Redgrave family bowing after Poems from Guantánamo

The Redgrave family is a British acting

dynasty A dynasty is a sequence of rulers from the same family,''Oxford English Dictionary'', "dynasty, ''n''." Oxford University Press (Oxford), 1897. usually in the context of a monarchical system, but sometimes also appearing in republics. A ...

, spanning five generations. Members of the family worked in theatre beginning in the nineteenth century, and later in

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and

television Television, sometimes shortened to TV, is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound. The term can refer to a television set, or the medium of television transmission. Television is a mass medium for advertising, ...

. Some family members have also written plays and books.

Vanessa Redgrave Dame Vanessa Redgrave (born 30 January 1937) is an English actress and activist. Throughout her career spanning over seven decades, Redgrave has garnered numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Television Award, tw ...

is the most prominent, having won

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, Tony,

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and

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Awards.

Family tree

The family tree below shows the notable members of the family.

Michael Redgrave (and ancestors)

Vanessa Redgrave

Corin Redgrave

Lynn Redgrave

Marriages

*Roy Redgrave and Daisy Scudamore (later changed to

Margaret Scudamore Margaret Scudamore (13 November 1881 – 5 October 1958) was an English theatre and film actress who began in '' ingenue'' roles before achieving a prolonged career in stage and screen support roles. She and her first husband, Roy Redgrav ...

); ''1907 - 25 May 1922 (his death) - son Michael'' *Michael Redgrave and

Rachel Kempson Rachel, Lady Redgrave (28 May 1910 – 24 May 2003), known primarily by her birth name Rachel Kempson, was an English actress. She married Sir Michael Redgrave, and was the matriarch of the famous acting dynasty. Career Kempson trained at RADA ...

; ''20 July 1935 - 21 March 1985 (his death) - son Corin, two daughters, Vanessa and Lynn'' *Vanessa Redgrave and (1)

Tony Richardson Cecil Antonio "Tony" Richardson (5 June 1928 – 14 November 1991) was an English theatre and film director and producer whose career spanned five decades. In 1964, he won the Academy Award for Best Director for the film ''Tom Jones''. Early ...

; ''1962—1967 (divorced) - two daughters, Natasha and Joely;'' (2)

Franco Nero Francesco Clemente Giuseppe Sparanero (born 23 November 1941), known professionally as Franco Nero, is an Italian actor, producer, and director. His breakthrough role was as the title character in the Spaghetti Western film '' Django'' (1966), ...

''2006 to present'' - ''son Carlo'' *Corin Redgrave and (1) Deirdre Hamilton-Hill; ''1962—1975 (divorced) - daughter Jemma, son Luke;'' (2) Kika Markham ''1985 - 6 April 2010 (his death) - two sons, Arden and Harvey'' *Lynn Redgrave and John Clark; ''2 April 1967 – 22 December 2000 (divorced) - son Benjamin, two daughters, Kelly and Annabel'' *Natasha Richardson and Robert Fox; ''1990 – 1992 (divorced)''; (2)

Liam Neeson William John Neeson (born 7 June 1952) is an actor from Northern Ireland. He has received several accolades, including nominations for an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, and two Tony Awards. In 2020, he was placed 7th on '' Th ...

; ''3 July 1994 - 18 March 2009 (her death) - two sons, Micheál and Daniel'' *Joely Richardson and

Tim Bevan Timothy John Bevan, (born 20 December 1957) is a New Zealand-British film producer, the co-chairman (with Eric Fellner) of the production company Working Title Films. Bevan and Fellner are the most successful British producers of their era ...

; ''January 1992 – July 2001 (divorced) - daughter Daisy'' *Jemma Redgrave and

Tim Owen Timothy Francis Owen (born 29 October 1955) is a former Australian politician and a former deputy commander of the Australian Forces in Iraq and Afghanistan. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing the elect ...

; ''1992 — 2020 (divorced) - two sons, Gabriel and Alfie''

External links

* ''The House of Redgrave: The Secret Lives of a Theatrical Dynasty'' (Tim Adler, Aurum Press Ltd, 2011) {{ISBN, 1-84513-623-3 Artist families + English families Acting families