Vanessa Redgrave CBE
Stars In The Alley concert, 2007
Born	January 30, 1937 (1937-01-30) (age 71) London, England
Years active	1958 - present
Spouse(s)	Tony Richardson (1962-1967) Franco Nero (2006-present)

Vanessa Redgrave, CBE (born 30 January 1937) is an English Academy Award, two-time Cannes Best Actress, Coppa Volpi, Screen Actors Guild Award, two-time Golden Globe and Emmy Award-winning actress and member of the Redgrave family, one of the enduring theatrical dynasties. Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Tony Richardson ( June 5, 1928 – November 14, 1991) was an English theatre and Academy Award -winning film Franco Nero (born November 23, 1941) is an Italian Actor. Biography Personal life Nero was born Francesco Sparanero The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. Cannes (kan in Occitan Canas) is a city in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur The Venice Film Festival is the oldest Film festival in the world The Screen Actors Guild Awards are an annual award given by the Screen Actors Guild (SAG to recognize outstanding performances by members The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works The Redgrave family is a fifth-generation theatrical Dynasty. She is also a social activist for human rights. Activism, in a general sense can be described as intentional action to bring about social or political change Human rights refers to the "basic Rights and freedoms to which all humans are entitled She was made a Commander of the British Empire in 1967 and has been a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador since 1995. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. This is a list of UNICEF Goodwill Ambassadors, who work on behalf of the United Nations Children's Fund.

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Ancestry and family 1.2 Career 1.2.1 Stage 1.2.2 Film career 1.2.3 Julia 1.2.4 Later film career 1.3 Political activism 2 Quotes 3 Filmography 4 References 5 External links

Biography

Ancestry and family

Redgrave was born in London, United Kingdom, the daughter of actors Sir Michael Redgrave and Rachel Kempson (Lady Redgrave). London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Sir Michael Scudamore Redgrave CBE ( 20 March, 1908 — 21 March, 1985) was an English actor author director and Rachel Kempson Lady Redgrave ( 28 May, 1910 &ndash 24 May, 2003) was an English actress. She was educated at The Alice Ottley School in Worcester. See Royal Grammar School for the other schools with the name RGS Her siblings, Lynn Redgrave and the equally outspoken Corin Redgrave, are also acclaimed actors. Lynn Rachel Redgrave, OBE (born 8 March, 1943) is two-time Academy Award -nominated and Golden Globe -winning English Corin William Redgrave (born 16 July 1939) is an English Actor. Redgrave's daughters, Natasha Richardson and Joely Richardson (by her 1962-1967 marriage to film director Tony Richardson) have also built respected acting careers. Natasha Jane Richardson (born May 11, 1963) is an English actress known for her performances on stage and in Feature films She Joely Kim Richardson (born January 9, 1965) is an English[[ actress]] Tony Richardson ( June 5, 1928 – November 14, 1991) was an English theatre and Academy Award -winning film Redgrave's son Carlo Nero (née Carlo Sparanero), by her relationship with Italian actor Franco Nero (né Francesco Sparanero), is a writer and film director. Franco Nero (born November 23, 1941) is an Italian Actor. Biography Personal life Nero was born Francesco Sparanero She met Nero while filming Camelot in 1967, the year in which she divorced her husband Tony Richardson. Camelot is the 1967 Film version of the successful musical of the same name.

In 1967, Redgrave was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE). The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. It is understood, however, that she declined a damehood (DBE) in 1999. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V.

