Lynn Redgrave Biography (1943-)

Full name, Lynn Rachel Redgrave; born March 8, 1943, in London, England; naturalized United States citizen; daughter of Sir Michael Scudamore Redgrave (anactor) and Rachel Kempson (an actress); granddaughter of George Ellsworthy "Roy" Redgrave (an actor) and Margaret "Daisy" Scudamore Redgrave (an actress); sister of Vanessa Redgrave (an actress) and Corin Redgrave (an actor); auntof Jemma Redgrave, Joely Richardson, and Natasha Richardson (all actresses);married John Clark (a producer and director), April 2, 1967 (divorced, 2000); children: Benjamin Clark, Kelly Clark (an actress), Annabel Clark. Addresses: Agent: Peters Fraser & Dunlop, Drury House, 34-43 Russell St.,London WC2B 5HA, England.; Manager: Susan Smith & Associates, 121 North San Vicente Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211.; Publicist: Angellotti Company, 12423 Ventura Court, Studio City, CA 91604.

Nationality: British, American
Gender: Female
Occupation: Actress, singer
Birth Details: March 8, 1943; London, United Kingdom

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Susan, Tom Jones, United Artists, 1963
Baba Brennan, The Girl with the Green Eyes, Lopert, 1964
Title role, Georgy Girl, Columbia, 1966
Virgin, The Deadly Affair, Columbia, 1967
Yvonne, Smashing Time, Paramount, 1967
Phillipa Raskin, The Virgin Soldiers, Columbia, 1969
Myrtle, The Last of the Mobile Hot Shots (also known as Blood Kin and The Seven Descents of Myrtle), Warner Bros., 1970
Killer from Yuma, 1971
Miss Poole, Every Little Crook and Nanny, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1972
The queen, Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask), United Artists, 1972
Nurse Sweet and Betty Martin, The National Health; or, Nurse Norton'sAffair (also known as The National Health), Columbia, 1973
Mary, Don't Turn the Other Cheek (also known as Long Live YourDeath and Viva la muerta ... tua), International Amusement Corporation, 1974
Xaviera Hollander, The Happy Hooker, Cannon, 1975
Camille Levy, The Big Bus, Paramount, 1976
Detective, Disco Beaver from Outer Space (also known as National Lampoon Presents Disco Beaver from Outer Space and National Lampoon's Disco Beaver from Outer Space), 1978
Lady Davina, "An Englishman's Home," Sunday Lovers (also known asI seduttori della domenica and Les seducteurs), United Artists,1980
Nancy Stewart, Morgan Stewart's Coming Home (also known as HomeFront), New Century/Vista, 1987
Joan, Getting It Right, MCEG, 1989
Vera, Midnight, SVS Films, 1989
Gillian Helfgott, Shine, Fine Line, 1996
Hannah, Gods and Monsters, Lions Gate Films, 1998
Miss McVane, Strike! (also known as All I Wanna Do, TheHairy Bird, College femminile, and Les filles font la loi),Miramax, 1998
Carrie, Touched (also known as Shegalla), Red Sky, 1999
Katharine, The Simian Line, 1999, Gabriel Film Group, 2001
Poinsettia, The Annihilation of Fish, 1999, Regent Entertainment,2001
Celia, Deeply (also known as Sur fond d'ocean), Myriad Pictures/Odeon Films, 2000
Edna, How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog, Artistic License, 2000
Helen Whittaker, The Next Best Thing, Paramount, 2000
Herself, Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy, Maelstrom Entertainment/Outrider Films, 2001
Emily Vogel, Venus and Mars, 2001, Zenpix, 2003
Mandy, My Kingdom, First Look Pictures Releasing, 2002
Mrs. Ormerod, Anita and Me, Icon Film, 2002
Mrs. Wilkinson, Spider, Sony Pictures Classics, 2002
Nola Fox, Unconditional Love, New Line Cinema, 2002
Voice of Cordelia Thornberry, The Wild Thornberrys Movie (animated), Paramount, 2002
Woman and witch, Hansel & Gretel, Innovation Film Group, 2002
Aunt Millicent, Peter Pan, Universal, 2003
Grandma Lewis, Charlie's War, Christabel, 2003
Television Appearances
Series
Host, Not for Women Only, syndicated, c. 1972
Charlotte Buckland Lloyd Seccombe, "Centennial," The Big Event, NBC, 1978-1979
Ann Anderson, House Calls, CBS, 1979-1981
Diana Swanson, Teachers Only, NBC, 1982-1983
Host, Weight Watchers Magazine, beginning 1984
Martha, The Fainthearted Feminist, BBC-2, 1984, Arts and Entertainment, 1985
