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Lynn Redgrave

Lynn Redgrave (born March 8, 1943) is a British actress. Born Lynn Rachel Redgrave in London, she is a member of the famous acting Redgrave family. Her parents are Michael Redgrave and Rachel Kempson, her brother is Corin Redgrave and her sister is Vanessa Redgrave. She is the aunt of Natasha Richardson, Joely Richardson and Jemma Redgrave.

Lynn Redgrave's first film role was in a small part in Tom Jones in 1963. In 1966 she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for Georgy Girl. She has worked on television, the London stage, and Broadway. She has twice been nominated for Tony Awards.

Other films include The Happy Hooker, Every Little Crook and Nanny, Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex (But Were Afraid to Ask), The Big Bus, Sunday Lovers and Morgan Stewart's Coming Home. From 1979 to 1981, she starred in the American television series House Calls. In 1998 she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Gods and Monsters.

In 2000, Redgrave divorced her husband of 33 years, producer John Clark, when it was revealed that he had fathered a child with his assistant. The assistant eventually married, then divorced, Redgrave and Clark's son Benjamin. Recently, Redgrave announced that she has breast cancer. She has written a play, The Mandrake Root, in which she will star if her cancer treatments allow.

Redgrave was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, although she later became an American citizen.


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Redgrave was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, although she later became an American citizen. Sarandon and Robbins are also noted for their involvement in liberal political causes. She has written a play, The Mandrake Root, in which she will star if her cancer treatments allow. Sarandon has three children: actress Eva Amurri (born 1985) by Franco Amurri; and John Henry (born 1989) and Miles (born 1992) by Robbins. Recently, Redgrave announced that she has breast cancer. Her recent movies include Stepmom (1998), Anywhere But Here (1999), Cradle Will Rock (1999) (portraying Mussolini's mistress), and The Banger Sisters (2002). The assistant eventually married, then divorced, Redgrave and Clark's son Benjamin. Sarandon received four Academy Award nominations in the 1990s, finally winning in 1996 for Dead Man Walking.

In 2000, Redgrave divorced her husband of 33 years, producer John Clark, when it was revealed that he had fathered a child with his assistant. It was while filming that movie that she met actor Tim Robbins, with whom she established a relationship that continues to this day (as of 2004). In 1998 she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Gods and Monsters. She was nominated for an Oscar in 1980 for Atlantic City, but was still not a "household name" until the 1988 film Bull Durham. From 1979 to 1981, she starred in the American television series House Calls. That same year, she also played the female lead in The Great Waldo Pepper, opposite Robert Redford. Other films include The Happy Hooker, Every Little Crook and Nanny, Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex (But Were Afraid to Ask), The Big Bus, Sunday Lovers and Morgan Stewart's Coming Home. She did not follow up on the success of that movie, taking roles in lesser films such as Lovin' Molly; it was five more years before she appeared in The Rocky Horror Picture Show, the cult classic.

She has twice been nominated for Tony Awards. In 1970 she went to a cattle call for the film Joe with Chris and, although he did not get a part, Susan received the major role of the disaffected teen who disappears into the seedy underworld. She has worked on television, the London stage, and Broadway. Born Susan Abigail Tomalin in New York, New York, she attended The Catholic University of America in 1964, where she met and married fellow student Chris Sarandon, whom she would divorce fifteen years later while still retaining her married name as her stage name. In 1966 she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for Georgy Girl. Susan Sarandon (born October 4, 1946) is an Academy Award winning American actress. Lynn Redgrave's first film role was in a small part in Tom Jones in 1963. 1982 Nominated Atlantic City.

She is the aunt of Natasha Richardson, Joely Richardson and Jemma Redgrave. 1992 Nominated Thelma and Louise. Her parents are Michael Redgrave and Rachel Kempson, her brother is Corin Redgrave and her sister is Vanessa Redgrave. 1993 Nominated Lorenzo's Oil. Born Lynn Rachel Redgrave in London, she is a member of the famous acting Redgrave family. 1995 Nominated The Client. Lynn Redgrave (born March 8, 1943) is a British actress. 1996 Won Dead Man Walking.