During the late 1970s and 1980s she had a long-term relationship with actor Timothy Dalton. This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. Timothy Peter Dalton (born March 21, 1946) is an English

On 31 December 2006, Redgrave married Franco Nero. Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Franco Nero (born November 23, 1941) is an Italian Actor. Biography Personal life Nero was born Francesco Sparanero ^[1]

The Redgrave Acting Dynasty

Roy Redgrave - Daisy Scudamore

Sir Michael Redgrave - Rachel Kempson

Vanessa Redgrave CBE - Corin Redgrave - Lynn Redgrave OBE

Natasha Richardson - Joely Richardson - Natasha Richardson - Carlo Nero

Career

Stage

Vanessa Redgrave entered the School of Speech and Drama in 1954. The Redgrave family is a fifth-generation theatrical Dynasty. Roy Redgrave ( 26 April, 1873 &ndash 25 May 1922) was a stage and Silent film Actor. Daisy Bertha Mary Scudamore ( 13 October 1884, Portsmouth - 5 October 1958, London) was an English actress who Sir Michael Scudamore Redgrave CBE ( 20 March, 1908 — 21 March, 1985) was an English actor author director and Rachel Kempson Lady Redgrave ( 28 May, 1910 &ndash 24 May, 2003) was an English actress. Corin William Redgrave (born 16 July 1939) is an English Actor. Lynn Rachel Redgrave, OBE (born 8 March, 1943) is two-time Academy Award -nominated and Golden Globe -winning English Natasha Jane Richardson (born May 11, 1963) is an English actress known for her performances on stage and in Feature films She Joely Kim Richardson (born January 9, 1965) is an English[[ actress]] Natasha Jane Richardson (born May 11, 1963) is an English actress known for her performances on stage and in Feature films She She first appeared in the West end, playing opposite her brother, in 1958. West End theatre is a popular term for mainstream professional theatre staged in the large theatres of London 's "Theatreland"

In 1962 she played Imogen in William Gaskill's production of Cymbeline for the Royal Shakespeare Company. Imogen was the daughter of King Cymbeline, in Shakespeare's play Cymbeline. William 'Bill' Gaskill (born 24 June 1930, Shipley West Yorkshire) is a British theatre director This article is about Shakespeare's play For the mythical British king see Cunobelinus. The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC is a British Theatre company In 1966 Redgrave created the role of Jean Brodie in the Donald Albery production of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, adapted for the stage by Jay Presson Allen from the novel by Muriel Spark. Sir Donald Arthur Rolleston Albery ( June 19, 1914 - September 14, 1988) was an English Theatre Impressario who The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie is a Novella by Muriel Spark, by far the best known of her works Jay Presson Allen ( March 3 1922, San Angelo Texas &ndash May 1[[ 006]] New York NY) was an American screenwriter playwright stage Dame Muriel Spark, DBE ( February 1, 1918 &ndash April 13, 2006) was an award-winning Scottish Novelist. In the nineties her theatre work included Prospero in The Tempest at Shakespeare's Globe in London. Prospero is the Protagonist in The Tempest, a play by William Shakespeare. The Tempest is a comedy written by William Shakespeare. It is generally dated to 1610-11 and accepted as the last play written solely by him although Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, which officially opened in 1997 is a reconstruction of The Globe Theatre, an Elizabethan playhouse in the London Borough of Southwark London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. In 2003 she won a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for her performance in the Broadway revival of Eugene O'Neill's Long Day's Journey Into Night. The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Awards, recognize achievement in live American Theatre and are presented Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located A revival is a restaging of a former hit play at a later date Eugene Gladstone O'Neill (October 16 1888–November 27 1953 was a Nobel -prize winning American playwright Long Day's Journey into Night is a 1956 dramatic play in four acts by Eugene O'Neill, widely considered to be his masterwork In January 2006, Redgrave was presented the Ibsen Centennial Award for her "outstanding work in interpreting many of Henrik Ibsen's works over the last decades. "Ibsen" redirects here For other people named Ibsen see Ibsen (disambiguation. "^[2] Previous recipients of the award include Liv Ullmann, Glenda Jackson, and Claire Bloom. Liv Johanne Ullmann (born December 16 1938 in Tokyo Japan is a Norwegian actress and was the beloved muse of Swedish Academy Award winning director Ingmar Glenda May Jackson, CBE, (born 9 May, 1936) is a British actress and Politician, currently Labour Claire Bloom (born Patricia Claire Blume; 15 February 1931) is an English Film and stage Actress.