Maddie Peerce, Chicken Soup (also known as From This Moment On), ABC, 1989
Trudy Frank, Rude Awakening, Showtime, 1998-2001
Miniseries
Jane Cubberly, Turn of the Screw, ABC, 1974
Berta, Vienna 1900: Games with Love and Death, BBC-2, 1974, broadcast on Masterpiece Theatre, PBS, 1975
Kate Jordache, Rich Man, Poor Man--Book II (also known as Beggarman, Thief), NBC, 1976
Movies
The Power and the Glory, Associated British Picture Corporation, 1963
Elaine, Sunday out of Season, 1965
Polly Barlow, Pretty Polly, 1966
What's Wrong with Humpty Dumpty?, 1966
Ivy Toft, I Am Osango, 1967
Mary Downey, The Egg on the Face of the Tiger, Associated Television, 1968
Queen Victoria, Hall of Kings, Associated British Picture Corporation, 1973
Daft as a Brush, 1975
Teacher, Sooner or Later, NBC, 1979
Leona De Vos, The Seduction of Miss Leona (also known as To Love Again), CBS, 1980
Mette Gad, Gauguin the Savage, CBS, 1980
Monica Welles, Rehearsal for Murder, CBS, 1982
Monica Breedlove, The Bad Seed, ABC, 1985
Marjorie Lloyd, My Two Loves, ABC, 1986
A Woman Alone (solo performance), BBC, 1988
Cohost, Home, ABC, 1989
Pauline Williams, Death of a Son, BBC, 1989
Abby Greyhouwsky, Jury Duty: The Comedy (also known as The Great American Sex Scandal), ABC, 1990
Jane Hudson, Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? (also known as Whatever Happened to...?), ABC, 1991
Monica Brannigan, Indefensible: The Truth about Edward Brannigan (also known as A Father's Betrayal), CBS, 1997
Ms. Rogers, "Toothless," The Wonderful World of Disney, ABC, 1997
Inga Kolneder, White Lies, 1998
Amanda Talmadge, Different, Lifetime, 1999
Voice of the wicked witch of the East, Lion of Oz (animated; alsoknown as Le lion d'Oz and Lion of Oz and the Badge of Courage),The Disney Channel, 2000
Alma Werfel-Mahler, Varian's War (also known as Varian Fry, unheros oublie), Showtime, 2001
Also appeared in Ain't Afraid to Dance and Blank Pages.
Specials
Sheila, "The End of the Tunnel," Comedy Playhouse, BBC, 1966
Helena, "A Midsummer Night's Dream," Play of the Month, BBC, 1971
Eliza, "Pygmalion," Play of the Month, BBC, 1973
Host, The Shape of Things, NBC, 1973
William, 1973
The National Love, Sex, and Marriage Test, NBC, 1978
Linda in Wonderland, CBS, 1980
Herself and various characters, Steve Martin's Best Show Ever, NBC, 1981
Musical Comedy Tonight II (also known as Sylvia Fine Kaye's Musical Comedy Tonight II), PBS, 1981
NBC team member, Battle of the Network Stars XII (also known as Battle of the Network Stars), ABC, 1982
Sarah Cotter, "The Shooting," CBS Afternoon Playhouse, CBS, 1982
Herself, Circus of the Stars #8, CBS, 1983
Battle of the Video Games, 1983
Host, The Academy Awards Preview '84, 1984
Herself, Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz, 1985
All Star Party for Clint Eastwood, CBS, 1986
All Star Party for Joan Collins, CBS, 1987
The Candid Camera Christmas Special, CBS, 1987
Host and narrator, The Silent Mouse, PBS, 1988
Wilhelmina "Bill" Shannon, "The Old Reliable," Tales from the Hollywood Hills, PBS, 1988
Cleopatra, Antony and Cleopatra (also known as The Tragedy of Antony and Cleopatra), CBS, 1989
Host, "The House I Live In," In Performance at the White House, PBS, 1989
Herself, The 14th Annual Circus of the Stars, CBS, 1989
ABC's Comedy Sneak Peek, ABC, 1989
Host, One Second before Sunrise, PBS, 1990
Host, "The Tailor of Gloucester," Great Performances, PBS, 1990
The Music Center 25th Anniversary (also known as The Los Angeles Music Center's 25th Anniversary Celebration), PBS, 1990
The All-Star Tribute to Our Troops, CBS, 1991
Host and narrator, One Second before Sunrise II, PBS, 1993
Host and narrator, The Vertical Environment, PBS, 1993
Maggie Donnelly, "Calling the Shots," Masterpiece Theatre, BBC andPBS, 1993
Narrator and voice of Felina the cat, Timmy's Special Delivery, syndicated, 1994
Host, "Star Crossed Lovers," Great Performances, PBS, 1999
Judge Nancy Jakes, "A Season for Miracles," Hallmark Hall of Fame,CBS, 1999
Herself, The AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Stars, CBS, 1999
The Noel Coward Story, PBS, 1999
Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher After Party, ABC, 2001

