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Vanessa Redgrave, born in 1937, is a towering presence in British theater and cinema, her career spanning over six decades. With a stage debut as Rosalind in "As You Like It" for the Royal Shakespeare Company, she quickly established herself as a formidable actress, earning accolades such as the 1984 Olivier Award and the 2003 Tony Award. On screen, her six Oscar nominations include a win for her portrayal in "Julia" (1977), alongside roles in classics like "Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment" and "Mary, Queen of Scots." Her extensive filmography, from "A Man for All Seasons" to "The Butler," showcases her versatility and enduring talent, cementing her status as one of the greatest living actors of her time.
The roles that explain the career.
80 credits across 2 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | The Crystal Planet | The Matriarch (voice) | Film |
| 2026 | Cold Storage | Mary Rooney | Film |
| 2025 | The Estate | Film | |
| 2022 | The Ghost of Richard Harris | Self | Film |
| 2021 | Finding You | Cathleen Sweeney | Film |
| 2018 | Nothing Like a Dame | Self (archive footage) | Film |
| 2017 | The Secret Scripture | Old Roseanne McNulty | Film |
| 2014 | Foxcatcher | Jean du Pont | Film |
| 2013 | The Butler | Annabeth Westfall | Film |
| 2012 | Song for Marion | Marion | Film |
| 2012 | The Last Will and Testament of Rosalind Leigh | Rosalind Leigh | Film |
| 2012 | Last Will. & Testament | Film | |
| 2012 | Call the Midwife | Jennifer Worth (voice) | TV |
| 2011 | Anonymous | Queen Elizabeth I | Film |
| 2011 | Coriolanus | Volumnia | Film |
| 2011 | Cars 2 | The Queen / Mama Topolino (voice) | Film |
| 2010 | The Whistleblower | Madeleine Rees | Film |
| 2010 | Robinson in Ruins | Narrator | Film |
| 2010 | Miral | Bertha Spafford | Film |
| 2010 | Letters to Juliet | Claire | Film |
| 2009 | The Day of the Triffids | Durrant | TV |
| 2008 | Restraint | Sky News Reader #2 | Film |
| 2008 | Ein Job | Hannah Silbergrau | Film |
| 2007 | Atonement | Briony Tallis (Age 77) | Film |
| 2007 | The Shell Seekers | Penelope Keeling | Film |
| 2007 | The Riddle | Roberta Elliot | Film |
| 2007 | How About You... | Georgia Platts | Film |
| 2007 | Evening | Ann Lord | Film |
| 2006 | The Thief Lord | Sister Antonia | Film |
| 2006 | Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film | Self | Film |
| 2005 | The Keeper: The Legend of Omar Khayyam | Miss Sangorski | Film |
| 2005 | Short Order | Marianne | Film |
| 2005 | The White Countess | Princess Vera Belinskya | Film |
| 2004 | The Fever | The woman | Film |
| 2003 | Thank You, Doctor Rey | herself | Film |
| 2003 | Byron | Lady Melbourne | Film |
| 2003 | Good Boy! | The Greater Dane (voice) | Film |
| 2002 | The Locket | Esther Huish | Film |
| 2002 | The Gathering Storm | Clemmie Churchill | Film |
| 2002 | Hell on Earth: The Desecration & Resurrection of The Devils | Self | Film |
| 2002 | Searching for Debra Winger | Self | Film |
| 2001 | The Pledge | Annalise Hansen | Film |
| 2001 | Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story | Countess Wilhelmina | TV |
| 2000 | If These Walls Could Talk 2 | Edith Tree | Film |
| 2000 | A Rumor of Angels | Maddy Bennett | Film |
| 2000 | The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Love's Sweet Song | Vicky's Mother | Film |
| 1999 | Cradle Will Rock | Countess Constance La Grave | Film |
| 1999 | Girl, Interrupted | Dr. Wick | Film |
| 1998 | Lulu on the Bridge | Catherine Moore | Film |
| 1998 | Déjà Vu | Skelly | Film |
| 1998 | Deep Impact | Robin Lerner | Film |
| 1997 | Mrs. Dalloway | Mrs. Clarissa Dalloway | Film |
| 1997 | Bella Mafia | Graziella Luciano | Film |
| 1997 | Smilla's Sense of Snow | Elsa Lübing | Film |
| 1997 | Wilde | Lady Speranza Wilde | Film |
| 1996 | Looking for Richard | Self - Interviewee | Film |
| 1996 | The Willows in Winter | Grandmother / Narrator | Film |
| 1996 | Mission: Impossible | Max | Film |
| 1995 | Down Came a Blackbird | Anna Lenke | Film |
| 1995 | The Wind in the Willows | Grandmother / Narrator | Film |
| 1995 | A Month by the Lake | Miss Bentley | Film |
| 1994 | Sparrow | Suor Agata | Film |
| 1994 | Little Odessa | Irina Shapira | Film |
| 1994 | Great Moments in Aviation | Dr. Angela Bead | Film |
| 1993 | Mother's Boys | Lydia | Film |
| 1992 | Howards End | Ruth Wilcox | Film |
| 1991 | The Ballad of the Sad Cafe | Miss Amelia | Film |
| 1991 | What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? | Blanche Hudson | Film |
| 1990 | Orpheus Descending | Lady Torrance | Film |
| 1990 | Stalin's Funeral | English journalist | Film |
| 1988 | Consuming Passions | Mrs. Garza | Film |
| 1988 | A Man for All Seasons | Lady Alice More | Film |
| 1987 | Comrades | Mrs. Carlyle | Film |
| 1987 | Prick Up Your Ears | Peggy Ramsay | Film |
| 1986 | Second Serve | Renee Richards | Film |
| 1985 | Wetherby | Jean Travers | Film |
| 1985 | Steaming | Nancy | Film |
| 1984 | The Bostonians | Olive Chancellor | Film |
| 1983 | Sing Sing | la Regina | Film |
| 1980 | Playing for Time | Fania Fenelon | Film |
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