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Lynn Redgrave(1943-2010)

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Lynn Redgrave circa 1970s
The story of a man who rescues a German shepherd and how the two become fast friends. Based on the novel by J.R. Ackerley.
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My Dog Tulip (2009)
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Actress of both the English and American stage and screen, Lynn Redgrave was born in Marylebone, London, England, into one of the world's most famous acting dynasties. As the daughter of Rachel Kempson and Sir Michael Redgrave, sister of Vanessa Redgrave and Corin Redgrave, and granddaughter of Roy Redgrave and Margaret Scudamore, all of whom were actors, her early aspirations were surprisingly to become an equestrienne or a chef. It was not until the age of 15 that she became more and more involved in acting and her father's stage performances.

Attending London's Central School of Music and Drama, she made her stage debut in 1962 and began film work a year later. It wasn't until her lovable role as the ugly-duckling in Georgy Girl (1966), that she was taken notice and, as a result, won both the Golden Globe, New York Film Critics Circle Award and a nomination for the coveted Best Actress at the 1967 Academy Awards. Despite this promising performance, Lynn struggled to find promising follow-up work, she played the lead in the fluffy Smashing Time (1967) and The Virgin Soldiers (1969), low-key films that were relevant at the time of London's swinging 60s, but very quickly became largely forgotten. She married stage actor/director John Clark and her sister, Vanessa Redgrave, who was also Oscar-nominated the same year for Morgan! (1966), was also gaining exposure and critical success if not surpassing Lynn, on both the British stage and films and was largely considered the leading face of England's breakout actresses of the '60s, alongside Julie Christie and other high-profile actresses.

Becoming the label of Vanessa Redgrave's younger and chubbier sister "that did that film a few years ago" didn't sit well with Lynn and, as a result, she lost considerable weight and permanently settled in the U.S. in 1974 to distance herself from this. Primarily based in southern California, she regularly commuted to New York and became notable particularly on the Broadway stage, and had successful runs in "Black Comedy/White Lies" (1967), "My Fat Friend" (1974), "Mrs. Warren's Profession" (1976), "Knock Knock" (1976), "Saint Joan" (1977-1978), "Aren't We All" (1985) and "Sweet Sue" (1987). She was prolifically hired by major networks to appear on a variety of TV talk and game shows and held the position of co-host for a few seasons of Not for Women Only (1968), while acting on prime-time TV, whether it was guest spots, mini-series or short-lived TV series. For over 20 years, Redgrave's film career was infrequent and admittedly "terrible" by the actress herself, she notoriously played the title character in the critically-bashed, The Happy Hooker (1975), and the all-star cast misfire, The Big Bus (1976), and, in the 1980s, she focused in a different direction, becoming a spokesperson and commercial actress for "Weight Watchers". This coincided with the release of her well- received book: "This Is Living: How I Found Health and Happiness", that detailed her weight issues and eating binges, it was also revealed that for years she suffered bulimia. In the mid-to-late '90s, Redgrave had somewhat of a resurgence in her career, from 1993-1994, she spent over 8 months on Broadway, as well as touring across the world, performing her own personally written show of "Shakespeare for My Father", that explored the bisexuality, aloof persona and intimidating resume of her father. In 1996, Scott Hicks reignited her film career after many years of inactivity by casting her in the Australian Oscar-winning hit, Shine (1996), in which she gave a short yet tender performance as "Gillian", the woman Geoffrey Rush's character falls in love with. Another Golden Globe win/Oscar nomination followed (this time in the supporting category) for her role as the Hungarian housekeeper in Gods and Monsters (1998). Her marriage abruptly ended in 1999, when infidelity was discovered on her husband's behalf and a nasty divorced followed, they produced three children Benjamin, Kelly Clark and Annabel Clark.

Continually working her way through film, television and stage performances in the '00s, recently awarded the OBE, Lynn Redgrave was shocked to discover lumps on her body and was diagnosed with breast cancer. As a result, she took time to write "Journal: A Mother and Daughter's Recovery from Breast Cancer" with her youngest daughter, Annabel Clark, in 2003 and tragically lost her 7-year battle on 2 May 2010 (aged 67) in her family home, surrounded by her loved ones. Her diagnosis led her to realize the beauty and simplicities of life, and she was quoted as saying: "there isn't any such thing as a bad day. Yes, bad things happen. But any day that I'm still here, able to feel and think and share things with people, then how could that possibly be a bad day?".
BornMarch 8, 1943
DiedMay 2, 2010(67)
BornMarch 8, 1943
DiedMay 2, 2010(67)
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  • Nominated for 2 Oscars