Helen Margaret Chapman, "My Sister's Keeper," Hallmark Hall of Fame, CBS, 2002
Awards Presentations
Presenter, The 34th Annual Tony Awards, 1980
The Screen Actors Guild 50th Anniversary Celebration, CBS, 1984
The 39th Annual Tony Awards, 1985
Herself, The 41st Annual Tony Awards, 1987
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 1989
Herself, The 46th Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 1992
The Ninth Annual Genesis Awards, syndicated, 1995
The Kennedy Center Honors, CBS, 1997
The Fifth Annual Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, 1999
The Fifth Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, 1999
The 71st Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1999
Presenter, The 57th Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 2003
Episodic
Tango, The Edge of Night, ABC, 1956
Herself, The Hollywood Palace, ABC, 1967
Herself, The Jerry Lewis Show, ABC, 1967
Mystery guest, I've Got a Secret, CBS, 1967
Herself, The Carol Burnett Show, CBS, 1968
Herself, The Mike Douglas Show, syndicated, 1968
This Is Tom Jones (also known as The Tom Jones Show), ABC,c. 1969
(Uncredited) Guest panelist, What's My Line, syndicated, multipleepisodes in 1974 and 1975
$10,000 Pyramid, ABC and syndicated, 1975
$20,000 Pyramid, ABC and syndicated, multiple episodes in 1975 and1976
Claire, "A Hair-Trigger Away," Kojak, CBS, 1976
Herself, Celebrity Cooks, syndicated, 1978
Herself, The Muppet Show, syndicated, 1978
Herself, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, NBC, 1980
"The Anniversary Gift," The Love Boat, ABC, 1982
"Face of Fire," Fantasy Island, ABC, 1982
Host, Fridays, ABC, 1982
Host, The Shape of Things, NBC, 1982
The $25,000 Pyramid, CBS, multiple episodes in 1982 and 1983
Cathy Knight, "Relative Loses," Hotel, ABC, 1983
Abby Benton Freestone, "It's a Dog's Life," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1984
"The High Cost of Living," Fantasy Island, ABC, 1984
"James Hoban," An American Portrait, CBS, 1984
Audrey Beck, "Restless Nights," Hotel, ABC, 1986
Mrs. Hepp, "Walking on Air," WonderWorks, PBS, 1986
Herself, A Conversation with Dinah, syndicated, 1989
Public People/Private Lives, syndicated, 1989
"The Nova Quiz," Nova, PBS, 1993
Herself, "Yummy Mummy," The Nanny, CBS, 1998
Herself, Open House (also known as Open House with Gloria Hunniford), Channel 5, 2001
Herself, So Graham Norton, Channel 4, 2001
Voice of Cordelia Thornberry, "Sir Nigel: Parts 1 & 2," The Wild Thornberrys (animated), Nickelodeon, 2003
Appeared in Evening at the Improv, Arts and Entertainment and syndicated.
Pilots
Hellzapoppin', ABC, 1972
Panelist, To Tell the Truth, NBC, 1990
Stage Appearances
Helena, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Royal Court Theatre, London, 1962
Portia, The Merchant of Venice, Dundee Repertory Theatre, Dundee,Scotland, 1962
Sarah Elliott, The Tulip Tree, Haymarket Theatre Royal, London, 1962
Rookery Nook, Dundee Repertory Theatre, 1962
Court lady, Hamlet, National Theatre, London, 1963
Court lady, Saint Joan, National Theatre, 1963
Rose, The Recruiting Officer, National Theatre, 1963
Barblin, Andorra, National Theatre, 1964
Jackie Coryton, Hay Fever, National Theatre, 1964
The Master Builder, 1964
Kattrin, Mother Courage, National Theatre, 1965
Margaret, Much Ado about Nothing, Chichester Festival Theatre, Chichester, England, 1965
Miss Prue, Love for Love, National Theatre, 1965
Carol Melkett, Black Comedy (produced with White Lies as Black Comedy/White Lies), Ethel Barrymore Theatre, 1967
Maeve, Zoo, Zoo, Widdershins Zoo, Edinburgh Festival, Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1969
The Two of Us, Garrick Theatre, London, 1970
Joanne, Slag, Royal Court Theatre, 1971
Stella, A Better Place, Gate Theatre, Dublin, Ireland, 1972
Billie Dawn, Born Yesterday, Greenwich Theatre, London, 1973
Vicky, My Fat Friend, Brooks Atkinson Theatre, New York City, 1974
Joan, Knock Knock, Biltmore Theatre, New York City, 1976
