Editing Vanessa Redgrave (section)

=== Later career ===

==== Film and television ====
Later film roles include those of [[Agatha Christie]] in ''[[Agatha (film)|Agatha]]'' (1979), Helen in ''[[Yanks]]'' (1979), a Holocaust survivor in ''[[Playing for Time (film)|Playing for Time]]'' (1980), Leenie Cabrezi in ''[[My Body, My Child]]'' (1982), The Queen in ''[[Sing Sing (1983 film)|Sing, Sing]]'' (1983), suffragist Olive Chancellor in ''[[The Bostonians (film)|The Bostonians]]'' (1984, a fourth Best Actress Academy Award nomination), transsexual tennis player [[Renée Richards]] in ''[[Second Serve]]'' (1986), Blanche Hudson in the television remake of ''[[What Ever Happened to...|What Ever Happened to Baby Jane]]'' (1991), Mrs. Wilcox in ''[[Howards End (film)|Howards End]]'' (1992, her sixth Academy Award nomination, this time in a supporting role); arms dealer Max in ''[[Mission: Impossible (film)|Mission: Impossible]]'' (1996, when discussing the role of Max, [[Brian DePalma]] and [[Tom Cruise]] thought it would be fun to cast an actor like Redgrave; they then decided to go with the real thing); [[Oscar Wilde]]'s mother in ''[[Wilde (film)|Wilde]]'' (1997); Clarissa Dalloway in ''[[Mrs Dalloway (film)|Mrs Dalloway]]'' (1997); and Dr. Sonia Wick in ''[[Girl, Interrupted (film)|Girl, Interrupted]]'' (1999). Many of these roles and others garnered her widespread accolades.

Her performance as a lesbian mourning the loss of her longtime partner in the HBO series ''[[If These Walls Could Talk 2]]'' (2000) earned her a [[Golden Globe]] for Best TV Series Supporting Actress, as well as earning an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a TV Film or Miniseries. This same performance also led to an Excellence in Media Award from the [[Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation]] (GLAAD). In 2004, Redgrave joined the second-season cast of the [[FX (TV channel)|FX]] series ''[[Nip/Tuck]]'', portraying [[Dr. Erica Noughton]], the mother of Julia McNamara, who was played by her real-life daughter [[Joely Richardson]]. She also made appearances in the third and sixth seasons. In 2006, Redgrave starred opposite [[Peter O'Toole]] in the film ''[[Venus (2006 film)|Venus]]''. A year later, Redgrave starred in ''[[Evening (film)|Evening]]'' and ''[[Atonement (2007 film)|Atonement]]'', in which she received a [[Broadcast Film Critics Association]] award nomination for a performance that took up only seven minutes of screen time.
[[File:Vanessa by Mayar Akash 1994.jpg|thumb|right|Redgrave in 1994.]]
In 2008, Redgrave appeared as a narrator in an Arts Alliance production, [[Id identity of the soul|id – Identity of the Soul]]. In 2009, Redgrave starred in the [[BBC]] remake of ''[[The Day of the Triffids (2009 TV miniseries)|The Day of the Triffids]]'', with her daughter Joely. In the midst of losing her daughter, Natasha Richardson, Redgrave signed on to play [[Eleanor of Aquitaine]] in [[Ridley Scott]]'s version of ''[[Robin Hood (2010 film)|Robin Hood]]'' (2010), which began filming shortly after Natasha's death. Redgrave later withdrew from the film for personal reasons. The part was given to her ''Evening'' co-star [[Eileen Atkins]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/article/redgrave%20withdraws%20from%20robin%20hood_1103794|title=Redgrave Withdraws From Robin Hood|author=WENN|work=Contactmusic.com}}</ref> She was next seen in ''[[Letters to Juliet]]'' opposite her husband [[Franco Nero]].

