Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
March 8, 1943
Place of Birth:
London, England, UK
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Lynn Redgrave
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.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Ugly Betty | Olivia Guillemette |
| 2006 | Me, Eloise | Nanny (voice) |
| 2004 | Desperate Housewives | Dahlia Hainsworth |
| 2001 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Emily Huntford |
| 1998 | The Wild Thornberrys | Cordelia (voice) |
| 1998 | Rude Awakening | Trudy Frank |
| 1997 | The Wonderful World of Disney | Rogers |
| 1994 | Calling the Shots | Maggie Donnelly |
| 1993 | The Nanny | Lynn Redgrave |
| 1989 | Chicken Soup | Maddie Peerce |
| 1985 | Screen Two | Pauline Williams |
| 1984 | Jeopardy! | |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote | Abby Benton Freestone |
| 1982 | Hotel | |
| 1982 | Teachers Only | Diana Swanson |
| 1982 | Wogan | Self |
| 1982 | Hotel | Carly Knight |
| 1980 | Fridays | |
| 1979 | House Calls | Ann Anderson |
| 1978 | Centennial | Charlotte Buckland Seccombe |
| 1976 | The Muppet Show | Self - Special Guest Star |
| 1973 | Kojak | Claire |
| 1973 | Vienna 1900 | |
| 1972 | ABC Afterschool Special | Various Roles |
| 1971 | Great Performances | Self |
| 1969 | This Is Tom Jones | Self |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett Show | Self - Guest |
| 1967 | The Carol Burnett Show | Self |
| 1965 | BBC Play of the Month | Eliza Doolittle |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show | Self |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Presenter |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatre | Caroline |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Award Custodian |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Nominee |
| 1953 | The Oscars | Self |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Judge Nancy Jakes |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Helen Margaret Chapman |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Winner |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Presenter |