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Vanessa Redgrave Biography and Timeline

Follow Vanessa Redgrave through 16 dated historical records for Great Britain.

Vanessa Redgrave, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

16Distinct records
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1937–2007Years on this page

1937

Birth of Vanessa Redgrave

Greenwich · Arts / Cinema

Birth of Vanessa Redgrave

1960

The Tiger and the Horse

Arts / Cinema

Redgrave has her first starring role in Robert Bolts The Tiger and the Horse, in which she co-starred with her father

1966

A Man For All Seasons

Arts / Cinema

Plays Anne Boleyn in A Man For All Seasons

1967

A Man For All Seasons

Arts / Cinema

Play s Guinevere in A Man For All Seasons

CBE

Arts / Cinema

Made a Commander (CBE) of the Order of the British Empire

1968

Oh! What a Lovely War

Arts / Cinema

Plays Sylvia Pankhurst in Oh! What a Lovely War. Plays Isadora Duncan in Isadora

1970

Mary, Queen of Scots

Arts / Cinema

Plays Mary, Queen of Scots in Mary, Queen of Scots

1977

Academy Award

Arts / Cinema

Wins the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in Julia

Golden Globe

Arts / Cinema

Wins the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress in Julia

Julia

Arts / Cinema

Plays Julia in Julia. Plays Agatha Christie in Agatha Christie

1984

Laurence Olivier Award

Arts / Cinema

Awarded the Laurence Olivier Award for Actress of the Year in a Revival in 1984 for The Aspern Papers

1997

Bella Mafia

Arts / Cinema

Stars in Bella Mafia

2000

Emmy Award

Arts / Cinema

Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress for If These Walls Could Talk 2

Golden Globe

Arts / Cinema

Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress for If These Walls Could Talk 2

The Gathering Storm

Arts / Cinema

Playys Clementine Churchill in The Gathering Storm. If These Walls Could Talk 2 is an Emmy Award-winning 2000 television movie in the United States, broadcast on HBO

2007

Atonement

Arts / Cinema

Playys Older Briony Tallis in Atonement

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.