Vanessa Redgrave
Vanessa Redgrave CBE (born 30 January 1937) is an English actress and activist. Proclaimed as the "Greatest Actress of our Time" by Tennessee Williams, Redgrave is the recipient of the Triple Crown of Acting, and was inducted to the American Theatre Hall of Fame, and received the BAFTA Fellowship in 2010.
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| Full name at birth | Vanessa Redgrave
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| Claim to fame | Howards End, Blow-Up, Julia, Camelot
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| Date of birth | 30 January 1937
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| Place of birth | Greenwich, London, England, UK
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| Occupation | Actress, political activist
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| Height | 5' 11" (180 cm)
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| Net worth | $20,000,000 USD
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| University | Central School of Speech and Drama
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- In 2003, she became the sixteenth performer to win the Triple Crown of acting. Oscar: Best Supporting Actress, Julia (1977), Tony: Best Actress-Play, "Long Day's Journey into Night" (2003), and Emmys: Best Actress-Limited Series/Special, Playing for Time (1980) (TV) & Best Supporting Actress-Miniseries/Movie, If These Walls Could Talk 2 (2000) (TV).
- She was nominated for a 1997 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best Actress in a Play of 1996 for her performance in John Gabriel Borkman.
- Trained for the stage at the central school for Speech and Drama in London, and in 1959 became a member of the acclaimed Stratford-Upon-Avon Theatre Company.
- Won Broadway's 2003 Tony Award as Best Actress (Play) for a revival of Eugene O'Neill's "Long Day's Journey Into Night."
- She was made a Fellow of the British Film Institute in recognition of her outstanding contribution to film culture.
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