In 2007 Redgrave played Joan Didion in Didion's Broadway stage adaptation of her recent book, The Year of Magical Thinking, which played 144 regular performances in a 24-week limited engagement at the Booth Theatre. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Joan Didion (born December 5, 1934) is an American Journalist, Essayist and Novelist Didion contributes regularly to Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located The Year of Magical Thinking ( 2005) by Joan Didion (b 1934 is an account of the year following the death of the author's husband John Gregory Dunne The Booth Theatre is a legitimate Broadway theatre located at 222 West 45th Street ( George Abbott Way) in midtown- Manhattan, New York City For this, she was nominated for a Tony Award in the category of Best Leading Actress in a Play. The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Awards, recognize achievement in live American Theatre and are presented This is a list of the winners and nominations of Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play. She is currently reprising the role at the at the Lyttelton Theatre at The National Theatre in London to positive reviews

In March 2008 she was the guest on the 600th edition of Private Passions, the biographical music discussion programme hosted by Michael Berkeley on BBC Radio 3. The Royal National Theatre, located on the South Bank in the London Borough of Lambeth, England. Private Passions is a weekly music discussion programme which has been running for over 10 years on BBC Radio 3, presented by the composer Michael Berkeley Michael Berkeley (born 29 May 1948) is a British composer and broadcaster on music ^[3]

Film career

Highlights of Vanessa Redgrave's early film career include her first starring role in Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment (for which she earned an Oscar nomination, a Cannes award, a Golden Globe nomination and a BAFTA Film Award nomination); her portrayal of the cool London swinger, Jane, in 1966’s Blowup; her spirited portrayal of dancer Isadora Duncan in Isadora (for which she won a National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress, a second Prize for the Best Female Performance at the Cannes film festival, along with a Golden Globe and Oscar nomination in 1969); and various portrayals of historical figures - ranging from Andromache in The Trojan Women, to Mary of Scotland in Mary, Queen of Scots. Morgan! (also known as Morgan A Suitable Case for Treatment) is a 1966 film made by the British Lion Films Corporation Cannes (kan in Occitan Canas) is a city in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA is a British charity that hosts annual awards shows for film television television craft video games and forms of animation Blowup (as in screen credits also rendered as Blow-Up) is an award-winning 1966 British - Italian Art film Isadora Duncan (May 26 1877 &ndash September 14 1927 was an American dancer Isadora is a 1968 biographical Film which tells the story of celebrated American dancer Isadora Duncan. The Cannes Film Festival (le Festival de Cannes founded in 1946 is one of the world's oldest most influential and prestigious Film festivals alongside Venice, The Trojan Women (in Τρωάδες Trōades) is a Tragedy by the Greek Playwright Euripides. Mary Queen of Scots ( 1972) is a Universal Pictures biographical Feature film based on the life of Queen Mary I of Scotland.

Julia

In 1977, Redgrave funded and narrated a documentary film The Palestinian, which focused on the plight of the Palestinian people. That same year she starred in the film Julia, about a woman murdered by the Nazi regime in the years prior to World War II for her anti-Fascist activism. Julia is a 1977 Film Drama made by 20th Century Fox. It is based on Lillian Hellman 's book Pentimento Her co-star in the film was Jane Fonda who, in her 2005 autobiography, noted that "there is a quality about Vanessa that makes me feel as if she resides in a netherworld of mystery that eludes the rest of us mortals. Jane Fonda (born December 21 1937 is an American Academy Award winning Actress, Writer, political activist, former Fashion Her voice seems to come from some deep place that knows all suffering and all secrets. Watching her work is like seeing through layers of glass, each layer painted in mythic watercolor images, layer after layer, until it becomes dark - but even then you know you haven't come to the bottom of it . . . The only other time I had experienced this with an actor was with Marlon Brando . Marlon Brando Jr (April 3 1924 – July 1 2004 was an Academy Award -winning American Actor, whose body of work spanned over half a century . . Like Vanessa, he always seemed to be in another reality, working off some secret, magnetic, inner rhythm. "

