neeson.

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