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Known credits:
170
Birthday:
1937-01-30
Place of birth:
Greenwich, London, England, UK
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Vanessa Redgrave

Overview

Vanessa Redgrave CBE (born 30 January 1937) is an English actress and political activist. Redgrave rose to prominence in 1961 playing Rosalind in the Shakespeare comedy As You Like It with the Royal Shakespeare Company and has since starred in more than 35 productions in London's West End and on Broadway, winning the 1984 Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Revival for The Aspern Papers, and the 2003 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for the revival of Long Day's Journey into Night. She also received Tony nominations for The Year of Magical Thinking and Driving Miss Daisy.

On screen she has starred in scores of films and is a six-time Oscar nominee, winning the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for the title role in the film Julia (1977). Her other nominations were for Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment (1966), Isadora (1968), Mary, Queen of Scots (1971), The Bostonians (1984), and Howards End (1992). Among her other films are A Man for All Seasons (1966), Blowup (1966), Camelot (1967), The Devils (1971), Murder on the Orient Express (1974), Prick Up Your Ears (1987), Mission: Impossible (1996), Atonement (2007), Coriolanus (2011), and The Butler (2013). Redgrave was proclaimed by Arthur Miller and Tennessee Williams as "the greatest living actress of our times", and has won the Oscar, Emmy, Tony, BAFTA, Olivier, Cannes, Golden Globe, and the Screen Actors Guild awards.