Redgrave's performance in Julia garnered an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS However, members of the Jewish Defense League (JDL), led by Rabbi Meir Kahane, picketed the awards ceremony in the spring of 1978 to protest against both Redgrave and her support of the Palestinian cause. The Jewish Defense League (JDL is a militant Jewish organization whose stated goal is to protect Jews from Antisemitism. Rabbi (pronunciation, although in English usually) in Judaism, means a religious ‘teacher’ or more literally ‘my great one’ when addressing any master Rabbi Meir David Kahane (מאיר דוד כהנא also known by the Pseudonyms Michael King and David Sinai, 1 August 1932 –

Aware of the JDL's presence outside, Redgrave, in her acceptance speech, denounced all forms of totalitarianism, noting neither she nor the Academy (who had received death threats if she won) would be intimidated by "a small bunch of Zionist hoodlums - whose behavior is an insult to the stature of Jews all over the world, and to their great and heroic record of struggle against fascism and oppression. The 50th Academy Awards were held at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles California on April 3 1978. Totalitarianism (or totalitarian rule) is a concept used to describe Political systems where a State regulates nearly every aspect of public and private History of Zionism|Timeline of Zionism|World Zionist Organization|Zionist political violence Zionism is an international political movement that originally supported the "^[4] Her statement was greeted by both applause and boos from the audience.

Later in the broadcast, veteran screenwriter and Oscar presenter Paddy Chayefsky announced to the audience, “there's a little matter I'd like to tidy up…at least if I expect to live with myself tomorrow morning. Screenwriters or scenarists are Scriptwriters who write the Screenplays from which Films and Television programs are made Sidney Aaron Chayefski ( January 29, 1923 &ndash August 1, 1981) known as Paddy Chayefsky was an acclaimed dramatist who transitioned I would like to say that I'm sick and tired of people exploiting the Academy Awards for the propagation of their own personal propaganda. Propaganda is a concerted set of messages aimed at influencing the opinions or behaviors of large numbers of people I would like to suggest to Miss Redgrave that her winning an Academy Award is not a pivotal moment in history, does not require a proclamation and a simple 'Thank you' would have sufficed. ” He received thunderous applause.

In 1978 Rabbi Meir Kahane published a book entitled Listen Vanessa, I am a Zionist, which was later renamed Listen World, Listen Jew in direct response to Redgrave's comments at the Academy Awards. To this day many right-wing Jewish groups, such as the JDL, consider Redgrave a supporter of terrorism. The JDL itself, however, has been described by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in Congressional testimony as a “violent” and “extremist” group. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the In a sidebar in its “Terrorism 2000/2001” report, the Bureau notes, “The Jewish Defense League has been deemed a right-wing terrorist group. ”^[5]

In June 2005 Redgrave was asked on Larry King Live: “Regardless of distinctions about policy, do you support Israel's right to exist?” “Yes, I do,” she replied. Larry King Live is an American talk show hosted by Larry King on CNN. ^[6]

Later film career

Later film roles of note include those of suffragette Olive Chancellor in The Bostonians (1984, a fourth Best Actress Academy Award nomination), transsexual Renée Richards in Second Serve (1986); Mrs. The Bostonians is 1984 's Merchant Ivory Film, based on Henry James ' novel of the same name. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. Renée Richards (born Richard Raskind August 19 1934 in New York City) is an American Ophthalmologist, author and former professional Tennis player Wilcox in Howards End (1992, her sixth Academy Award nomination, this time in a supporting role); crime boss Max in Mission: Impossible (1996, when discussing the role of Max, DePalma and Cruise thought it would be fun to cast an actor like Redgrave; they then decided to go with the real thing); Oscar Wilde’s mother in Wilde (1997); Clarissa Dalloway in Mrs. Dalloway (1997); and Dr. Mission Impossible is an Action movie released in 1996. It was directed by Brian De Palma and starred Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt Wilde is a 1997 British Biographical film directed by Brian Gilbert with Stephen Fry in the titular role Mrs Dalloway (published on 14 May, 1925) is a Novel by Virginia Woolf that details a day in the life of Clarissa Dalloway in Wick in Girl, Interrupted (1999). Girl Interrupted is a 1999 film drama about a teen's 18-month stay at a mental institution starring Winona Ryder and Angelina Jolie Many of these roles and others, garnered her various accolades.