She had small roles in ''[[Eva (2009 film)|Eva]]'' (2009), a Romanian drama film that premiered at the [[2010 Cannes Film Festival]], as well as in [[Julian Schnabel]]'s Palestinian drama ''[[Miral]]'' (2010), which was screened at the [[67th Venice International Film Festival]]. She voiced the character of Winnie the Giant Tortoise in the environmental animated film ''[[Animals United (film)|Animals United]]'' (also 2010), and played a supporting role in the [[Bosnia]]-set political drama, ''[[The Whistleblower]]'' (2010), which premiered at the [[2010 Toronto International Film Festival|Toronto International Film Festival]]. Redgrave also narrated [[Patrick Keiller]]'s semi-fictional documentary, ''[[Robinson in Ruins]]'' (2010). Since 2012, Redgrave has narrated voiceovers that are featured at the beginning and end of episodes of the [[BBC]] series ''[[Call the Midwife|Call The Midwife]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.co.uk/cast.asp?title=Call%20the%20Midwife&|title=Call the Midwife Cast List – TV Guide UK TV Listings|work=tvguide.co.uk}}</ref>

She also played leading roles in two historical films: Shakespeare's ''[[Coriolanus (2011 film)|Coriolanus]]'' (which marked actor [[Ralph Fiennes]]' directorial debut), in which she plays [[Volumnia]]; and [[Roland Emmerich]]'s ''[[Anonymous (2011 film)|Anonymous]]'' (both 2011), as [[Queen Elizabeth I|{{nowrap|Queen Elizabeth I}}]].

Subsequently, she starred with [[Terence Stamp]] and [[Gemma Arterton]] in the British comedy-drama ''[[Song for Marion]]'' (US: ''Unfinished Song'', 2012) and with [[Forest Whitaker]] in ''[[The Butler]]'' (2013), directed by [[Lee Daniels]]. She also appeared with [[Steve Carell]] and [[Channing Tatum]] in the drama ''[[Foxcatcher]]'' (2014).

In 2017, at the age of 80, Redgrave made her directorial debut with the feature documentary ''[[Sea Sorrow]]'', which covers the plight of child migrants in the [[Calais]] [[Calais Jungle|refugee camps]] and the broader [[European migrant crisis]]. It premiered at the [[2017 Cannes Film Festival]].<ref name="demostake">{{cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2017/may/21/vanessa-redgrave-sea-sorrow-interview-democracy-voting-labour| title=Vanessa Redgrave: 'Democracy is at stake. That's why I'm voting Labour'| first=Xan |last=Brooks| newspaper=The Guardian| date=21 May 2017| access-date=10 May 2018}}</ref> Critics praised the documentary's message but criticised the structure for a "scattershot lack of focus" and the "ungainliness of its production values."<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/may/17/sea-sorrow-review-vanessa-redgrave-cannes-2017-refugees| title=Sea Sorrow review – Vanessa Redgrave's ungainly, heartfelt essay on the refugee crisis| author=Peter Bradshaw| newspaper=The Guardian| date=17 May 2017| access-date=10 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/sea-sorrow-review-1004662 |title='Sea Sorrow': Film Review Cannes 2017 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=19 May 2017 |access-date=10 May 2018}}</ref>

In June 2024, [[principal photography]] was completed on ''The Estate,'' a feature drama, executive produced by Redgrave, her husband [[Franco Nero]], and son [[Carlo Gabriel Nero]]. The film is written and directed by her son, and stars Redgrave and Franco Nero.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wiseman |first=Andreas |date=July 26, 2024 |title=Vanessa Redgrave & Franco Nero Lead Social Thriller 'The Estate', First Look Image Revealed As Filming Wraps In UK |url=https://deadline.com/2024/07/vanessa-redgrave-franco-nero-the-estate-first-look-1236021370/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240820192322/https://deadline.com/2024/07/vanessa-redgrave-franco-nero-the-estate-first-look-1236021370/ |archive-date=20 August 2024 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref>

==== Theatre ====
Redgrave won four [[Evening Standard Awards#Best Actress|Evening Standard Awards for Best Actress]] in four decades. She was awarded the [[Laurence Olivier Award for Actress of the Year in a Revival]] in 1984 for ''[[The Aspern Papers]]''.

