Vanessa Redgrave

Vanessa Redgrave is, to my mind, the rare performer whose conviction off stage deepens rather than distracts from her work on it. The Triple Crown of acting only confirms what any scene she inhabits already tells you: she treats performance as a moral discipline, not a career. What I admire most is the spine of it all; across six decades she has never coasted on her famous theatrical lineage or early triumphs, choosing difficult material and saying unpopular things when silence would have been easier. She makes longevity look like integrity sustained, one uncompromising role at a time.

Name (English)

Vanessa Redgrave

Name (Japanese)

ヴァネッサ・レッドグレイヴ

Reading

ゔぁねっさ・れっどぐれいゔ

Born

January 30, 1937 (age 89)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Ox

Origin

Blackheath, United Kingdom

Occupation

screenwriter / stage actor / film actor / film director / actor

Awards & achievements

• Commander of the Order of the British Empire
• 1999 Donostia Award
• 1978 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
• 2003 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play
• Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎
• 1978 Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture
• 1981 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
• 2000 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A1%E3%83%8D%E3%83%83%E3%82%B5%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AC%E3%83%83%E3%83%89%E3%82%B0%E3%83%AC%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B4

Tags

• screenwriter
• stage actor
• film actor

Last updated

2026-06-11

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