Her performance as a lesbian grieving the loss of her longtime partner in the HBO series If These Walls Could Talk 2 earned her a Golden Globe for “Best TV Series Supporting Actress” in 2000. If These Walls Could Talk 2 is an Emmy Award -winning 2000 Television movie in the United States, broadcast on HBO. The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner This same performance also led to an “Excellence in Media Award” by the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), as well as earning an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a TV Movie or Miniseries. The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation ( GLAAD) is a Non-profit organization of LGBT Activism that is "dedicated to promoting and The award honours “a member of the entertainment community who has made a significant difference in promoting equal rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered people”. In 2005, Redgrave joined the cast of the hit series Nip/Tuck, which was in its second season. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nip/Tuck is an American television Medical drama series created by Ryan Murphy for FX Networks. Redgrave played Dr. Erica Noughton, the mother of Julia McNamara, who's played by her real life daughter Joely Richardson. Dr Erica Noughton is a character on the American television series Nip/Tuck. Julia McNamara ( née Noughton) is a Fictional character in the American television series Nip/Tuck, portrayed Joely Kim Richardson (born January 9, 1965) is an English[[ actress]] She also made appearances in the third season. In 2006, Redgrave starred opposite Peter O'Toole in the acclaimed film Venus. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Peter O'Toole (born 2 August 1932) is an Irish and British actor who achieved instant stardom in 1962 playing T Venus is a 2006 film staring Peter O'Toole, Leslie Phillips, Vanessa Redgrave and Jodie Whittaker. Redgrave's most recent work include 2007's Evening and the acclaimed Atonement, in which she garnered a Broadcast Film Critics Association award nomination for her performance that only took up seven minutes of screen time. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Evening is a 2007 American Drama film directed by Lajos Koltai. Atonement is a 2007 film adaptation of Ian McEwan 's critically acclaimed novel of the same name, directed by Joe Wright, and based The Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA is the largest film critics organization in the U

Political activism

Since the 1960s Redgrave has supported a range of human rights causes, including opposition to the Vietnam War, nuclear disarmament, freedom for Soviet Jews (she was awarded the Sakharov medal by Sakharov's widow, Yelena Bonner, in 1993 for her efforts), and aid for Bosnian Muslims and other victims of war. Opposition to US involvement in the Vietnam War is significant because domestic protest in the U Andrei Dmitrievich Sakharov (Андре́й Дми́триевич Са́харов (May 21 1921 – December 14 1989 was an eminent Soviet nuclear Physicist Yelena Georgevna Bonner (Елена Георгиевна Боннэр (born February 15, 1923) is a Human rights activist in the former Soviet Union She also advocates the partition of Northern Ireland from the United Kingdom. She was a co-founding member of Artists Against Racism.

Redgrave identifies as a socialist, and her opposition to Stalinist oppression led her, early in her career, to join the Workers' Revolutionary Party (UK) (WRP), on whose ticket she twice ran for Parliament. Socialism refers to a broad set of economic theories of social organization advocating state or collective ownership and administration of the Means of production and distribution The Workers' Revolutionary Party is a small Trotskyist Political party in the United Kingdom. Redgrave's Trotskyist political views have been a cause of controversy for some, as has her membership in the WRP. Trotskyism is the theory of Marxism as advocated by Leon Trotsky. She remained loyal to WRP founder Gerry Healy when he was expelled from the WRP in the mid-1980s. Thomas Gerard Healy, known as Gerry Healy, ( December 3, 1913 - December 14, 1989) was a Trotskyist Activist. She and other Healy loyalists founded the short-lived Marxist Party in the 1990s. See also the Marxist Party of Armenia. The Marxist Party was a tiny Trotskyist Political party in the United Since 2004 she has been a member of the Peace and Progress Party. The Peace and Progress Party is a British political party founded by Vanessa Redgrave to campaign for human rights

