Biography
Although her profile in the US has not yet reached the level of her first cousin, Natasha Richardson, Redgrave nevertheless has begun to make a name for herself in leading and supporting roles in films and TV in the 1990s. Redgrave studied at LAMDA, and then took to the stage, first performing in a production of "Lady Windemere's Fan" in Belfast, Northern Ireland. She then performed on London's West End in a variety of new and classic roles, …
Career Milestones
| Performed in numerous stage productions in Belfast and on London's West End | ||
1988 | Acted in "Easter"; Redgraves claims that working on this production provided a breakthrough because the director David Leveaux told her "I don't believe a word you're saying" | |
1988 | Film debut, "Dream Demons" | |
1990 | Acted aliongside aunts Vanessa and Lynn in a London production of "Three Sisters" | |
1990 | Early TV work, "The Real Charlotte" seen in USA as a "Masterpiece Theatre" presentation | |
1992 | Had featured role as Evie Wilcox in "Howards End" | |
1993 | Co-starred in NBC miniseries,"Diana: Her True Story" | |
1993 | Offered a strong supporting turn as a neurotic actress in "The Buddha of Suburbia" | |
1994 | Played lead in "Bramwell", a British TV series shown in USA on PBS' "Masterpiece Theater" (1995-2000) | |
1998 | Portrayed Cimmie Mosley in the British TV biopic "Mosley" | |
1998 | Starred in the TV adaptation of Irvine Welsh's "The Acid House" | |
2000 | Portrayed a lawyer in the BBC series "Fish" | |
2003 | Co-starred in the romantic comedy "I'll Be There" | |
2004 | Cast as Agent Emily Tuthill in the mini series, "The Grid," (aired on BBC, Fox and TNT) | |
2006 | Cast in "Lassie," Charles Sturridge's film based on Eric Knight's classic 1938 novel | |