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Known for

Acting
2024 Merchant Ivory Actor Self 58
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2023 On Our Way Actor 59
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2022 The Ghost of Richard Harris Actor Self 59
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2022 The Lost Girls Actor Great Nana 58
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2021 Alice, Through the Looking Actor Narrator N/A
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2021 Alida Valli: In Her Own Words Actor Self 59
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2021 Finding You Actor Cathleen Sweeney 61
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2020 Katherine Jenkins Christmas Spectacular Actor Self 59
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2020 Entree Des Artists Actor Henry's Grandmother N/A
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2019 Mrs Lowry & Son Actor Elizabeth Lowry 59
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2019 Georgetown Actor Elsa Brecht 59
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2019 The Aspern Papers Actor Juliana Bordereau 58
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2018 Nothing Like a Dame Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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2017 Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool Actor Jeanne McDougall 60
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2017 Sea Sorrow Actor Self 59
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2017 Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold Actor Self 60
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2017 Man in an Orange Shirt Actor Flora Berryman 71
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2017 The Secret Scripture Actor Old Roseanne McNulty 63
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2016 Electric Burma: The Concert for Aung San Suu Kyi - Words I Never Said Actor Self N/A
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2016 Almeida Theatre Live: Richard III Actor Queen Margaret 59
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2015 The Go-Between Actor Older Marian 59
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2014 Foxcatcher Actor Jean du Pont 65
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2014 The Wound and the Gift Actor N/A
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2014 Black Box Actor Dr. Hartramph 68
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2014 And the Oscar Goes To... Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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2013 The Thirteenth Tale Actor Vida Winter 59
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2013 The Butler Actor Annabeth Westfall 70
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2012 The Last Will and Testament of Rosalind Leigh Actor Rosalind Leigh 57
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2012 Last Will. & Testament Actor 58
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2012 Song for Marion Actor Marion 61
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2012 Call the Midwife Actor Jennifer Worth (voice) 73
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2011 Anonymous Actor Queen Elizabeth I 61
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2011 Cars 2 Actor The Queen / Mama Topolino (voice) 60
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2011 Coriolanus Actor Volumnia 59
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2010 Robinson in Ruins Actor Narrator 59
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2010 Miral Actor Bertha Spafford 58
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2010 The Whistleblower Actor Madeleine Rees 63
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2010 Letters to Juliet Actor Claire 68
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2009 The Day of the Triffids Actor Durrant 62
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2009 God, Smell and Her Actor N/A
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2008 Ein Job Actor Hannah Silbergrau N/A
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2008 Restraint Actor Sky News Reader #2 59
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2007 How About You... Actor Georgia Platts 59
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2007 The Shell Seekers Actor Penelope Keeling 59
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2007 The Riddle Actor Roberta Elliot 58
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2007 Evening Actor Ann Lord 58
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2007 Atonement Actor Briony Tallis (Age 77) 74
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2007 Dealing and Wheeling in Small Arms Actor Narrator N/A
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2006 Venus Actor Valerie 60
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2006 Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film Actor Self N/A
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2006 The Thief Lord Actor Sister Antonia 59
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2005 The White Countess Actor Princess Vera Belinskya 59
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2005 Elio Petri: Notes About a Filmmaker Actor Self 59
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2005 The Keeper: The Legend of Omar Khayyam Actor Miss Sangorski 58
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2005 Short Order Actor 58
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2004 The Fever Actor Woman 58
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2004 Thank You, Doctor Rey Actor herself 58
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2003 Good Boy! Actor The Greater Dane (voice) 58
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2003 Byron Actor Lady Melbourne 58
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2003 Byron Actor Lady Melbourne 69
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2002 The Locket Actor Esther Huish 58
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2002 Hell on Earth: The Desecration & Resurrection of The Devils Actor Self 59
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2002 Searching for Debra Winger Actor Self 59
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2002 Crime and Punishment Actor Rodion's mother 58
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2002 The Gathering Storm Actor Clemmie Churchill 59
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2001 Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story Actor Countess Wilhelmina 68
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2001 Escape to Life: The Erika and Klaus Mann Story Actor (voice) 58
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2001 The Pledge Actor Annalise Hansen 63
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2000 A Rumor of Angels Actor Maddy Bennett 59
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2000 The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Love's Sweet Song Actor Vicky's Mother 59
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2000 Uninvited Actor Mrs. Rutterburn 59
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2000 Mirka Actor Kalsan N/A
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2000 1961 Actor Edith Tree N/A
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2000 If These Walls Could Talk 2 Actor Edith Tree 59
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2000 Exile in Buyukada Actor Narrator N/A
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1999 Girl, Interrupted Actor Dr. Wick 73
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1999 Cradle Will Rock Actor Countess Constance La Grave 59
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1998 Lulu on the Bridge Actor Catherine Moore 59
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1998 Deep Impact Actor Robin Lerner 61
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1998 Déjà Vu Actor Skelly 58
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1997 Bella Mafia Actor Graziella Luciano 59
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1997 Wilde Actor Lady Speranza Wilde 61
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1997 Mrs. Dalloway Actor Mrs. Clarissa Dalloway 58
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1997 Michael Redgrave: My Father Actor Self N/A