In 1980 Redgrave made her first American TV debut as concentration-camp survivor Fania Fénelon in the Arthur Miller-scripted TV movie Playing for Time — a part for which she won an Emmy as Outstanding Lead Actress in 1981. Fania Fénelon (September 2 1908 as Fania Goldstein – December 19 1983 in Paris) was a pianist composer and cabaret singer Arthur Asher Miller (October 17 1915 &ndash February 10 2005 was an American Playwright and Essayist. The decision to cast Redgrave as Fénelon was, however, a source of controversy for some Jewish individuals and organizations. In light of Redgrave's support for the Palestinian cause, even Fénelon objected to her casting. Redgrave was perplexed by such hostility, stating in her 1991 autobiography her long-held belief that "the struggle against anti-Semitism and for the self-determination of the Palestinians form a single whole. "^[7]

In 1995 Redgrave was elected to serve as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador. The United Nations Children's Fund (or UNICEF) was created by the United Nations General Assembly on December 11, 1946 This is a list of UNICEF Goodwill Ambassadors, who work on behalf of the United Nations Children's Fund.

In December 2002 Redgrave paid £50,000 bail for Chechen separatist Deputy Premier and special envoy Akhmed Zakayev, who had sought political asylum in the United Kingdom and was accused by the Russian government of aiding and abetting hostage-takings in the Moscow Hostage Crisis of 2002—in which 128 hostages lost their lives during a Russian special forces (OMON) action—and guerrilla warfare against Russia. The Chechen Republic (ˈʧɛʧɨn rɪˈpʌblɨk Чече́нская Респу́блика Chechenskaya Respublika; Нохчийн Республика Noxçiyn Respublika Akhmed Khalidovich Zakayev ( Ахмед Халидович Закаев) (born April 26 1956 in Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union) is the former Deputy The Moscow theater hostage crisis, also known as the 2002 Nord-Ost siege, was the seizure of a crowded Moscow Theatre on October 23 OMON (Отряд милиции особого назначения Otryad Militsii Osobogo Naznacheniya, Special Purpose Police Squad is a generic name for the system of special Guerrilla warfare is the unconventional warfare and combat with which a small group of combatants use mobile tactics (ambushes raids etc

At a press conference Redgrave said she feared for the life of Zakayev if he were to be extradited to Russia on terrorism charges. He would "die of a heart attack" or some other mysterious explanation which would be offered by Russia, she said. ^[8] On 13 November 2003, a London court rejected the Russian government's request for Zakayev's extradition. Events 1002 - English king Ethelred orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Instead, the court accepted a plea by lawyers for Mr Zakayev that he would not get a fair trial—and could even face torture—in Russia. "It would be unjust and oppressive to return Mr Zakayev to Russia," Judge Timothy Workman ruled. ^[9]

In 2004, Vanessa Redgrave and her brother Corin Redgrave announced the launch of the Peace and Progress Party which would campaign against the Iraq War and for human rights. Corin William Redgrave (born 16 July 1939) is an English Actor. The Peace and Progress Party is a British political party founded by Vanessa Redgrave to campaign for human rights The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign Human rights refers to the "basic Rights and freedoms to which all humans are entitled

Redgrave has been an outspoken critic of the "War on Terror" — the US and British governments' response to the terrorist attacks of 9/11. ^[10][11] During a June 2005 interview on Larry King Live, Redgrave was challenged on this criticism and on her "far left" political views. Larry King Live is an American talk show hosted by Larry King on CNN. In response she questioned if there can be true democracy if the political leadership of the United States and Britain doesn't "uphold the values for which my father's generation fought the Nazis, [and] millions of people gave their lives against the Soviet Union's regime. [Such sacrifice was made] because of democracy and what democracy meant: no torture, no camps, no detention forever or without trial. . . [Such] techniques are not just alleged [against the governments of the U. S. and Britain], they have actually been written about by the FBI. I don't think it's being 'far left'. . . to uphold the rule of law. "^[6]

