The daughter of celebrated British actor Michael Redgrave and sister of Oscar-winner Vanessa, Lynn Redgrave was born March 8, 1943, in London. Her professional acting debut came in 1962 in a stage production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream," and she made her big-screen debut the following year in the risque Tom Jones.In 1966, Redgrave gained international attention when she starred as the pudgy heroine in Georgy Girl, a part for which she collected a Golden Globe Award and an Oscar nod. Other film work in her early repertoire includes Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex (1972) and the title role in 1975's The Happy Hooker.
Redgrave played a key role in the 1978 TV miniseries "Centennial" and moved to series television in 1981 opposite Wayne Rogers in "House Calls." Among her later notable movies are Shine (1996) and 1998's Gods and Monsters, which netted her another Golden Globe.
AddEloise in HollywoodAfter a visit to a Hollywood film set with Nanny, Eloise is offered the lead role in a major movie after its temperamental child star is fired. But Eloise quickly learns that filmmaking isn't really the glamorous excitement she expected. It's hard work, too! Based on the beloved books by Kay... Read More
AddEloise Goes to SchoolIn this animated tale, the little girl who lives at the Plaza is thrilled at the prospect of attending real school when her tutor up and quits, but life at the oh-so-snooty Hawthorne Academy turns out to be a far cry from what she'd imagined. Now, it's up to Eloise to breathe some life into the... Read More
AddDeeplyThere's a curse on a fishing village which has haunted the place since the days of the Vikings. Every fifty years, the fish disappear and the ocean demands its sacrifice. It's an unspeakable tradition that some believe must be stopped, and caught in the middle of it all is a young woman. Read More
AddThe Happy HookerDutch ingenue Xaviera Hollander (Lynn Redgrave) moves to New York, where she takes an office job. Soon, she's jumping from bed to bed with her male co-workers and decides to put her sexual success to work for her in her own call-girl business. Tom Poston, Conrad Janis, Lovelady Powell, Jean-Pierre... Read More
AddAnita & MeTraditions and trends clash in this coming-of-age dramedy set in 1970s England, following a young girl's struggles to find acceptance -- and a cool best friend. As a recent Indian immigrant, 12-year-old Meena (Chandeep Uppal) is so desperate to distance herself from her family and become part of the... Read More
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