Lynn Redgrave
Known For
Acting
Born
1943-03-08 in London, England, UK
Died
2010-05-02
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.
Most Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
Desperate Housewives
as Dahlia Hainsworth
The Nanny
as Lynn Redgrave
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
Jeopardy!
as Self
Murder, She Wrote
as Abby Benton Freestone
Great Performances
as Self
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Emily Huntford
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Presenter
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
Hotel
Hotel
as Carly Knight
Wogan
as Self
BBC Play of the Month
as Eliza Doolittle
BBC Play of the Month
as Helena
The Oscars
as Self
The Carol Burnett Show
as Self
The Muppet Show
as Self - Special Guest Star