In 2000, her theatre work included [[Prospero]] in ''[[The Tempest]]'' at [[Shakespeare's Globe]] in London. In 2003, she won a [[Tony Award]] for Best Actress in a Play for her performance in the Broadway [[revival (play)|revival]] of [[Eugene O'Neill]]'s ''[[Long Day's Journey Into Night]]''. In January 2006, Redgrave was presented the Ibsen Centennial Award for her "outstanding work in interpreting many of [[Henrik Ibsen]]'s works over the last decades".<ref>[http://www.norway.org.uk/ibsen/events/ibsenlaunch.htm "Vanessa Redgrave honoured at UK Ibsen Year opening"], ''Norway – the official site in the UK''. Retrieved 17 December 2006.</ref> Previous recipients of the award include [[Liv Ullmann]], [[Glenda Jackson]] and [[Claire Bloom]].

In 2007, Redgrave played [[Joan Didion]] in her Broadway stage adaptation of her 2005 book, ''[[The Year of Magical Thinking]]'', which played 144 regular performances in a 24-week limited engagement at the [[Booth Theatre]]. For this, she won the [[Drama Desk Award for Outstanding One-Person Show]] and was nominated for the [[Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play]]. She reprised the role at the [[Lyttelton Theatre]] at the [[Royal National Theatre]] in London to mixed reviews. She also spent a week performing the work at the [[Theatre Royal, Bath|Theatre Royal]] in [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]] in September 2008. She once again performed the role of Joan Didion for a special benefit at [[Cathedral of St. John the Divine]] in [[New York City|New York]] on 26 October 2009. The performance was originally slated to debut on 27 April, but was pushed due to the death of Redgrave's daughter Natasha. The proceeds for the benefit were donated to the [[United Nations Children's Fund]] (UNICEF) and the [[United Nations Relief and Works Agency]] (UNRWA). Both charities work to provide help for the children of [[Gaza Strip|Gaza]].