In March 2006, Redgrave remarked in an interview with US broadcast journalist Amy Goodman, that “I don't know of a single government that actually abides by international human rights law, not one, including my own. Amy Goodman (born April 13 1957 in Bay Shore / New York) is an American broadcast journalist, Syndicated columnist and Author In fact, [they] violate these laws in the most despicable and obscene way, I would say. ”

Goodman’s interview of Redgrave took place in the actress’s West London home on the evening of 7 March, and covered a range of subjects — though in particular, the cancellation of the Alan Rickman production, My Name is Rachel Corrie, by the New York Theater Workshop. Alan Sidney Patrick Rickman (born 21 February 1946 is a Tony Award - nominated English Film, Television and stage actor My Name is Rachel Corrie is a play based on the diaries and emails of Rachel Corrie. Such a development, said Redgrave, was an "act of catastrophic cowardice" as "the essence of life and the essence of theater is to communicate about lives, either lives that have ended or lives that are still alive, [and about] beliefs, and what is in those beliefs. "^[12]

In June 2006 she was awarded a "lifetime achievement" award from the International Transylvanian Film Festival, one of whose sponsors is a mining company named Gabriel Resources. Gabriel Resources Ltd ( is a multi-national mining firm based in Toronto. She dedicated the award to a community organisation from Roşia Montană, Romania, which is campaigning against a gold mine that Gabriel Resources is seeking to build near the village. Roşia Montană ("Red Creek" Hungarian: Verespatak; German: Goldbach) is a commune of Alba County in the Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania "Gold mine" redirects here See Goldmine for other uses of the term Gabriel Resources placed an "open letter" in The Guardian on 23 June 2006, attacking Redgrave, arguing the case for the mine, and exhibiting support for it among the inhabitants: the open letter is signed by 77 villagers. The Guardian (until 1959 The Manchester Guardian) is a British Newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. Events 1180 - First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan 1305 - The Flemish Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ^[13]

In December 2007, Redgrave was named as one of the possible suretors who paid the £50,000 bail for Jamil el-Banna, one of three British residents arrested after landing back in the UK following four years' captivity at Guantanamo Bay. El-Banna is alleged to have run a terrorist cell called the Islamic Alliance which recruited people to fight jihad in Afghanistan and Indonesia. He also is accused of distributing extremist propaganda produced by Osama bin Laden. Redgrave has declined to be specific about her financial involvement but said she was "very happy" to be of "some small assistance for Jamil and his wife," adding, "It is a profound honour and I am glad to be alive to be able to do this. Guantanamo Bay is a concentration camp. "^[14]

Quotes

"I've come to see through the course of my life that people understand what I've tried to do, however inadequately I do it. I've just found people have come to understand me and be glad that I tried to do what I tried to do. And I do feel very inadequate about it, but I feel I must try . . . I think that any citizen can understand that you must raise your voice and do the best you can to speak out. "^[6]

"I've been to Sarajevo a few times and have got to know a lot of people there who put on plays during the siege. I wanted to share in that because I knew it was important to them . . . I began to see something of what was going on there in terms of actually keeping up people's spirit to resist - the resistance that causes change - even in the worst imaginable circumstances. And I realized that it paralleled the same spirit that existed during the Holocaust and in the gulag. Theater and poetry were what helped people stay alive and want to go on living. That experience changed me, because I realized that if, as actors or writers or directors or designers, we can keep the will to resist alive in as many people as possible, then that's what we are about, and that's what we can do. It's more and more important because of the terrible things that are happening in our cities and the political and economic agendas that various governments have. "^[15]

"As a mother you have got to have a view for now and a view for the future. "^[16]