Vivie Warren, Mrs. Warren's Profession, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, New York City, 1976
Misalliance, Lake Forest, IL, 1976
Title role, Saint Joan, Goodman Theatre, Chicago, IL, then Circlein the Square, New York City, both 1977-1978
Viola, Twelfth Night, American Shakespeare Festival, Stratford, CT, 1978
Sonia, Thursday's Girls (also known as Les dames du jeudi),Coronet Theatre, Los Angeles, 1981
Anna Leonowens, The King and I, St. Louis Municipal Theatre, St. Louis, MO, 1982
Sarah Siddons, The Actor's Nightmare, Westside Arts Theatre, New York City, 1982
Sister Mary Ignatius, Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All for You, Westside Arts Theatre, 1982
The honorable Mrs. William Tatham, Aren't We All?, Brooks AtkinsonTheatre, 1985
Susan Too, Sweet Sue, Music Box Theatre, then Royale Theatre, bothNew York City, 1987-1988
La Marquise de Merteuil, Les liaisons dangereuses, Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles, 1988
Melissa Gardner, Love Letters, Edison Theatre, New York City, 1989
Don Juan in Hell, Los Angeles, 1989-1991
The Cherry Orchard, Los Angeles, 1990
Three Sisters, Queen's Theatre, London, 1990
Angelique Pinglet, A Little Hotel on the Side, Belasco Theatre, New York City, 1992
Mrs. Alvine Solness, The Master Builder, Belasco Theatre, 1992
Shakespeare for My Father (solo show), Helen Hayes Theatre, New York City, 1993-1994, one-act workshop produced at New York University, Gallatinn Division, c. 1992
Arkadina, The Notebook of Trigorin, Cincinnati Playhouse at the Park, Cincinnati, OH, 1996
Charlotte Hay, Moon over Buffalo, Martin Beck Theatre, New York City, c. 1996
Mrs. Draper, Strike Up the Band, City Center, New York City, 1998
Dotty Otley/Mrs. Clackett, Noises Off, Piccadilly Theatre, London,2001
Rose Randall, The Mandrake Root, Long Wharf Theatre, New Haven, CT, 2001, San Jose Repertory Theatre, San Jose, CA, 2002, Little Shubert Theatre, New York City, 2003
Joanne, Company, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC, 2002
Miss Fozzard, "Miss Fozzard Finds Her Feet," Talking Heads, Minetta Lane Theatre, New York City, 2003
Collected Stories, Contemporary Stage Company, Wilmington, DE, 2004
Opening Night: A Tribute to Lynn Redgrave, Women Center Stage Festival, The Culture Project, 45 Bleecker Theatre, New York City, 2004
Sister of the Garden, 2005
Performed at other venues, including the Folger Theatre, Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, DC.
Major Tours
Barbara, Billy Liar, British cities, 1962
Miss Prue, Love for Love, National Theatre Company, Moscow and Berlin, 1965
Vicky, My Fat Friend, U.S. cities, 1974
The Two of Us, U.S. cities, 1975
California Suite, U.S. cities, 1976-1977
Hellzapoppin', U.S. cities, 1976-1977
Anna Leonowens, The King and I, North American cities, 1983
Shakespeare for My Father (solo show), U.S. and international cities, 1994-1996
The Exonerated, U.S. cities, c. 2003
Radio Appearances
Irina, Three Sisters, BBC Radio, 1966
She Stoops to Conquer, KPFK (California), c. 1997
Appeared as Rosalind, As You Like It, and in Vile Bodies, both BBC Radio; appeared in Artist Descending a Staircase, Irish radio;and in Tales for Halloween.
RECORDINGS
Audiobooks
Make Mine Manhattan, 1978
Cole Porter Revisited, 1979
The Power Is You, Clarus, 1979
Peter Pan, by J. M. Barrie, Random House Children's Books, 1987
The Anastasia Syndrome, by Mary Higgins Clark, 1989
The Shell Seekers, by Rosamunde Pilcher, Bantam, 1989
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase, by Joan Aiken, Random House AudioPublishing Group, 1989
All's Well That Ends Well, by William Shakespeare, Caedmon Audio,1990
Cole Porter, Volume III, 1990
September, by Rosamunde Pilcher, 1990
The Women in His Life, by Barbara Taylor Bradford, 1990
The Importance of Being Earnest, by Oscar Wilde, HarperAudio, 1991
The Napping House and Other Stories, by Audrey Wood, 1991
Another View, by Rosamunde Pilcher, 1992
Sin, by Josephine Hart, Random House, 1992
Snow in April, by Rosamunde Pilcher, 1992
This Is Living: How I Found Health and Happiness, by Lynn Redgrave, Penguin Highbridge Audio, 1992
Animal Stories, 1993
The Blackberry Day and Other Stories, by Rosamunde Pilcher, BBC Consumer Publishing, 1993
Stories from Flowers in the Rain, by Rosamunde Pilcher, 1993
"The Blue Bedroom" and Other Stories, by Rosamunde Pilcher, BBC Consumer Publishing, 1994
The Empty House, by Rosamunde Pilcher, 1994
Gone with the Wind, by Margaret Mitchell, 1994
Pygmalion, by George Bernard Shaw, HarperCollins, 1994
Lynn Redgrave Performs Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There, Audio Literature, 1995, also released as Cybill Shepherd and Lynn Redgrave Perform Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There, Audio Literature, 1995
The Day of the Storm, by Rosamunde Pilcher, Random House Audio Publishing Group, 1996
The World of Philosophy, by various writers, Knowledge Products, 1997
As Time Goes By, by Michael Walsh, Time Warner Audio Major, 1998
Diana: Her New Life, by Andrew Morton, Simon & Schuster, 1999
The Forest, by Edward Rutherfurd, Random House Audio Publishing Group, 2000
Marrying the Mistress, by Joanna Trollope, Penguin Audiobooks, 2000
The Rosamunde Pilcher Collection: The White Birds/The Shell Seekers/Coming Home, by Rosamunde Pilcher, Random House Audio Publishing Group, 2000
Winter Solstice, by Rosamunde Pilcher, Random House Audio Publishing Group, 2000
The Doll People, by Ann M. Martin and Laura Godwin, Listening Library, 2001
The Two Princesses of Bamarre, by Gail Carson Levine, HarperChildren'sAudio, 2001
The World of Atlas Shrugged: The Essential Companion to Ayn Rand's Masterpiece, Highbridge Audio, 2001
Inkheart, by Cornelia Funke, Listening Library, 2003
The Meanest Doll in the World, by Ann M. Martin and Laura Godwin,Listening Library, 2003
The Perfect Suitor, by Kathleen Woodiwiss, HarperAudio, 2003
Prince Caspian, by C. S. Lewis, HarperChildren'sAudio, 2003
The Judith Durham Story: Colours of My Life, by Graham Simpson, Virgin Publishing, 2004
Her Own Rules, by Barbara Taylor Bradford, HarperAudio, 2005
Also recorded Black Beauty, by Anna Sewell, California Artists Radio Theatre; Much Ado about Nothing, by William Shakespeare; Pride & Prejudice, by Jane Austen; Richard the Second, by William Shakespeare; and Sir Edward and Nimrod, by Jane McCullough.
Videos
Cleopatra, Antony and Cleopatra (also known as The Tragedy of Antony and Cleopatra), 1983
Narrator, Meet Your Animal Friends, JSK Enterprises, 1985
Narrator, Here We Go, 1986
Narrator, Here We Go Again!, 1986
Hannah, The World of Gods and Monsters: A Journey with James Whale, Universal Studios Home Video, 1999
Music Videos
"Freak of the Week," by DJ Polo and Ron Jeremy, 1996
WRITINGS
Stage Plays
Shakespeare for My Father (solo show), Helen Hayes Theatre, New York City, 1993-1994, U.S. and international cities, 1994-1996, one-act workshop produced at New York University, Gallatinn Division, c. 1992, published asShakespeare for My Father: A One-Woman Play in Two Acts, Samuel French, 2001
The Mandrake Root, Long Wharf Theatre, New Haven, CT, 2001, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC, 2002, San Jose Repertory Theatre, San Jose, CA, 2002, Little Shubert Theatre, New York City, 2003
Nightingale (solo show; staged reading), San Jose Repertory Theatre, 2002
Nonfiction
This Is Living: How I Found Health and Happiness, Dutton, 1991, published in Great Britain as Diet for Life, 1991
(With Annabel Clark) Journal: Mother and Daughter's Recovery from a Breast Cancer, Umbrage Editions, 2004

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

A&E Monthly, December, 1996
Entertainment Weekly, March 1, 1999, p. 48
Interview, February, 1991
People Weekly, March 29, 1999, p. 68
Time, November 2, 1998
Times (London), November 12, 1996

Electronic

The Official Lynn Redgrave Home Page, http://www.redgrave.com, August 26, 2004

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