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'' (1958), before starring in the Italian thriller '' Blowup'' (1966), and the comedy '' Morgan – A Suitable Case for Treatment'' (also 1966), the latter of which earned her her first Academy Award nomination (in the category of Best Actress), as well as a BAFTA nomination. Redgrave subsequently starred in the musical '' Camelot'' (1967), before portraying American dancer Isadora Duncan in the biopic ''

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'' (1968), which earned her a second Academy Award nomination. Her portrayal of the title character in 1971's '' Mary, Queen of Scots'' earned Redgrave a third Academy Award nomination. The same year, she appeared in

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's controversial historical drama-horror film '' The Devils''. Redgrave garnered widespread praise for her leading role in the drama '' Julia'' (1977), opposite

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, for which she won her first Academy Award, in the category of Best Supporting Actress, as well as a

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award. She followed this with the title character of '' Agatha'' (1979), a biopic of writer

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, before starring in '' The Bostonians'' (1984), a James Ivory-directed adaptation of the 1886 novel of the same name by American writer Henry James; this role earned Redgrave her fifth Academy Award nomination. She subsequently starred as the transgender tennis player Renée Richards in the television film '' Second Serve'' (1986), which earned her her seventh Golden Globe nomination. In 1990, Redgrave starred in a film version of Tennessee Williams's '' Orpheus Descending'', reprising the role she had played on Broadway, both under the direction of Peter Hall. She followed this with a lead role opposite her sister,

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, in a television film version of '' What Ever Happened to Baby Jane...?'', and also appeared in a leading role in the independent drama ''

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'' (both 1991). She received a sixth Academy Award nomination for her role in '' Howards End'' (1992), an adaptation of the 1910 E. M. Forster novel of the same name. Through the 1990s, Redgrave appeared in a number of mainstream American films, including the thriller '' Mother's Boys'' (1993), Brian De Palma's action spy film '' Mission: Impossible'' (1996), Deep Impact (1998), and the period drama ''

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'' (1999). She subsequently earned further acclaim for her role in the

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-themed anthology film '' If These Walls Could Talk 2'' (2000), for which she won a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress in a Television Film. Redgrave continued to appear in supporting parts, including the Sean Penn-directed thriller ''

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'' (2001), the television Lord Byron biopic '' Byron'' (2003), and the dramas '' Evening'' (2007) and '' Atonement'' (2007). From 2004 to 2009, Redgrave had a recurring guest role on the television series '' Nip/Tuck'', portraying

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. In the 2010s, she appeared in supporting roles in several critically acclaimed studio films, such as Lee Daniels's '' The Butler'' (2013), '' Foxcatcher'' (2014), and '' Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool'' (2017).

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Romeo.Juliet ''Romeo.Juliet'' is a 1990 film-in-concert adaptation of William Shakespeare's tragedy ''Romeo and Juliet''. The motion picture is an original creation by American director, producer, writer and cinematographer Armando Acosta (also credited as A ...

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Stalin's Funeral ''Stalin's Funeral'' (russian: Похороны Сталина, Pokhorony Stalina) is a 1990 Soviet drama film written and directed by the famous poet, Yevgeni Yevtushenko. The film stars the British actress, Vanessa Redgrave. Plot 1953, USSR. M ...

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Great Moments in Aviation ''Great Moments in Aviation'' is a 1994 British romantic drama film set on a 1950s passenger liner. The film follows Gabriel Angel (Rakie Ayola), a young Caribbean aviator who falls in love with the forger Duncan Stewart (Jonathan Pryce) on he ...

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Down Came a Blackbird ''Down Came a Blackbird'' is a 1995 American made for TV drama film directed by Jonathan Sanger and starring Raul Julia, Laura Dern, and Vanessa Redgrave. It was the final film appearance of Julia, filmed in October 1994. Julia died two weeks afte ...

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Two Mothers for Zachary ''Two Mothers for Zachary'' is a 1996 ABC television film directed by Peter Werner and starring Valerie Bertinelli and Vanessa Redgrave. It is a true story adaptation of the ''Bottoms v. Bottoms'' family custody battle brought by a mother who disap ...

