Acting · London, England, UK · Born March 8, 1943
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.
MovieCruel, Usual, Necessary: The Passion of Silvio Narizzano
2024
as Herself
MovieMy Dog Tulip
2010
as Nancy / Greengrocer's Wife (voice)
MovieMy Dog: An Unconditional Love Story
2009
as Self
MovieConfessions of a Shopaholic
2009
as Drunken Lady at Ball
MovieThe Jane Austen Book Club
2007
as Sky
Eloise Goes to School
2007
MovieLittle Miss Christmas
2006
as Nanny (voice)
TVMe, Eloise
2006
as Nanny (voice)
TVUgly Betty
2006
as Olivia Guillemette
MovieThe White Countess
2005
as Olga Belinskya
TVDesperate Housewives
2004
as Dahlia Hainsworth
MovieKinsey
2004
as Final Interview Subject
MoviePeter Pan
2003
as Aunt Millicent
TVJoJo's Circus
2003
as Miss Blathers (voice)
MovieCharlie's War
2003
as Grandma Lewis
MovieThe Wild Thornberrys Movie
2002
as Cordelia Thornberry (voice)
MovieAnita and Me
2002
as Mrs. Omerod
MovieSpider
2002
as Mrs. Wilkinson
MovieHansel & Gretel
2002
as Woman / Witch
MovieUnconditional Love
2002
as Nola Fox
MovieHow to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog
2002
as Edna
MovieMy Sister's Keeper
2002
as Helen Margaret Chapman
MovieThe Simian Line
2001
as Katharine
TVLaw & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as Emily Huntford
MovieMy Kingdom
2001
as Mandy
MovieVarian's War
2001
as Alma Werfel-Mahler
MovieVenus and Mars
2001
as Emily Vogel
MoviePorn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy
2001
as Self (archive footage)
MovieLion of Oz
2000
as Wicked Witch of the East (voice)
MovieDeeply
2000
as Celia
MovieThe Next Best Thing
2000
as Helen Whittaker
MovieA Season for Miracles
1999
as Hon. Judge Nancy Jakes
MovieThe Annihilation of Fish
1999
as Poinsettia
MovieTouched
1999
as Carrie
MovieThe World of Gods and Monsters: A Journey with James Whale
1999
as Self
MovieDifferent
1999
as Amanda Talmadge
MovieGods and Monsters
1998
as Hanna
TVThe Wild Thornberrys
1998
as Cordelia (voice)
MovieStrike!
1998
as Miss McVane
TVRude Awakening
1998
as Trudy Frank
MovieWhite Lies
1998
as Mrs. K.
MovieIndefensible: The Truth About Edward Brannigan
1997
as Monica Brannigan
MovieToothless
1997
as Rogers
TVThe Wonderful World of Disney
1997
as Rogers
MovieMichael Redgrave: My Father
1997
as Self
MovieShine
1996
as Gillian
TVCalling the Shots
1994
as Maggie Donnelly
MovieTimmy's Special Delivery: A Precious Moments Christmas
1993
as Narrator / Feline the Cat / Barkley (voice)
TVThe Nanny
1993
as Lynn Redgrave
MovieWhat Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
1991
as Jane Hudson
MovieJury Duty: The Comedy
1990
as Abby Greyhouwsky
TVChicken Soup
1989
as Maddie Peerce
MovieMidnight
1989
as Midnight
MovieGetting It Right
1989
as Joan
MovieDeath of a Son
1989
as Pauline Williams
MovieCustomers From Hell
1989
MovieJoan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz
1988
as Lynn Redgrave
MovieA Woman Alone
1988
as The Woman
MovieMorgan Stewart's Coming Home
1987
as Nancy Stewart
MovieWalking on Air
1987
as Mrs. Hepp
All Star Party for Clint Eastwood
1986
as Self (uncredited)
TVScreenPlay
1986
as The Woman
MovieMy Two Loves
1986
as Marjorie Lloyd
MovieThe Bad Seed
1985
as Monica Breedlove
TVScreen Two
1985
as Pauline Williams
TVMurder, She Wrote
1984
as Abby Benton Freestone
TVJeopardy!
1984
as Self
MovieBattle of the Video Games
1983
as Self
MovieAntony and Cleopatra
1983
as Cleopatra
TVHotel
1982
MovieRehearsal for Murder
1982
as Monica Welles
TVWogan
1982
as Self
TVTeachers Only
1982
as Diana Swanson
MovieSteve Martin's Best Show Ever
1981
as Mrs. Kendal
MovieMusical Comedy Tonight II
1981
as Self
MovieLinda in Wonderland
1980
as Herself
MovieSunday Lovers
1980
as Lady Davina (sketch 'Maître en la demeure')
MovieThe Seduction of Miss Leona
1980
as Leona DeVos
MovieGauguin the Savage
1980
as Mette Gad
TVFridays
1980
as Self
TVHouse Calls
1979
as Ann Anderson
MovieBeggarman, Thief
1979
as Kate Jordache
TVBeggarman, Thief
1979
as Kate Jordache
MovieSooner or Later
1979
as Teacher
MovieDisco Beaver from Outer Space
1979
as Dr. Van Helsing
TVThe Kennedy Center Honors
1978
as Self
TVCentennial
1978
as Charlotte Buckland Seccombe
TVThe Love Boat
1977
as Patti White
TVThe Muppet Show
1976
as Self - Special Guest Star
MovieThe Big Bus
1976
as Camille Levy
MovieMore Awkward Customers
1975
as Awkward Customer: Mrs. Ferret
MovieThe Happy Hooker
1975
as Xaviera Hollander
MovieThe Turn of the Screw
1974
as Miss Jane Cubberly
MoviePygmalion
1973
as Eliza Doolittle
Vienna 1900
1973
TVKojak
1973
as Claire
MovieThe National Health
1973
as Nurse Sweet / Nurse Betty Martin
MovieWilliam: The Life, Works and Times of William Shakespeare
1973
as Various
TVABC Afterschool Special
1972
as Various Roles
MovieEverything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask
1972
as Queen
MovieEvery Little Crook and Nanny
1972
as Miss Poole - Nanny
MovieDon't Turn the Other Cheek
1971
as Mary O'Donnell
MovieA Midsummer Night's Dream
1971
as Helena
TVGreat Performances
1971
as Self
MovieLast of the Mobile Hot Shots
1970
as Myrtle Kane
MovieThe Virgin Soldiers
1969
as Phillipa Raskin
TVThis Is Tom Jones
1969
as Self
TVThe Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
MovieSmashing Time
1967
as Yvonne
TVThe Carol Burnett Show
1967
as Self
I Am Osango
1967
as Ivy Toft
What's Wrong with Humpty Dumpty?
1967
as Caroline
MovieThe Deadly Affair
1967
as Virgin Bumpus
MovieGeorgy Girl
1966
as Georgy
TVBBC Play of the Month
1965
as Eliza Doolittle
MovieGirl with Green Eyes
1964
as Baba Brennan
MovieTom Jones
1963
as Susan, Uptown Inn
TVThe Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
TVThe Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
Shoot to Kill
1960
as Bit Part (uncredited)
TVArmchair Theatre
1956
as Caroline
TVTony Awards
1956
as Self - Award Custodian
TVThe Oscars
1953
as Self
TVHallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Judge Nancy Jakes
TVGolden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee
