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Redgrave

American  
[red-grayv] / ˈrɛd greɪv /

noun

  1. Sir Michael (Scudamore) 1908–85, English actor.


Redgrave British  
/ ˈrɛdˌɡreɪv /

noun

  1. Lynn . 1944–2010, British stage and film actress. Her films include Georgy Girl (1966), The Happy Hooker (1975), and Gods and Monsters (1999)

  2. her father, Sir Michael . 1908–85, British stage and film actor. Among his films are The Lady Vanishes (1938), The Dam Busters (1955), The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1963), and The Go-Between (1971)

  3. Sir Steve . born 1962, British oarsman; won five gold medals in rowing events at consecutive Olympic Games (1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000)

  4. Vanessa . Elder daughter of Sir Michael Redgrave. born 1937, British stage and film actress, whose roles include performances in the films Isadora (1968), Julia (1977), Howards End (1992), The Gathering Storm (2002), and Coriolanus (2011): noted also for her active commitment to left-wing politics

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But Jones and Redgrave have such a consistency in how they play these skittish lovers that it drives home the point that their cruel, untamed condition doesn’t adhere to the niceties of narrative convention.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2025

A commanding presence on par with contemporaries Judi Dench and Vanessa Redgrave, Smith was awarded as a Companion of Honor by Queen Elizabeth in 1990.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2024

He was joined by another knight of the realm - Sir Steve Redgrave, the first British athlete to win five Olympic golds - in backing Glasgow's bid.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2024

With Vanessa Redgrave, a piece of footage that I wasn’t able to include in my film featured Ismail and James interviewed about casting Vanessa in “Howards End.”

From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2024

Another good story was told Redgrave by Lee. 

From East Anglia Personal Recollections and Historical Associations by J. Ewing (James Ewing) Ritchie

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