Editing Vanessa Redgrave (section)

==== 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>