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Lynn Redgrave (1943–2010)


Actress of both the English and American stage and screen, Lynn Redgrave was born in London, England to one of the world's most famous acting dynasties. Daughter of Sir Michael Redgrave and sister of Vanessa Redgrave and Corin Redgrave, surprisingly her early aspirations were to become an equestrienne... See full bio »

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(age 67) in Kent, Connecticut, USA

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Filmography

Hide HideActress (97 titles)
2009 Ugly Betty (TV series)
Olivia Guillemette
 
2009 Law & Order: Criminal Intent (TV series)
Emily Huntford
Folie a Deux (2009) … Emily Huntford
 
2009 My Dog Tulip
Nancy / Greengrocer's Wife (voice)
 
2007 The Jane Austen Book Club
Mama Sky
 
2007 Desperate Housewives (TV series)
Dahlia Hainsworth
Dress Big (2007) … Dahlia Hainsworth
 
2007 Nurses (TV movie)
Peggy Rice
 
2006-2007 Me, Eloise (TV series)
Nanny
Me, Eloise (2006) … Nanny (voice)
Eloise in Springtime (2006) … Nanny (voice)
Eloise's Rawther Unusual Halloween (2006) … Nanny (voice)
Eloise Goes to School (2006) … Nanny (voice)
 
2004 Kinsey
Final Interview Subject
 
2003 Charlie's War
Grandma Lewis
 
2003 The Wild Thornberrys (TV series)
Cordelia
Sir Nigel: Part 1 (2003) … Cordelia
Sir Nigel: Part 2 (2003) … Cordelia
 
2002 Anita and Me
Mrs. Ormerod
 
2002 Hansel & Gretel
Woman/Witch
 
2002 Unconditional Love
Nola Fox
 
2002 My Sister's Keeper (TV movie)
Helen Margaret Chapman
 
2001 My Kingdom
Mandy
 
2001 Varian's War (TV movie)
Alma Werfel-Mahler
 
2001 Venus and Mars
Emily Vogel
 
1998-2001 Rude Awakening (TV series)
Trudy Frank
Altar Ego (2001) … Trudy Frank
Duck (2001) … Trudy Frank
 
2000 Deeply
Celia
 
2000 The Next Best Thing
Helen Whittaker
 
2000 The Simian Line
Katharine
 
1999 A Season for Miracles (TV movie)
Hon. Judge Nancy Jakes
 
1999 The Annihilation of Fish
Poinsettia
 
1999 Touched
Carrie
 
1999 Different (TV movie)
Amanda Talmadge
 
1998 White Lies (TV movie)
Inga Kolneder
 
1997 Indefensible: The Truth About Edward Brannigan (TV movie)
Monica Brannigan
 
1997 Toothless (TV movie)
Rogers
 
1996 Shine
Gillian
 
1993 Calling the Shots (TV movie)
Maggie Donnelly
 
1990 The Great American Sex Scandal (TV movie)
Abby Greyhouwsky
 
1990 Silent Mouse (TV movie)
Narrator
 
1989 Chicken Soup (TV series)
Maddie Peerce
Almost Father Jackie (1989) … Maddie Peerce
Bea Moves Out (1989) … Maddie Peerce
Take My Kids, Please (1989) … Maddie Peerce
Double Date (1989) … Maddie Peerce
The Reservation (1989) … Maddie Peerce
 
1989 Midnight
Midnight
 
1989 Getting It Right
Joan
 
1989 Screen Two (TV series)
Pauline Williams
Death of a Son (1989) … Pauline Williams
 
1988 Great Performances (TV series)
'Bill' Shannon
 
1988 A Woman Alone (TV movie)
The Woman
 
1987 Morgan Stewart's Coming Home
Nancy Stewart
 
1987 Walking on Air (TV movie)
Mrs. Hepp
 
1983-1986 Hotel (TV series)
Audrey Beck / Cathy Knight
Restless Nights (1986) … Audrey Beck
Relative Loss (1983) … Cathy Knight
 
1986 My Two Loves (TV movie)
Marjorie Lloyd
 
1985 The Bad Seed (TV movie)
Monica Breedlove
 
1984 Murder, She Wrote (TV series)
Abby Benton Freestone
 
1984 The Fainthearted Feminist (TV series)
Martha
 
1982-1984 Fantasy Island (TV series)
Kristen Robbins
To Fly with Eagles/The High Cost of Living (1984) … Kristen Robbins
 
