Lynn Redgrave
Born: 1943-03-08 in London, England, UK
Died: 2010-05-02
Known For: Acting
Biography
Lynn Rachel Redgrave, OBE (8 March 1943 – 2 May 2010) was an English actress. A member of the well-known British family of actors, Redgrave trained in London before making her theatrical debut in 1962. By the mid-1960s she had appeared in several films, including Tom Jones (1963), and Georgy Girl (1966) which won her a New York Film Critics Award and nominations for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award. In 1967, she made her Broadway debut, and performed in several stage productions in New York while making frequent returns to London's West End. She performed with her sister Vanessa in Three Sisters in London, and in the title role in a television production of Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? in 1991. She made a return to films in the late 1990s in films such as Shine (1996) and Gods and Monsters (1998), for which she received another Academy Award nomination.
Filmography
2024
2010
- My Dog Tulip as Nancy / Greengrocer's Wife (voice)
2009
- Confessions of a Shopaholic as Drunken Lady at Ball
- My Dog: An Unconditional Love Story as Self
2007
2006
- Ugly Betty as Olivia Guillemette
- Me, Eloise as Nanny (voice)
- Little Miss Christmas as Nanny (voice)
2005
- The White Countess as Olga Belinskya
2004
- Desperate Housewives as Dahlia Hainsworth
- Kinsey as Final Interview Subject
2003
- JoJo's Circus as Miss Blathers (voice)
- Peter Pan as Aunt Millicent
- Charlie's War as Grandma Lewis
2002
- Spider as Mrs. Wilkinson
- The Wild Thornberrys Movie as Cordelia Thornberry (voice)
- Unconditional Love as Nola Fox
- Hansel & Gretel as Woman / Witch
- How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog as Edna
- My Sister's Keeper as Helen Margaret Chapman
- Anita and Me as Mrs. Omerod
2001
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Emily Huntford
- Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy as Self (archive footage)
- Varian's War as Alma Werfel-Mahler
- The Simian Line as Katharine
- My Kingdom as Mandy
- Venus and Mars as Emily Vogel
2000
- The Next Best Thing as Helen Whittaker
- Lion of Oz as Wicked Witch of the East (voice)
- Deeply as Celia
1999
- A Season for Miracles as Hon. Judge Nancy Jakes
- The Annihilation of Fish as Poinsettia
- The World of Gods and Monsters: A Journey with James Whale as Self
- Different as Amanda Talmadge
- Touched as Carrie
1998
- The Wild Thornberrys as Cordelia (voice)
- Strike! as Miss McVane
- Rude Awakening as Trudy Frank
- Gods and Monsters as Hanna
- White Lies as Mrs. K.
1997
- The Wonderful World of Disney as Rogers
- Toothless as Rogers
- Indefensible: The Truth About Edward Brannigan as Monica Brannigan
- Michael Redgrave: My Father as Self
1996
- Shine as Gillian
1994
- Calling the Shots as Maggie Donnelly
1993
- The Nanny as Lynn Redgrave
- Timmy's Special Delivery: A Precious Moments Christmas as Narrator / Feline the Cat / Barkley (voice)
1991
- What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? as Jane Hudson
1990
- Jury Duty: The Comedy as Abby Greyhouwsky
1989
- Midnight as Midnight
- Chicken Soup as Maddie Peerce
- Getting It Right as Joan
- Death of a Son as Pauline Williams
- Customers From Hell
1988
- Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz as Lynn Redgrave
- A Woman Alone as The Woman
1987
- Morgan Stewart's Coming Home as Nancy Stewart
- Walking on Air as Mrs. Hepp
1986
- All Star Party for Clint Eastwood as Self
- My Two Loves as Marjorie Lloyd
1985
- Screen Two as Pauline Williams
- The Bad Seed as Monica Breedlove
1984
- Murder, She Wrote as Abby Benton Freestone
- Jeopardy! as Self
1983
- Battle of the Video Games as Self
- Antony and Cleopatra as Cleopatra
1982
- Wogan as Self
- Hotel
- Teachers Only as Diana Swanson
- Rehearsal for Murder as Monica Welles
1981
- Steve Martin's Best Show Ever as Mrs. Kendal
- Musical Comedy Tonight II as Self
1980
- Fridays as Self
- Sunday Lovers as Lady Davina (sketch 'Maître en la demeure')
- Gauguin the Savage as Mette Gad
- The Seduction of Miss Leona as Leona DeVos
- Linda in Wonderland as Herself
1979
- House Calls as Ann Anderson
- Beggarman, Thief as Kate Jordache
- Sooner or Later as Teacher
- Beggarman, Thief as Kate Jordache
- Disco Beaver from Outer Space as Dr. Van Helsing
1978
- The Kennedy Center Honors as Self
- Centennial as Charlotte Buckland Seccombe
1977
- The Love Boat as Patti White
1976
- The Muppet Show as Self - Special Guest Star
- The Big Bus as Camille Levy
1975
- The Happy Hooker as Xaviera Hollander
- More Awkward Customers as Awkward Customer: Mrs. Ferret
1974
- The Turn of the Screw as Miss Jane Cubberly
1973
- Kojak as Claire
- Vienna 1900
- The National Health as Nurse Sweet / Nurse Betty Martin
- Pygmalion as Eliza Doolittle
- William: The Life, Works and Times of William Shakespeare as Various
1972
- ABC Afterschool Special as Various Roles
- Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask as Queen
- Every Little Crook and Nanny as Miss Poole - Nanny
1971
- Great Performances as Self
- Don't Turn the Other Cheek as Mary O'Donnell
- A Midsummer Night's Dream as Helena
1970
- Last of the Mobile Hot Shots as Myrtle Kane
1969
- This Is Tom Jones as Self
- The Virgin Soldiers as Phillipa Raskin
1968
- The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest
1967
- The Carol Burnett Show as Self
- The Deadly Affair as Virgin Bumpus
- Smashing Time as Yvonne
- I Am Osango as Ivy Toft
- What's Wrong with Humpty Dumpty? as Caroline
1966
- Georgy Girl as Georgy
1965
- BBC Play of the Month as Eliza Doolittle
1964
- Girl with Green Eyes as Baba Brennan
1963
- Tom Jones as Susan, Uptown Inn
1962
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
- The Merv Griffin Show as Self
1961
- The Mike Douglas Show as Self
1960
- Shoot to Kill as Bit Part (uncredited)
1956
- Tony Awards as Self - Award Custodian
- Armchair Theatre as Caroline
1953
- The Oscars as Self
1951
- Hallmark Hall of Fame as Judge Nancy Jakes
1944
- Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee