Biography
Lynn Rachel Redgrave, OBE (8 March 1943 – 2 May 2010) was an English actress. A member of the well-known British family of actors, Redgrave trained in London before making her theatrical debut in 1962. By the mid-1960s she had appeared in several films, including Tom Jones (1963), and Georgy Girl (1966) which won her a New York Film Critics Award and nominations for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award. In 1967, she made her Broadway debut, and performed in several stage productions in New ...
Known For
Complete Filmography

Cruel, Usual, Necessary: The Passion of Silvio Narizzano
2024
as Herself
Perhaps at first glance, the filmography of Silvio Narizzano appears unremarkable. Thanks to his sleeper hit Georgy Girl (1966), he's known largely as...

My Dog Tulip
2010
as Nancy / Greengrocer's Wife (voice)
The story of a man who rescues a German Shepherd and how the two become fast friends. Based on the 1956 memoir of the same name by BBC editor, noveli...

My Dog: An Unconditional Love Story
2009
as Self
Famous New Yorkers and the pooches they love are the focus of this refreshingly honest and endearing series of interviews that celebrates the meaningf...

Confessions of a Shopaholic
2009
as Drunken Lady at Ball
In the glamorous world of New York City, Rebecca Bloomwood is a fun-loving girl who is really good at shopping – a little too good, perhaps. She dream...

The Jane Austen Book Club
2007
as Sky
Six Californians start a club to discuss the works of Jane Austen. As they delve into Austen's literature, the club members find themselves dealing wi...
Eloise Goes to School
2007
After Eloise s tutor Philip quits, nanny enrolls her in the prestigious Hawthorne academy. Eloise can t wait to being real school, but soon finds out ...
Little Miss Christmas
2006
as Nanny
It s almost Christmas Even for Eloise, the Plaza s most famous six-year old. She and her friends have decided to put on a holiday show like no other! ...

The White Countess
2005
as Olga Belinskya
In 1930s Shanghai, 'The White Countess' is both Sofia, a fallen member of the exiled Russian aristocracy, and a nightclub created by a blind American ...

Kinsey
2004
as Final Interview Subject
Kinsey is a portrait of researcher Alfred Kinsey, driven to uncover the most private secrets of a nation. What begins for Kinsey as a scientific endea...

Peter Pan
2003
as Aunt Millicent
In stifling Edwardian London, Wendy Darling mesmerizes her brothers every night with bedtime tales of swordplay, swashbuckling and the fearsome Captai...

Charlie's War
2003
as Grandma Lewis
Charlie's War is the story of Charlotte Lewis, a woman who is experiencing serious emotional and mental turmoil brought about by nightmares of increas...

The Wild Thornberrys Movie
2002
as Cordelia Thornberry (voice)
Eliza and Debbie are two sisters who don't always get along. But their relationship is put to the test when Debbie's life is in danger, and Eliza migh...

Anita and Me
2002
as Mrs. Omerod
Meena, a 12-year-old living in a mining village in the English Midlands in 1972, is the daughter of Indian parents who've come to England to give her ...

Spider
2002
as Mrs. Wilkinson
A mentally disturbed man takes residence in a halfway house. His mind gradually slips back into the realm created by his illness, where he replays a k...

Hansel & Gretel
2002
as Woman / Witch
Hansel and Gretel is a 2002 film adaptation of the Brothers Grimm children's story. It stars Jacob Smith and Taylor Momsen as the eponymous characters...

Unconditional Love
2002
as Nola Fox
After her husband leaves her, a woman travels to London for the funeral of the pop star, Victor Fox, she's adored all her life. There, she meets the l...

How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog
2002
as Edna
The story of Peter McGowan, a chain-smoking, impotent, insomniac playwright who lives in Los Angeles. Once very successful, he is now in the tenth yea...

My Sister's Keeper
2002
as Helen Margaret Chapman
Two sisters take a journey of discovery and reconciliation based on the memoirs of Margaret Moorman. Christine has been diagnosed with schizophrenia a...

The Simian Line
2001
as Katharine
The Simian Line is an American improvisational film, released in 2001. When Katharine throws a party on Halloween, a psychic called Arnita predicts th...

My Kingdom
2001
as Mandy
A powerful dynasty, headed by a charismatic, manipulative father, falls when he decides to hand over his criminal empire to his three corrupt and powe...

Varian's War
2001
as Alma Werfel-Mahler
Varian Fry rescues more than 2,000 artists from Nazi persecution during World War II.

Venus and Mars
2001
as Emily Vogel
After years of absence 26-year old Kay returns to her home town. Her soccer coach died and the girls from the team all gather for the funeral. The sto...

Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy
2001
as Self (archive footage)
Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy offers audiences a penetrating look inside the world of Ron Jeremy, America's most unlikely sex star and hero to m...

Lion of Oz
2000
as Wicked Witch of the East (voice)
Before Dorothy landed on the Wicked Witch of the East with her little farm house, the witch had to contend with another resident of middle America. Th...

Deeply
2000
as Celia
On Ironbound Island, native Fiona McKay arrives from Europe with her teenage daughter Clair, hoping that the peace of the island will help the girl ge...

The Next Best Thing
2000
as Helen Whittaker
A comedy-drama about best friends - one a straight woman, Abbie, the other a gay man, Robert - who decide to have a child together. Five years later, ...

A Season for Miracles
1999
as Hon. Judge Nancy Jakes
A miracle occurs for a homeless family consisting of two wayward children and their protective aunt with the help of an angel. When a young woman's ni...

The Annihilation of Fish
1999
as Poinsettia
A Jamaican widower recently released from a mental institution and a former housewife with an imagined lover in the form of 19th-century composer Giac...
Touched
1999
as Carrie
A young man runs from the voices in his head into the arms of an elderly cowgirl.

The World of Gods and Monsters: A Journey with James Whale
1999
as Self
Written, co-produced and co-directed by David J. Skal, THE WORLD OF GODS AND MONSTERS is a behind-the scenes chronicle of the making of the 1998 Acade...

Different
1999
as Amanda Talmadge
A young woman was left mentally disabled after a car crash twenty years previously, a condition which her mother has never come to accept. Thus she fa...

Gods and Monsters
1998
as Hanna
It's 1957, and James Whale's heyday as the director of "Frankenstein," "Bride of Frankenstein" and "The Invisible Man" is long behind him. Retired and...

Strike!
1998
as Miss McVane
In the 1960s, a group of friends at an all girls school learn that their school is going to be combined with a nearby all boys school. They concoct a ...

White Lies
1998
as Mrs. K.
How can a smart middle class girl suddenly turn into a devoted right wing debater? That's what happens with Catherine when she meets the charismatic l...

Indefensible: The Truth About Edward Brannigan
1997
as Monica Brannigan
A lawyer is accused of rape by one of his female associates. He denies it, but his friends, neighbors and associates are split on whether they trust h...

Toothless
1997
as Rogers
A female dentist is cast into limbo after her death in an accident and is given the assignment to act as the Tooth Fairy as her action to be admitted ...

Michael Redgrave: My Father
1997
as Self
Corin Redgrave presents a portrait of his father, Michael Redgrave, exploring his personality, nature and what he was like as a father. He uses family...

Shine
1996
as Gillian
Pianist David Helfgott, driven by his father and teachers, has a breakdown. Years later he returns to the piano, to popular if not critical acclaim.

Timmy's Special Delivery: A Precious Moments Christmas
1993
as Narrator / Feline the Cat / Barkley (voice)
An angel named Timmy with help of a dog and mouse tries to give a less fortunate Boy and Girl A Teddy bear and doll for Christmas.

What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
1991
as Jane Hudson
An elderly, bedridden former movie star is "cared for" by her sister, who hates her and keeps her a virtual prisoner in the family mansion.

Jury Duty: The Comedy
1990
as Abby Greyhouwsky
Mild and meek accountant Sanford Lagelfost has been charged with embezzling $3 million dollars from Trout Industries. A decidedly mixed bag of jurors ...

Midnight
1989
as Midnight
The sultry Midnight, late-night horror movie hostess, has the highest rated show on TV. Mr. B is scheming to steal the rights to the show. The tug of ...

Getting It Right
1989
as Joan
Gavin is 31 years old and still lives with his parents. He is awfully shy but before he knows it there are three women interested in him. Lady Minerva...

Death of a Son
1989
as Pauline Williams
The true story of Pauline Williams, who struggled to bring the people who supplied her son with the illegal drugs that caused his death to justice.

Customers From Hell
1989
John Cleese training video on customers.

Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz
1988
as Lynn Redgrave
Fictional character, Heidi Abromowitz, is the butt of everyone's jokes.

A Woman Alone
1988
as The Woman
A housewife confides to her neighbour about the troubles she has been having with her possessive husband, her romantic lover and her lecherous invalid...

Morgan Stewart's Coming Home
1987
as Nancy Stewart
Eccentric 17-year-old Morgan Stewart (Cryer) can't seem to get his conservative parents to notice him - even though Morgan's been thrown out of 10 pre...

Walking on Air
1987
as Mrs. Hepp
A young paraplegic wants to escape the bonds of gravity by going into outer space.

My Two Loves
1986
as Marjorie Lloyd
A widow emerges from her mourning after a year. She moves into a new apartment, gets a new job, and a gains a 'gentleman caller,' her late husband's p...

The Bad Seed
1985
as Monica Breedlove
Rachel is a 9-year-old girl who is perfection itself - unless she's crossed or challenged. Several disturbing recent incidents have led Rachel's mothe...

Battle of the Video Games
1983
as Self
Anson Williams and Jayne Kennedy play host to celebrities who compete against one another at video games to win money for charity.

Antony and Cleopatra
1983
as Cleopatra
Adaptation of Shakespeare's play.

Rehearsal for Murder
1982
as Monica Welles
A year after his fiancée's death, a playwright schedules a rehearsal for his new play, which proves to be a trap for her killer.

Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
1981
as Mrs. Kendal
Steve Martin's fourth NBC special was in the spirit of his previous association with Saturday Night Live. It was broadcast live from Studio 8H, produc...

Musical Comedy Tonight II
1981
as Self
A tribute to American musical theater, featuring scenes from "Show Boat", "South Pacific," "Sweet Charity," "Finian's Rainbow," and "Lady in the Dark"...

Linda in Wonderland
1980
as Herself
“Linda In Wonderland” is Linda Lavin’s variety television special that aired on Thanksgiving Day, 1980. Special guests include; Lynn Redgrave, Antho...

Sunday Lovers
1980
as Lady Davina (sketch 'Maître en la demeure')
A sex comedy anthology containing four stories, each from a different country (England, France, USA and Italy). "An Englishman's Home" "The French Met...

The Seduction of Miss Leona
1980
as Leona DeVos
An unmarried, reclusive college teacher is torn between a married maintenance man who has been repairing her house and her former professor and lover.

Gauguin the Savage
1980
as Mette Gad
Based on the turbulent life of the temperamental French painter, Paul Gauguin, and his compulsive search for creative freedom which caused him to aban...

Beggarman, Thief
1979
as Kate Jordache
In this sequel to "Rich Man, Poor Man," moviemaker Gretchen Jordache, the until-now unseen sister, strives to pull the family together after the murde...

Sooner or Later
1979
as Teacher
Thirteen-year-old Jessie is in love with Michael, a 17-year-old guitar instructor and aspiring musician. When she finally captures his interest, she l...

Disco Beaver from Outer Space
1979
as Dr. Van Helsing
National Lampoons mockery of everything that is wrong with cable TV.

The Big Bus
1976
as Camille Levy
The ultimate disaster film parody. A nuclear-powered bus is making its maiden non-stop trip from New York to Denver. The journey is plagued by disaste...

More Awkward Customers
1975
as Awkward Customer: Mrs. Ferret
Emphasises the importance of professional knowledge of an organisation’s stocks or services in dealing with difficult customers. Highlights the custom...

The Happy Hooker
1975
as Xaviera Hollander
Having emigrated to New York and immediately got the kiss-off from her mother-besotted fiance, a Dutch lass takes a well-paid office job and starts li...

The Turn of the Screw
1974
as Senhorita Jane Cubberly
An English governess is hired to take care of two adorable orphans, who turn out to be not exactly what they seem to be.

Pygmalion
1973
as Eliza Doolittle
When linguistics professor Henry Higgins boasts that he can pass off Cockney flower girl Eliza Doolittle as a princess with only six months' training,...

The National Health
1973
as Nurse Sweet / Nurse Betty Martin
Peter Nichols adapted his own hit play to the screen, based on his experiences in hospitals. A riotous black comedy that's as timely today as ever, it...

William: The Life, Works and Times of William Shakespeare
1973
as Various
Special introducing William Shakespeare to young people through sketches, readings and music.

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask
1972
as Queen
A collection of seven vignettes, which each address a question concerning human sexuality. From aphrodisiacs to sexual perversion to the mystery of th...

Every Little Crook and Nanny
1972
as Miss Poole - Nanny
An Englishwoman turns nanny and kidnaps the son of an Italian gangster who took over her dancing school.

Don't Turn the Other Cheek
1971
as Mary O'Donnell
A spaghetti western in which three adventurers team up during the Mexican Revolution. Mary O'Donnell, a radical Irish journalist, wants to foment a pe...

A Midsummer Night's Dream
1971
as Helena
Mistaken identity, unrequited love, and the supernatural are combined in Shakespeare's classic set in the woods of Greece on a moonlit night.

Last of the Mobile Hot Shots
1970
as Myrtle Kane
A new bride gets caught between her decadent husband and his black half-brother.

The Virgin Soldiers
1969
as Phillipa Raskin
The core of the plot is the romantic triangle formed by the protagonist, a conscripted soldier named Private Brigg, a worldly professional soldier nam...

Smashing Time
1967
as Yvonne
Two young women arrive in London to make it big in show business, and become corrupted by money and fame in the process.
I Am Osango
1967
as Ivy Toft
Spot-welder Aaron Toft assumes the identity of Aaron Osango - an ex-spot welder who has been sentenced to death and is in jail in an African state.
What's Wrong with Humpty Dumpty?
1967
as Caroline
Pompous film director David lives a boring life with his children's books writer wife Hilary but also has a glamorous girlfriend, Caroline. When Hilar...

The Deadly Affair
1967
as Virgin Bumpus
Charles Dobbs is a British secret agent investigating the apparent suicide of Foreign Office official Samuel Fennan. Dobbs suspects that Fennan's wife...

Georgy Girl
1966
as Georgy
A homely but vivacious young woman dodges the amorous attentions of her father's middle-aged employer while attempting to please her glamorously stuck...

Girl with Green Eyes
1964
as Baba Brennan
A naive young country girl moves to Dublin and finds herself drawn to a sophisticated author twice her age.

Tom Jones
1963
as Susan, Uptown Inn
Tom loves Sophie and Sophie loves Tom. But Tom and Sophie are of differering classes. Can they find a way through the mayhem to be true to love?
Shoot to Kill
1960
as Bit Part (uncredited)
A showbiz reporter gets involved with political intrigue.