The Redgrave family is an English

England

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 acting dynasty

Dynasty

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, spanning four generations. Members of the family worked in theatre beginning in the nineteenth century, and later in film

Film

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 and television

Television

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. Some family members have also written plays and books. Vanessa Redgrave

Vanessa Redgrave

Vanessa Redgrave, CBE is an English actress of stage, screen and television, as well as a political activist.She rose to prominence in 1961 playing Rosalind in As You Like It with the Royal Shakespeare Company and has since made more than 35 appearances on London's West End and Broadway, winning...

 is the most prominent, having won Oscar, Tony

Tony Award

The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award, recognizes achievement in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ceremony in New York City. The awards are given for Broadway...

, Golden Globe and Emmy Awards. Natasha Richardson

Natasha Richardson

Natasha Jane Richardson was an English actress of stage and screen. A member of the Redgrave family, she was the daughter of actress Vanessa Redgrave and director/producer Tony Richardson and the granddaughter of Michael Redgrave and Rachel Kempson...

, her daughter, died in a skiing accident in 2009.

Michael Redgrave (and ancestors)

Vanessa Redgrave

Corin Redgrave

Lynn Redgrave

Marriages

• Roy Redgrave and Daisy Scudamore (later changed to Margaret Scudamore); 1907 - son Michael; 25 May 1922 (his death)
• Michael Redgrave and Rachel Kempson; 20 July 1935 - 21 March 1985 (his death) - son Corin, two daughters, Vanessa and Lynn
• Vanessa Redgrave and Tony Richardson; 1962 - two daughters – 1967 (divorced); (2) Franco Nero
  Franco Nero
  Franco Nero is an Italian actor.-Early life:Nero was born Francesco Sparanero in San Prospero Parmense , the son of a sergeant in the...
  
   - son Carlo
• Corin Redgrave and (1) Deirdre Hamilton-Hill (divorced) - daughter Jemma, son Luke (2) Kika Markham
  Kika Markham
  Kika Markham is an English actress.Markham was born in Macclesfield, Cheshire. She is a daughter of actor David Markham and writer Olive Dehn . She has led a long career in the cinema, television, and theatre as an actress...
  
   1985 - 6 April 2010 (his death) - two sons Arden and Harvey
• Lynn Redgrave and John Clark; 2 April 1967 – 22 December 2000 (divorced) - son Benjamin; daughters Kelly and Annabel
• Natasha Richardson and Robert Fox
  Robert Fox (producer)
  Robert Michael John Fox is an English theatre and film producer, whose work includes the 2002 film, The Hours.-Life and career:...
  
  ; 1990 – 1992 (divorced); (2) Liam Neeson
  Liam Neeson
  Liam John Neeson, OBE is an Irish actor who has been nominated for an Oscar, a BAFTA and three Golden Globe Awards.He has starred in a number of notable roles including Oskar Schindler in Schindler's List, Michael Collins in Michael Collins, Peyton Westlake in Darkman, Jean Valjean in Les...
  
  - 3 July 1994 - 18 March 2009 (her death) - two sons Michael and Daniel
• Joely Richardson and Tim Bevan; January 1992 – July 2001 (divorced) - daughter Daisy
• Jemma Redgrave and Tim Owen; 1992 to present - two sons Gabriel and Alfie

External links

• Fortunatus History (by Warren Skidmore)
• The House of Redgrave: The Secret Lives of a Theatrical Dynasty (Tim Adler, Aurum Press Ltd, 2011) ISBN 1845136233