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1997 Smilla's Sense of Snow Actor Elsa Lübing 60
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1996 The Willows in Winter Actor Grandmother / Narrator 59
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1996 Looking for Richard Actor Self - Interviewee 60
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1996 Two Mothers for Zachary Actor Nancy Shaffell 58
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1996 Mission: Impossible Actor Max 69
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1995 The Wind in the Willows Actor Grandmother / Narrator 59
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1995 Down Came a Blackbird Actor Anna Lenke 59
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1995 A Month by the Lake Actor Miss Bentley 58
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1994 Little Odessa Actor Irina Shapira 60
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1994 Great Moments in Aviation Actor Dr. Angela Bead 58
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1994 Sparrow Actor Suor Agata 59
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1993 They Actor Florence Latimer 59
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1993 The House of the Spirits Actor Nivea del Valle 64
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1993 Mother's Boys Actor Lydia 58
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1993 A Wall of Silence Actor Kate Benson 58
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1992 Howards End Actor Ruth Wilcox 64
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1991 The Ballad of the Sad Cafe Actor Miss Amelia 59
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1991 What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? Actor Blanche Hudson 58
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1991 Young Catherine Actor Empress Elizabeth 67
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1990 Breath of Life Actor Suor Crocifissa N/A
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1990 Orpheus Descending Actor Lady Torrance 58
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1990 Stalin's Funeral Actor English journalist 58
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1990 Romeo.Juliet Actor Mother Capulet (voice) N/A
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1988 A Man for All Seasons Actor Lady Alice More 59
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1988 Consuming Passions Actor Mrs. Garza 59
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1987 Comrades Actor Mrs. Carlyle 59
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1987 Prick Up Your Ears Actor Peggy Ramsay 60
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1986 Peter the Great Actor Sophia 70
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1986 Second Serve Actor Renee Richards 59
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1985 Wetherby Actor Jean Travers 59
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1985 Steaming Actor Nancy 58
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1985 Three Sovereigns for Sarah Actor Sarah Cloyce N/A
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1985 Three Sovereigns for Sarah Actor Sarah Cloyce N/A
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1984 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Actor The Evil Queen 58
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1984 The Bostonians Actor Olive Chancellor 58
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1983 Sing Sing Actor la Regina 58
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1983 Wagner Actor Cosima von Bulow 68
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1982 My Body, My Child Actor Leenie Cabrezi 59
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1980 Playing for Time Actor Fania Fenelon 60
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1980 The Fifth War Actor N/A
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1979 Red, White, and Zero Actor Jacky 59
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1979 Bear Island Actor Heddi Lindquist 58
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1979 Yanks Actor Helen 59
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1979 Agatha Actor Agatha Christie 59
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1977 Julia Actor Julia 60
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1977 The Palestinian Actor Self 59
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1976 The Seven-Per-Cent Solution Actor Lola Deveraux 59
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1975 Out of Season Actor Ann 58
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1974 Murder on the Orient Express Actor Mary Debenham 67
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1973 A Picture of Katherine Mansfield Actor Katherine Mansfield 69
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1972 Right to Work March Actor N/A
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1971 Mary, Queen of Scots Actor Mary, Queen of Scots 59
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1971 Vacation Actor Immacolata Meneghelli 58
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1971 The Devils Actor Sister Jeanne des Anges 65
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1971 The Trojan Women Actor Andromache 59
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1970 Dropout Actor Mary 58
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1970 The Body Actor Narrator 58
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1970 A Mother with Two Children Expecting Her Third Actor Herself 59
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1969 No Arks Actor Narrator N/A
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1969 Oh! What a Lovely War Actor Sylvia Pankhurst 59
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1968 The Sea Gull Actor Nina 59
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1968 A Quiet Place in the Country Actor Flavia 59
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1968 Isadora Actor Isadora Duncan 59
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1968 Red and Blue Actor Jacky 58
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1968 The Charge of the Light Brigade Actor Mrs Clarissa Morris 59
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1967 Camelot Actor Guenevere 59
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1967 Tonite Let's All Make Love in London Actor Self 58
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1967 The Sailor from Gibraltar Actor Sheila 58
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1966 Blow-Up Actor Jane 69
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1966 A Man for All Seasons Actor Anne Boleyn 65
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1966 Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment Actor Leonie Delt 59
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1964 Maggie Actor Maggie N/A
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1963 As You Like It Actor Rosalind N/A
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1961 A Sunday in September Actor Self N/A
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1961 Circus at Clopton Hall Actor Narrator N/A
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1958 Behind the Mask Actor Pamela Benson-Gray 59
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The Nest Actor Elsie N/A
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All That I Am Actor N/A
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The Boy At The Back Of The Class Actor Queen N/A
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The Estate Actor N/A
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Andorra Actor Mrs. Reinhardt N/A
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Directing
2017 Sea Sorrow Directing Director 59
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Writing
2017 Sea Sorrow Writing Screenplay 59
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Production
2004 The Fever Production Executive Producer 58
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1977 The Palestinian Production Producer 59
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The Estate Production Executive Producer N/A
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