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Lynn Redgrave in The Deadly Affair (1967)
Lynn Redgrave in The Deadly Affair (1967)
Lynn Redgrave and Robert Preston in Rehearsal for Murder (1982)
Lynn Redgrave, Tim Reid, Jean Smart, and Steve Ryan in Teachers Only (1982)
Norman Fell, Lynn Redgrave, Brian Robbins, and Donna Wilkes in Teachers Only (1982)
Lynn Redgrave, Tim Reid, and Brian Robbins in Teachers Only (1982)
Lynn Redgrave and Teresa Ganzel in Teachers Only (1982)
Lynn Redgrave and Penina Segall in Teachers Only (1982)
Lynn Redgrave and David Ackroyd in Teachers Only (1982)
Lynn Redgrave, Tim Reid, Joel Brooks, Teresa Ganzel, and Steve Ryan in Teachers Only (1982)
Norman Fell, Lynn Redgrave, Jean Smart, and Teresa Ganzel in Teachers Only (1982)
Lynn Redgrave, Tim Reid, Jo Marie Payton, and Joel Kimmel in Teachers Only (1982)

Known for

Brendan Fraser and Ian McKellen in Gods and Monsters (1998)
Gods and Monsters
7.3
  • Hanna
  • 1998
Lynn Redgrave in Georgy Girl (1966)
Georgy Girl
6.9
  • Georgy
  • 1966
Shine (1996)
Shine
7.6
  • Gillian
  • 1996
Liam Neeson in Kinsey (2004)
Kinsey
7.1
  • Final Interview Subject
  • 2004

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Actress

  • America Ferrera in Ugly Betty (2006)
    Ugly Betty
  • Vincent D'Onofrio, Kathryn Erbe, Eric Bogosian, Julianne Nicholson, and Chris Noth in Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001)
    Law & Order: Criminal Intent
  • My Dog Tulip (2009)
    My Dog Tulip
    • (voice)
  • Confessions of a Shopaholic (2009)
    Confessions of a Shopaholic
  • Eliza Dushku in Nurses (2007)
    Nurses
  • Amy Brenneman and Hugh Dancy in The Jane Austen Book Club (2007)
    The Jane Austen Book Club
  • Teri Hatcher, Felicity Huffman, Marcia Cross, and Eva Longoria in Desperate Housewives (2004)
    Desperate Housewives
  • Eloise in Hollywood (2007)
    Eloise in Hollywood
  • Me, Eloise (2006)
    Me, Eloise
  • Ralph Fiennes and Natasha Richardson in The White Countess (2005)
    The White Countess
  • Liam Neeson in Kinsey (2004)
    Kinsey
  • Jason Isaacs, Don Battee, Brian Carbee, Septimus Caton, Alan Cinis, Frank Gallacher, Phil Meacham, Darren Andrew Mitchell, Ludivine Sagnier, Bruce Spence, Jeremy Sumpter, Jacob Tomuri, Frank Whitten, Dan Wyllie, Harry Eden, Mick Roughan, George MacKay, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Harry Newell, Freddie Popplewell, Rupert Simonian, Theodore Chester, Lachlan Gooch, Patrick Gooch, and Venant Wong in Peter Pan (2003)
    Peter Pan
  • Olympia Dukakis, Lynn Redgrave, and Diane Ladd in Charlie's War (2003)
    Charlie's War
  • Lacey Chabert, Flea, Danielle Harris, and Tom Kane in The Wild Thornberrys (1998)
    The Wild Thornberrys
    • (voice)
  • Chandeep Uppal and Anna Brewster in Anita & Me (2002)
    Anita & Me

Soundtrack

  • The Great Gonzo, Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, and Fozzie Bear in The Muppet Show (1976)
    The Muppet Show
    • (uncredited)
  • This Is Tom Jones (1969)
    This Is Tom Jones
  • Lynn Redgrave, Michael York, Ian Carmichael, Irene Handl, Anna Quayle, and Rita Tushingham in Smashing Time (1967)
    Smashing Time
    • (uncredited)
  • Lynn Redgrave in Georgy Girl (1966)
    Georgy Girl
    • (uncredited)

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Confessions of a Shopaholic
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Confessions of a Shopaholic
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Confessions of a Shopaholic
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Confessions of a Shopaholic
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My Dog Tulip
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My Dog Tulip
The Virgin Soldiers
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The Virgin Soldiers
The National Health
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The National Health
Georgy Girl
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Georgy Girl

Personal details

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    • March 8, 1943
    • Marylebone, London, England, UK
    • May 2, 2010
    • Kent, Connecticut, USA(breast cancer)
    • John ClarkApril 2, 1967 - December 22, 2000 (divorced, 3 children)
    • Kelly Clark
    • Rachel Kempson
    • Vanessa Redgrave(Sibling)
  • Other works
    TV/radio/print commercials: Weight Watchers
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    • 3 Interviews
    • 12 Articles
    • 5 Pictorials
    • 2 Magazine Cover Photos

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    (May 8th, 2010) Was laid to rest at St. Peter's Cemetery in Lithgow, New York, USA, the same place her mother Rachel Kempson and her niece Natasha Richardson were buried. Present at Lynn's funeral were her sister Vanessa Redgrave, her niece Joely Richardson, Brendan Fraser and Liam Neeson.
  • Quotes
    Looking at my horrible ugly bulk on a huge screen was the turning point in my life.

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