Lynn Redgrave

Lynn Redgrave earns my deep respect for refusing to coast on a famous surname. Born into theatrical royalty, she built her own legitimacy through sheer talent, winning two Golden Globes and earning two Academy Award nominations across a five-decade career. What moves me is her range: stage, screen, television, and even playwriting and authorship. An OBE recipient who worked relentlessly until her death in 2010, she embodied the idea of an artist who never stopped growing. In an industry where lineage can be both gift and burden, she turned it into a foundation rather than a crutch. That, to me, is the mark of a true professional.

Name (English)

Lynn Redgrave

Name (Japanese)

リン・レッドグレイヴ

Reading

りん・れっどぐれいゔ

Born

March 8, 1943 – May 2, 2010

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Goat

Origin

Marylebone, United Kingdom

Occupation

television actor / film actor / playwright / stage actor / writer

Awards & achievements

• Officer of the Order of the British Empire
• 1967 Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
• 1999 Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture

• Official sitehttps://www.redgrave.com/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynn%20Redgrave
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AA%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AC%E3%83%83%E3%83%89%E3%82%B0%E3%83%AC%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B4
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q156552

Tags

• television actor
• film actor
• playwright

Last updated

2026-06-17

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.