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Vanessa Redgrave
Age: 73
Height: 5' 11"
Birth Place: London, England, UK
Born: Jan. 30th, 1937
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BIOGRAPHY: Born into a distinguished acting family, Vanessa Redgrave knew a lot about acting technique when she started making films in the 1960s. Three decades later she has shown that an actress can improve with age. In his review of A Month by the Lake (1995), Roger Ebert sees Redgrave "at the absolute peak of physical and mental perfection". No one had any idea of what kind of a woman was in the photographs in the park in Blowup (1966). Her rich auburn hair was long, her physique lean, her countenance inscrutable. Three decades later a Redgrave who takes the pictures has hair that is short, the auburn shade muted. The physique is still lean and it is strong from the work it has taken to keep it that way. And the countenance is a lot easier to read. Add expertise with body language and a superb sense of timing and here is a comedienne who should still be carrying films when she is in her 90s.
TRIVIA:
- After filming _The Trojan Women (1971)_ (qv), 'Katharine Hepburn' (qv) favored 'Vanessa Redgrave' (qv) over all actresses and later remarked that she was, "A thrill to look at and to listen to.".
- In 2003, she became the sixteenth performer to win the Triple Crown of acting. Oscar: Best Supporting Actress, _Julia (1977)_ (qv), Tony: Best Actress-Play, "Long Day's Journey into Night" (2003), and Emmys: Best Actress-Limited Series/Special, _Playing for Time (1980) (TV)_ (qv) & Best Supporting Actress-Miniseries/Movie, _If These Walls Could Talk 2 (2000) (TV)_ (qv).
- Plays mother to real-lifer daughter 'Joely Richardson' (qv) in a few episodes of _"Nip/Tuck" (2003)_ (qv).
- 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.
- Along with 'Kate Winslet' (qv) (for _Iris (2000)_ (qv) and 'Mare Winningham' (qv) (for _Georgia (1995)_ (qv)), she is the only performer to be nominated for an Supporting Oscar (for _Julia (1977)_ (qv)) for playing the title role in a movie. As of 2007, Redgrave is the only one to win.
- She was awarded the 1985 London Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actor for her performance in The Seagull.
- 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).
- She was awarded the 1991 London Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actress for her performance in When She Danced.
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