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
- Peter Pan as Aunt Millicent
- JoJo's Circus as Miss Blathers (voice)
- Charlie's War as Grandma Lewis
2002
- Hansel & Gretel as Woman / Witch
- Spider as Mrs. Wilkinson
- Unconditional Love as Nola Fox
- The Wild Thornberrys Movie as Cordelia Thornberry (voice)
- Anita and Me as Mrs. Omerod
- How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog as Edna
- My Sister's Keeper as Helen Margaret Chapman
2001
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Emily Huntford
- My Kingdom as Mandy
- Venus and Mars as Emily Vogel
- Varian's War as Alma Werfel-Mahler
- The Simian Line as Katharine
- Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy as Self (archive footage)
2000
- Deeply as Celia
- Lion of Oz as Wicked Witch of the East (voice)
- The Next Best Thing as Helen Whittaker
1999
- The World of Gods and Monsters: A Journey with James Whale as Self
- Touched as Carrie
- Different as Amanda Talmadge
- A Season for Miracles as Hon. Judge Nancy Jakes
- The Annihilation of Fish as Poinsettia
1998
- The Wild Thornberrys as Cordelia (voice)
- Strike! as Miss McVane
- White Lies as Mrs. K.
- Rude Awakening as Trudy Frank
- Gods and Monsters as Hanna
1997
- The Wonderful World of Disney as Rogers
- Toothless as Rogers
- Michael Redgrave: My Father as Self
- Indefensible: The Truth About Edward Brannigan as Monica Brannigan
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
- Death of a Son as Pauline Williams
- Getting It Right as Joan
- Chicken Soup as Maddie Peerce
- Customers From Hell
1988
- A Woman Alone as The Woman
- Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz as Lynn Redgrave
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
- Antony and Cleopatra as Cleopatra
- Battle of the Video Games as Self
1982
- Wogan as Self
- Hotel
- Teachers Only as Diana Swanson
- Rehearsal for Murder as Monica Welles
1981
- Musical Comedy Tonight II as Self
- Steve Martin's Best Show Ever as Mrs. Kendal
1980
- Fridays as Self
- Sunday Lovers as Lady Davina (sketch 'Maître en la demeure')
- Gauguin the Savage as Mette Gad
- Linda in Wonderland as Herself
- The Seduction of Miss Leona as Leona DeVos
1979
- Beggarman, Thief as Kate Jordache
- Disco Beaver from Outer Space as Dr. Van Helsing
- Sooner or Later as Teacher
- House Calls as Ann Anderson
1978
- Centennial as Charlotte Buckland Seccombe
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
- Pygmalion as Eliza Doolittle
- Vienna 1900
- William: The Life, Works and Times of William Shakespeare as Various
- The National Health as Nurse Sweet / Nurse Betty Martin
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
- The Virgin Soldiers as Phillipa Raskin
- This Is Tom Jones as Self
1968
- The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest
1967
- The Carol Burnett Show as Self
- The Deadly Affair as Virgin Bumpus
- I Am Osango as Ivy Toft
- Smashing Time as Yvonne
- 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 - Presenter
- 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