In October 2010, she starred in the Broadway premiere of ''[[Driving Miss Daisy (play)|Driving Miss Daisy]]'' starring in the title role opposite [[James Earl Jones]]. The show premiered on 25 October 2010 at the [[John Golden Theatre]] in [[New York City]] to rave reviews.<ref>Foster, Alistair (26 October 2010),[http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23891608-rave-reviews-for-redgrave-sassy-at-73-after-year-of-family-heartbreak.do "Rave reviews for Vanessa Redgrave, 'sassy' at 73 after year of family heartbreak"]. ''[[London Evening Standard]]''. {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101229023831/http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23891608-rave-reviews-for-redgrave-sassy-at-73-after-year-of-family-heartbreak.do |date=29 December 2010 }}.</ref> The production was originally scheduled to run to 29 January 2011 but due to a successful response and high box office sales, was extended to 9 April 2011.<ref>Gans, Andrew (15 December 2010), [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/145877-Driving-Miss-Daisy-Extends-Through-April-2011-with-All-Three-Stars "Driving Miss Daisy Extends Through April 2011 with All Three Stars"], ''Playbill''. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101217072951/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/145877-Driving-Miss-Daisy-Extends-Through-April-2011-with-All-Three-Stars |date=17 December 2010 }}.</ref> In May 2011, she was nominated for a [[Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play]] for the role of Daisy in ''[[Driving Miss Daisy (play)|Driving Miss Daisy]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://broadwayworld.com/article/2011-Tony-Nominations-Announced-THE-BOOK-OF-MORMON-Leads-With-14-20110503 | title=2011 Tony Nominations Announced! THE BOOK OF MORMON Leads With 14! |publisher=broadway world.com |date=3 May 2011 |access-date=5 May 2011}}</ref> The play transferred to the [[Wyndham's Theatre]] in [[London]] from 26 September to 17 December 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.whatsonstage.com/news/theatre/london/E8831308271533/Redgrave+%26+Jones+Drive+Miss+Daisy+to+West+End.html |title=Redgrave & Jones Drive Miss Daisy to West End – Driving Miss Daisy at Wyndham's Theatre |publisher=Whatsonstage.com |access-date=11 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111228050102/http://www.whatsonstage.com/news/theatre/london/E8831308271533/Redgrave+%26+Jones+Drive+Miss+Daisy+to+West+End.html |archive-date=28 December 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2013, Redgrave starred alongside [[Jesse Eisenberg]] in Eisenberg's ''The Revisionist''. The New York production ran from 15 February to 27 April. Redgrave played a Polish holocaust survivor in the play.<ref>Hetrick, Adam (15 February 2013), [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/175065-The-Revisionist-Starring-Jesse-Eisenberg-and-Vanessa-Redgrave-Premieres-Off-Broadway-Feb-15 "The Revisionist, Starring Jesse Eisenberg and Vanessa Redgrave, Premieres Off-Broadway Feb. 15"]. ''Playbill''. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130307004540/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/175065-The-Revisionist-Starring-Jesse-Eisenberg-and-Vanessa-Redgrave-Premieres-Off-Broadway-Feb-15 |date=7 March 2013 }}.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/175484-The-Revisionist-Starring-Jesse-Eisenberg-and-Vanessa-Redgrave-Extends-Off-Broadway-Run|title=The Revisionist, Starring Jesse Eisenberg and Vanessa Redgrave, Extends Off-Broadway Run|work=Playbill|date=1 March 2013|first=Andrew|last= Gans|author2= Kenneth Jones|access-date=22 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130505015951/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/175484-The-Revisionist-Starring-Jesse-Eisenberg-and-Vanessa-Redgrave-Extends-Off-Broadway-Run|archive-date=5 May 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> In September 2013, Redgrave once again starred opposite [[James Earl Jones]] in a production of ''[[Much Ado About Nothing]]'' at [[The Old Vic]], London, directed by [[Mark Rylance]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Trueman|first=Matt|title=Vanessa Redgrave and James Earl Jones to reunite for Old Vic's Much Ado|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2012/dec/04/vanessa-redgrave-james-earl-jones-much-ado|newspaper=The Guardian|date=4 December 2012}}</ref>

In 2016, Redgrave played Queen Margaret in ''[[Richard III (play)|Richard III]]'' with [[Ralph Fiennes]] in the title role, at the [[Almeida Theatre]], London.<ref>{{cite news|last=Billington|first=Michael|title=Richard III – Ralph Fiennes gets to grips with Shakespeare's ruthless ruler|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2016/jun/16/richard-iii-review-ralph-fiennes-almeida-theatre|newspaper=The Guardian|date=16 June 2016}}</ref>

In February 2022, it was confirmed that she would be playing Mrs Higgins in ''[[My Fair Lady]]'' at the [[London Coliseum]] from May to August 2022.<ref>{{cite web|work=WhatsOnStage|title=My Fair Lady announces lead casting for West End run|last=Wood|first=Alex|date=25 February 2022|url=https://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/news/my-fair-lady-lead-casting-west-end_55999.html}}</ref>

In a poll of "industry experts" and readers conducted by ''[[The Stage]]'' in 2010, Redgrave was ranked as the ninth greatest stage actor/actress of all time.<ref>{{cite web|author=Alistair Smith |url=http://www.thestage.co.uk/news/newsstory.php/30744/judi-dench-tops-greatest-stage-actor-poll |title=Judi Dench tops Greatest Stage Actor poll |work=The Stage |date=15 December 2010 |access-date=30 March 2012}}</ref>