'' , , , Television film , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", 1997 , ''

Smilla's Sense of Snow ''Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow'' (published in America as ''Smilla's Sense of Snow'') (Danish language, Danish: ''Frøken Smillas fornemmelse for sne'') is a 1992 novel by Denmark, Danish author Peter Høeg tracing the investigation into the su ...

'' , , , , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", 1997 , '' Wilde'' , , , , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", 1997 , ''

Mrs. Dalloway ''Mrs. Dalloway'' is a novel by Virginia Woolf, published on 14 May 1925, that details a day in the life of Clarissa Dalloway, a fictional upper-class woman in post-First World War England. It is one of Woolf's best-known novels. The working ...

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Bella Mafia ''Bella Mafia'' is a 1997 American television film starring Vanessa Redgrave, Nastassja Kinski, Jennifer Tilly, Illeana Douglas and Dennis Farina. Redgrave was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film ...

'' , , , Television film , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", 1998 , '' Deep Impact'' , , , , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", 1998 , ''

Lulu on the Bridge ''Lulu on the Bridge'' is a 1998 American romantic- mystery drama film written and directed by author Paul Auster and starring Harvey Keitel, Mira Sorvino, and Willem Dafoe. The film is about a jazz saxophone player whose life is transformed after ...

'' , , , , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", 1999 , '' Cradle Will Rock'' , , , , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", 1999 , '' Uninvited'' , , , , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", 1999 , ''

'' , , , , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", 2000 , '' Mirka'' , Kalsan , , , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", 2000 , '' If These Walls Could Talk 2'' , , , Television film
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Short Order ''Short Order'' is a 2005 Irish drama film written and directed by Anthony Byrne. It was released in Ireland on 1 March 2005. Later on during the Dinard Festival of British Cinema, it was released in France on 6 October 2005. It was released at Ne ...

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The Shell Seekers ''The Shell Seekers'' is a 1987 novel by Rosamunde Pilcher. It became one of her most famous best-sellers. It was nominated by the British public in 2003 as one of the top 100 novels in the BBC's Big Read. In Germany the novel is called ''Die M ...

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Ein Job ''Ein Job'' is a 2008 German television film based on Irene Dische's novel ''The Job''. It was directed by Christian Görlitz and stars British actress Vanessa Redgrave. The German-language production was filmed in Hamburg. Plot Victorija (Male ...

'' , , , Television film , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", 2010 , '' Eva'' , Eva , , , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", 2010 , '' Letters to Juliet'' , , , , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", 2010 , ' , , , , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", 2010 , '' Miral'' , , , , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", 2010 , '' Animals United'' , Winnie , , Voice only (English dub) , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", 2011 , '' Coriolanus'' , Volumnia , , , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", 2011 , ''

Cars 2 ''Cars 2'' is a 2011 American computer-animated Spy film, spy comedy film produced by Pixar, Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. It is the sequel to ''Cars (film), Cars'' (2006), the second film in the Cars (franchise), ''Cars'' f ...

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'' , , , , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", 2012 , '' Song for Marion'' , Marion , , , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", 2012 , data-sort-value="Last Will and Testament", '' The Last Will and Testament of Rosalind Leigh'' , , , , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", 2013 , ' , , , , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", 2013 , data-sort-value="Thirteenth", '' The Thirteenth Tale'' , , , Television film , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", 2014 , '' Foxcatcher'' , , , , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", 2015 , data-sort-value="Go-Between", '' The Go-Between'' , data-sort-value="Marian", Older Marian , , Television film , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", 2016 , data-sort-value="Secret Scripture", '' The Secret Scripture'' , , , , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", 2017 , '' Sea Sorrow'' , , , Director , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", 2017 , '' Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool'' , , , , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", 2017 , '' Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold'' , Herself , , Documentary film , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", 2018 , data-sort-value="Aspern Papers", ''

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