Filmography

Behind the Mask (1958) Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment (1966) A Man for All Seasons (1966) Blow Up (1966) Red and Blue (1967) (short subject) The Sailor from Gibraltar (1967) Tonite Let's All Make Love in London (1967) Camelot (1967) The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968) The Sea Gull (1968) Isadora (1968) Oh! What a Lovely War (1969) A Quiet Place in the Country (1969) The Body (1970) (narrator) A Mother with Two Children Expecting Her Third (1970) Drop-out (1970) Mary, Queen of Scots (1971) The Devils (1971) Vacation (1971) The Trojan Women (1971) Murder on the Orient Express (1974) Out of Season (1975) The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (1976) The Palestinian (1977) Julia (1977) Agatha (1979) Yanks (1979) Bear Island (1979) Sing Sing (1983) Wagner (1983) The Bostonians (1984) Wetherby (1985) Steaming (1985) Three Sovereigns for Sarah (1985) Comrades (1987) Prick Up Your Ears (1987) Consuming Passions (1988) Romeo-Juliet (1990) (voice) Stalin's Funeral (1990) Breath of Life (1990) Behind the Mask (1991) Young Catherine (1991) The Ballad of the Sad Cafe (1991)

A Wall of Silence (1993) The House of the Spirits (1993) Howards End (1993) Sparrow (1993) Mother's Boys (1994) Little Odessa (1994) A Month by the Lake (1995) Mission: Impossible (1996) Looking for Richard (1996) Smilla's Sense of Snow (1997) Wilde (1997) Mrs. Dalloway (1997) Déjà Vu (1997) Deep Impact (1998) Lulu on the Bridge (1998) Cradle Will Rock (1999) Uninvited (1999) Girl, Interrupted (1999) If These Walls Could Talk 2 (2000) The 3 Kings (2000) Mirka (2000) A Rumor of Angels (2000) Escape to Life: The Erika and Klaus Mann Story (2000) (narrator) The Pledge (2001) Crime and Punishment (2002) The Gathering Storm (2002) Merci Docteur Rey (2002) Searching for Debra Winger (2002) Good Boy! (2003) (voice) The Fever (2004) Nip/Tuck (2004-2005) Short Order (2005) The Keeper: The Legend of Omar Khayyam (2005) The White Countess (2005) The Thief Lord (2006) Venus (2006) How About You (2007) Evening (2007) The Riddle (2007) Atonement (2007) Eve (2008)

References

External links

• Vanessa Redgrave at the Internet Broadway Database
• Vanessa Redgrave at the Internet Movie Database
• Vanessa Redgrave at the TCM Movie Database
• Vanessa Redgrave at Yahoo! Movies
• Vanessa Redgrave: Actress and Campaigner
• Mission Impossible: An Interview with Vanessa Redgrave
• "She's Got Issues" - The Observer, 19 March, 2006
• Vanessa Redgrave's Mrs. Dalloway: Revolutionary or Recluse?
• Peace and Progress Party
• The Palestinian at the Internet Movie Database
• Redgrave's controversial acceptance speech for Julia

Awards
Preceded by Samantha Eggar for The Collector	Best Actress Award - Cannes Film Festival 1966 for Morgan!	Succeeded by Pia Degermark for Elvira Madigan
Preceded by Pia Degermark for Elvira Madigan	Best Actress Award - Cannes Film Festival 1968 for Isadora	Succeeded by Ottavia Piccolo for Metello
Preceded by Katharine Ross for Voyage of the Damned	Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture 1978 for Julia	Succeeded by Dyan Cannon for Heaven Can Wait
Preceded by Nancy Marchand for The Sopranos	Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Mini-series, or Motion Picture Made for Television 2001 for If These Walls Could Talk 2	Succeeded by Rachel Griffiths for Six Feet Under
Preceded by Lindsay Duncan for Private Lives	Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play 2002-2003 for Long Day's Journey Into Night	Succeeded by Viola Davis for Intimate Apparel and Phylicia Rashad for A Raisin in the Sun

Persondata
NAME	Redgrave, Vanessa
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Actress
DATE OF BIRTH	30 January 1937
PLACE OF BIRTH	London, England
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH

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