1983 Antony and Cleopatra (TV movie)
Cleopatra
 
1982 CBS Afternoon Playhouse (TV series)
Sarah Cotter
The Shooting (1982) … Sarah Cotter
 
1982 Rehearsal for Murder (TV movie)
Monica Welles
 
1979-1981 House Calls (TV series)
Ann Anderson
The Yes Man (1981) … Ann Anderson
Bradley's Brat (1981) … Ann Anderson
The Sex Police (1981) … Ann Anderson
 
1981 Steve Martin's Best Show Ever (TV movie)
Mrs. Kendal
 
1981 Musical Comedy Tonight II (TV movie)
 
1980 Linda in Wonderland (TV movie)
 
1980 Sunday Lovers
Lady Davina (segment "An Englishman's Home")
 
1980 The Seduction of Miss Leona (TV movie)
Miss Leona de Vose
 
1980 Gauguin the Savage (TV movie)
Mette Gad
 
1979 Beggarman, Thief (TV movie)
Kate Jordache
 
1979 Sooner or Later (TV movie)
The teacher
 
1976 Kojak (TV series)
Claire
A Hair-Trigger Away (1976) … Claire
 
1976 The Big Bus
Camille Levy
 
1975 Daft As a Brush (TV movie)
 
1974 The Turn of the Screw (TV movie)
Miss Jane Cubberly
 
1974 Vienna 1900 (TV mini-series)
Berta Garlan
The Spring Sonata (1974) … Berta Garlan
 
1971-1973 BBC Play of the Month (TV series)
Eliza Doolittle / Helena
Pygmalion (1973) … Eliza Doolittle
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1971) … Helena
 
1973 The Shape of Things (TV movie)
 
1973 The National Health
Nurse Sweet/Nurse Betty Martin
 
1972 Every Little Crook and Nanny
Miss Poole - Nanny
 
1971 Don't Turn the Other Cheek
Mary O'Donnell
 
1970 Last of the Mobile Hot Shots
Myrtle Kane
 
1969 The Virgin Soldiers
Phillipa Raskin
 
1968 A Touch of Venus (TV series)
 
1966-1968 Love Story (TV series)
Mary Downey / Rosemarie
The Egg on the Face of the Tiger (1968) … Mary Downey
Ain't Afraid to Dance (1966) … Rosemarie
 
1967 Smashing Time
Yvonne
 
1963-1967 Armchair Theatre (TV series)
Caroline / Ivy Toft / Polly Barlow
I Am Osango (1967) … Ivy Toft
What's Wrong with Humpty Dumpty? (1967) … Caroline
Pretty Polly (1966) … Polly Barlow
Power and Glory (1963)
 
1966 The Deadly Affair
Virgin (segment "Macbeth")
 
1966 Comedy Playhouse (TV series)
Sheila
The End of the Tunnel (1966) … Sheila
 
1965 Sunday Out of Season (TV movie)
Elaine
 
1964 Girl with Green Eyes
Baba Brennan
 
1963 Tom Jones
Susan - Upton Inn
 
1960 Shoot to Kill
Bit Part (uncredited)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (3 titles)
1979 The Muppet Show (TV series)
Lynn Redgrave (1979) (performer: "Hey Down" - uncredited, "I Still Love You" - uncredited)
 
1967 Smashing Time (performer: "Smashing Time", "Carnaby Street", "It's Always Your Fault", "While I'm Still Young", "Day Out", "The Morning After", "Baby Don't Go", "Swinging Thru London", "Smashing Time" reprise)
 
1966 Georgy Girl (performer: "Whole Lotta Woman" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowThanks (2 titles)
2010 1 a Minute (in memory of: Battled Breast Cancer)
 
1999 The World of Gods and Monsters: A Journey with James Whale (video documentary short) (acknowledgment)
 
Show ShowSelf (89 titles)
2009 My Dog: An Unconditional Love Story (documentary)
Herself
 
2008 Sex Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll: The 60s Revealed (TV series documentary)
Herself
Episode #1.3 (2008) … Herself
Episode #1.2 (2008) … Herself
 
