Lynn Redgrave was an English Actress who lived from (March 8, 1943 – May 2, 2010). Lynn had fought against Breast Cancer for seven years before the disease finally took her life in 2010.
Lynn was part of the well known Redgrave acting family. Lynn was the daughter of Sir Michael Redgrave and Rachel Kempson. For services to acting Lynn was awarded the British, OBE.
Lynn Redgrave made her theatrical debut in 1962 and her first film was Tom Jones, which was recorded in 1963. Lynn never quite reached the heights of her sister Vanessa's acting career. Lynn did however receive two Oscar nominations for "Georgy Girl" and "Gods and Monsters".
Death of Lynn Redgrave
Film and Stage Actress, Lynn Redgrave died on May 2, 2010 in her Manhattan, New York apartment.
This announcement was made by Rick Miramontez her publicist and was made on behalf of her children.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8658484.stm
A statement from her children read ""Our beloved mother Lynn Rachel passed away peacefully after a seven year journey with breast cancer. She lived, loved and worked harder than ever before. The endless memories she created as a mother, grandmother, writer, actor and friend will sustain us for the rest of our lives. Our entire family asks for privacy through this difficult time."http://omg.yahoo.com/news/actress-lynn-redgrave-has-died-at-age-67/40199
The past year has been a tragic one for the Redgrave family. Her brother Colin passed away in April, 2010 from Cancer. Her niece Natasha Richardson (the wife of Liam Neeson died in 2009 from head injuries sustained in a skiing accident.
Filmography of Lynn Redgrave
- 1963, Tom Jones
- 1964, Girl with Green Eyes
- 1966, Georgy Girl Georgy
- 1966, The Deadly Affair
- 1967, Smashing Time
- 1969, The Virgin Soldiers
- 1970, Last of the Mobile Hot Shots
- 1971, Viva la muerte... tua!
- 1972, Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex (But Were Afraid to Ask)
- 1972, Every Little Crook and Nanny
- 1973, The National Health
- 1975, The Happy Hooker
- 1976, The Big Bus
- 1978, Centennial
- 1980, Sunday Lovers
- 1986, Antony and Cleopatra
- 1987, Morgan Stewart's Coming Home
- 1989, Midnight
- 1989, Getting It Right
- 1996, Shine
- 1997, