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

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Desperate Housewives

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Murder, She Wrote

The Mike Douglas Show

Jeopardy!

The Love Boat

The Nanny

All Movies (85)

• Cruel, Usual, Necessary: The Passion of Silvio Narizzano2024 · as Herself
• My Dog Tulip2010 · as Nancy / Greengrocer's Wife (voice)
• My Dog: An Unconditional Love Story2009 · as Self
• Confessions of a Shopaholic2009 · as Drunken Lady at Ball
• The Jane Austen Book Club2007 · as Sky
• Eloise Goes to School2007
• Little Miss Christmas2006 · as Nanny (voice)
• The White Countess2005 · as Olga Belinskya
• Kinsey2004 · as Final Interview Subject
• Peter Pan2003 · as Aunt Millicent
• Charlie's War2003 · as Grandma Lewis
• The Wild Thornberrys Movie2002 · as Cordelia Thornberry (voice)
• Anita and Me2002 · as Mrs. Omerod
• Spider2002 · as Mrs. Wilkinson
• Hansel & Gretel2002 · as Woman / Witch
• Unconditional Love2002 · as Nola Fox
• How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog2002 · as Edna
• My Sister's Keeper2002 · as Helen Margaret Chapman
• The Simian Line2001 · as Katharine
• My Kingdom2001 · as Mandy
• Varian's War2001 · as Alma Werfel-Mahler
• Venus and Mars2001 · as Emily Vogel
• Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy2001 · as Self (archive footage)
• Lion of Oz2000 · as Wicked Witch of the East (voice)
• Deeply2000 · as Celia
• The Next Best Thing2000 · as Helen Whittaker
• A Season for Miracles1999 · as Hon. Judge Nancy Jakes
• The Annihilation of Fish1999 · as Poinsettia
• Touched1999 · as Carrie
• The World of Gods and Monsters: A Journey with James Whale1999 · as Self
• Different1999 · as Amanda Talmadge
• Gods and Monsters1998 · as Hanna
• Strike!1998 · as Miss McVane
• White Lies1998 · as Mrs. K.
• Indefensible: The Truth About Edward Brannigan1997 · as Monica Brannigan
• Toothless1997 · as Rogers
• Michael Redgrave: My Father1997 · as Self
• Shine1996 · as Gillian
• Timmy's Special Delivery: A Precious Moments Christmas1993 · as Narrator / Feline the Cat / Barkley (voice)
• What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?1991 · as Jane Hudson
• Jury Duty: The Comedy1990 · as Abby Greyhouwsky
• Midnight1989 · as Midnight
• Getting It Right1989 · as Joan
• Death of a Son1989 · as Pauline Williams
• Customers From Hell1989
• Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz1988 · as Lynn Redgrave
• A Woman Alone1988 · as The Woman
• Morgan Stewart's Coming Home1987 · as Nancy Stewart
• Walking on Air1987 · as Mrs. Hepp
• All Star Party for Clint Eastwood1986 · as Self (uncredited)
• My Two Loves1986 · as Marjorie Lloyd
• The Bad Seed1985 · as Monica Breedlove
• Battle of the Video Games1983 · as Self
• Antony and Cleopatra1983 · as Cleopatra
• Rehearsal for Murder1982 · as Monica Welles
• Steve Martin's Best Show Ever1981 · as Mrs. Kendal
• Musical Comedy Tonight II1981 · as Self
• Linda in Wonderland1980 · as Herself
• Sunday Lovers1980 · as Lady Davina (sketch 'Maître en la demeure')
• The Seduction of Miss Leona1980 · as Leona DeVos
• Gauguin the Savage1980 · as Mette Gad
• Beggarman, Thief1979 · as Kate Jordache
• Sooner or Later1979 · as Teacher
• Disco Beaver from Outer Space1979 · as Dr. Van Helsing
• The Big Bus1976 · as Camille Levy
• More Awkward Customers1975 · as Awkward Customer: Mrs. Ferret
• The Happy Hooker1975 · as Xaviera Hollander
• The Turn of the Screw1974 · as Miss Jane Cubberly
• Pygmalion1973 · as Eliza Doolittle
• The National Health1973 · as Nurse Sweet / Nurse Betty Martin
• William: The Life, Works and Times of William Shakespeare1973 · as Various
• Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask1972 · as Queen
• Every Little Crook and Nanny1972 · as Miss Poole - Nanny
• Don't Turn the Other Cheek1971 · as Mary O'Donnell
• A Midsummer Night's Dream1971 · as Helena
• Last of the Mobile Hot Shots1970 · as Myrtle Kane
• The Virgin Soldiers1969 · as Phillipa Raskin
• Smashing Time1967 · as Yvonne
• I Am Osango1967 · as Ivy Toft
• What's Wrong with Humpty Dumpty?1967 · as Caroline
• The Deadly Affair1967 · as Virgin Bumpus
• Georgy Girl1966 · as Georgy
• Girl with Green Eyes1964 · as Baba Brennan
• Tom Jones1963 · as Susan, Uptown Inn
• Shoot to Kill1960 · as Bit Part (uncredited)

All TV Shows (50)

• Me, Eloise2006 · as Nanny (voice)
• Ugly Betty2006 · as Olivia Guillemette
• Desperate Housewives2004 · as Dahlia Hainsworth
• JoJo's Circus2003 · as Miss Blathers (voice)
• Law & Order: Criminal Intent2001 · as Emily Huntford
• The Wild Thornberrys1998 · as Cordelia (voice)
• Rude Awakening1998 · as Trudy Frank
• The Wonderful World of Disney1997 · as Rogers
• Calling the Shots1994 · as Maggie Donnelly
• The Nanny1993 · as Lynn Redgrave
• Chicken Soup1989 · as Maddie Peerce
• ScreenPlay1986 · as The Woman
• Screen Two1985 · as Pauline Williams
• Murder, She Wrote1984 · as Abby Benton Freestone
• Jeopardy!1984 · as Self
• Hotel1982
• Hotel1982 · as Carly Knight
• Wogan1982 · as Self
• Teachers Only1982 · as Diana Swanson
• Fridays1980 · as Self
• House Calls1979 · as Ann Anderson
• Beggarman, Thief1979 · as Kate Jordache
• The Kennedy Center Honors1978 · as Self
• Centennial1978 · as Charlotte Buckland Seccombe
• The Love Boat1977 · as Patti White
• The Muppet Show1976 · as Self - Special Guest Star
• Vienna 19001973
• Kojak1973 · as Claire
• ABC Afterschool Special1972 · as Various Roles
• Great Performances1971 · as Self
• This Is Tom Jones1969 · as Self
• The Dick Cavett Show1968 · as Self - Guest
• The Carol Burnett Show1967 · as Self
• BBC Play of the Month1965 · as Eliza Doolittle
• BBC Play of the Month1965 · as Helena
• The Merv Griffin Show1962 · as Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962 · as Self
• The Mike Douglas Show1961 · as Self
• Armchair Theatre1956 · as Caroline
• Armchair Theatre1956 · as Anetta
• Armchair Theatre1956 · as Polly Barlow
• Armchair Theatre1956 · as Ivy Toft
• Tony Awards1956 · as Self - Award Custodian
• Tony Awards1956 · as Self - Presenter
• Tony Awards1956 · as Self - Nominee
• The Oscars1953 · as Self
• Hallmark Hall of Fame1951 · as Judge Nancy Jakes
• Hallmark Hall of Fame1951 · as Helen Margaret Chapman
• Golden Globe Awards1944 · as Self - Nominee
• Golden Globe Awards1944 · as Self - Presenter