2006 The 60th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Performance by Leading Actress in a Play
 
2006 Working in the Theatre (TV series)
Herself - Actor
Actors on Performing (2006) … Herself - Actor
 
2006 Tavis Smiley (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 10 February 2006 (2006) … Herself
 
2006 The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (TV series)
Herself
Episode #2.84 (2006) … Herself
 
2005 50th Annual Drama Desk Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Presenter
 
2005 Party Planner with David Tutera (TV series)
Herself
Broadway Legend's Soiree (2005) … Herself
 
2005 The Heaven and Earth Show (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 20 March 2005 (2005) … Herself
 
2005 Richard & Judy (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 4 March 2005 (2005) … Herself
 
2004 The Jane Pauley Show (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 12 October 2004 (2004) … Herself
 
2003 The 57th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter
 
2001 Petula Clark: This Is My Song (TV movie)
Herself
 
2001 So Graham Norton (TV series)
Herself
Episode #4.24 (2001) … Herself
 
1997-1999 Politically Incorrect (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 23 November 1999 (1999) … Herself
Episode dated 20 May 1997 (1997) … Herself
 
1999 AFI's 100 Years... 100 Stars: America's Greatest Screen Legends (TV special documentary)
Herself
 
1999 1999 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
1999 The 71st Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
 
1999 Great Performances (TV series)
Herself - Host
Star Crossed Lovers (1999) … Herself - Host
 
1999 The Nanny (TV series)
Herself
The Yummy Mummy (1999) … Herself
 
1999 The 56th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV documentary)
Herself - Winner: Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
 
1999 The 25th Annual People's Choice Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter: Favorite All-Time Movie Picture Star
 
1999 The World of Gods and Monsters: A Journey with James Whale (video documentary short)
Herself - Actor ("Gods and Monsters") (also archive footage)
 
1997 The 69th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Audience Member (uncredited)
 
1996 The Evening Standard Drama Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
1995 Jeopardy! (TV series)
Herself - Celebrity Contestant
1995 Celebrity Jeopardy! Game 1 (1995) … Herself - Celebrity Contestant
 
1995 The 9th Annual Genesis Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Presenter
 
1993 Hollywood U.K. (TV series documentary)
Herself
 
1992 Fighting Back (TV series)
Herself - Presenter
Episode #1.10 (1992) … Herself - Presenter
Episode #1.9 (1992) … Herself - Presenter
Episode #1.3 (1992) … Herself - Presenter
Episode #1.8 (1992) … Herself - Presenter
Episode #1.7 (1992) … Herself - Presenter
 
1992 The 46th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter
 
1991 The Chuck Woolery Show (TV series)
Herself
Episode #1.8 (1991) … Herself
 
1991 One on One with John Tesh (TV series)
Herself
Episode #1.13 (1991) … Herself
 
1991 The $25,000 Pyramid (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 9 September 1991 (1991) … Herself
 
1974-1991 The (New) $25,000 Pyramid (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 9 September 1991 (1991) … Herself
Episode dated 25 September 1987 (1987) … Herself
Episode dated 24 September 1987 (1987) … Herself
Episode dated 23 September 1987 (1987) … Herself
Episode dated 22 September 1987 (1987) … Herself
 
1991 All-Star Salute to Our Troops (TV movie)
Herself
 
1990 A Conversation with Dinah (TV series)
Herself
 
1989 Live with Kelly and Michael (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 22 December 1989 (1989) … Herself
Episode dated 17 May 1989 (1989) … Herself
Episode dated 11 May 1989 (1989) … Herself
 
1989 Circus of the Stars #14 (TV special documentary)
Herself - Performer
 
1989 The Arsenio Hall Show (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 2 October 1989 (1989) … Herself
 
1971-1989 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 2 March 1989 (1989) … Herself
Episode dated 7 September 1987 (1987) … Herself
Episode dated 5 March 1986 (1986) … Herself
Episode dated 12 August 1985 (1985) … Herself
Episode dated 4 December 1984 (1984) … Herself
 
1986-1989 The New Hollywood Squares (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 13 February 1989 (1989) … Herself
Episode dated 6 June 1988 (1988) … Herself
Episode dated 16 November 1987 (1987) … Herself
Episode dated 12 October 1987 (1987) … Herself
Episode dated 15 June 1987 (1987) … Herself
 
1988 Lou Rawls Parade of Stars (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 17 December 1988 (1988) … Herself
 
1987 The 41st Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter
 
1987 The 13th Annual People's Choice Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Presenter: Favourite Actress in Motion Picture (Via Satellite from New York)
 
1987 All-Star Party for Joan Collins (TV movie)
Herself
 
1986 All-Star Party for Clint Eastwood (TV movie)
Herself
 
1986 Here We Go Again! (documentary)
Narrator
 
1986 Here We Go (documentary)
Narrator
 
1985 The 39th Annual Tony Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Presenter & Performer
 
1983 Circus of the Stars #8 (TV special documentary)
Herself
 
1983 Star Search (TV series)
Actors' Acting Partner
 
1983 Battle of the Video Games (TV movie)
Herself - Blue Team Member
 
1983 Meet Your Animal Friends (documentary)
Narrator
 
1982 Battle of the Network Stars XII (TV special)
Herself - NBC Team
 
1982 The Shape of Things (TV series)
Herself
Episode #1.1 (1982) … Herself
 
1982 Password Plus (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 25 February 1982 (1982) … Herself
 
1982 Family Feud (TV series)
Herself
Heroes vs. Villains 1 (1982) … Herself
 
1981 The John Davidson Show (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 18 September 1981 (1981) … Herself
 
1981 The 33rd Annual Emmy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
 
1981 The 38th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee
 
1980 The 34th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter
 
1979 Saturday Night at the Mill (TV series)
Herself
Episode #4.16 (1979) … Herself
 
1973-1979 The Hollywood Squares (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 5 February 1979 (1979) … Herself
Episode dated 30 April 1976 (1976) … Herself
Episode dated 3 April 1976 (1976) … Herself
Episode dated 2 April 1976 (1976) … Herself
Episode dated 1 April 1976 (1976) … Herself
 
1979 The Muppet Show (TV series)
Herself
Lynn Redgrave (1979) … Herself
 
1977-1979 Not for Women Only (TV series)
Herself - Hostess
 
1974-1975 What's My Line? (TV series)
Herself / guest panelist
 
1974 The 28th Annual Tony Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Presenter
 
1973 ABC Afterschool Specials (TV series)
Herself
 
1971 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Herself
Episode #4.55 (1971) … Herself
 
1971 Vincent Price Is in the Country (TV movie)
Herself
 
1969 This Is Tom Jones (TV series documentary)
Herself
Episode #1.3 (1969) … Herself
 
1968 Dee Time (TV series)
Herself
Episode #1.89 (1968) … Herself
 
1968 Personality (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 11 March 1968 (1968) … Herself
 
1968 The Mike Douglas Show (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 3 January 1968 (1968) … Herself
 
1968 The Carol Burnett Show (TV series)
Herself
Episode #1.15 (1968) … Herself
 
1967 The Hollywood Palace (TV series)
Herself - Singer / Sketch Actor
Episode #5.7 (1967) … Herself - Singer/Sketch Actor
 
1967 Girl Talk (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 4 May 1967 (1967) … Herself
 
1967 The 39th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role
 
1967 I've Got a Secret (TV series)
Herself - Mystery Guest
Episode dated 3 April 1967 (1967) … Herself - Mystery Guest
 
1967 The 21st Annual Tony Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Presenter
 
1967 Password All-Stars (TV series)
Herself
Lynn Redgrave vs. Cliff Robertson (1967) … Herself
 
1966 A Bob Hope Comedy Special (TV movie)
Herself
 
1966 The Eamonn Andrews Show (TV series)
Herself
Episode #3.5 (1966) … Herself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (6 titles)
2011 The 83rd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Memorial Tribute
 
2011 17th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV special)
Herself - Memorial Tribute
 
2010 The 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Memorial Tribute
 
2010 Entertainment Tonight (TV series)
 
2007 60 Minutes (TV series documentary)
 
2001 Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy (documentary)
Herself
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(5/02) Stage: Appears (as "Joanne") in "Company by Stephen Sondheim and George Furth. Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater, Washington, DC. See more »

Publicity Listings:

3 Interviews  | 11 Articles  | 2 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »


Height:

5' 10" (1.78 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

Looking at my horrible ugly bulk on a huge screen was the turning point in my life. See more »

Trivia:

Nominated for the 2005 Tony Award (New York City) for Actress in a Drama for "The Constant Wife". See more »

Star Sign:

Pisces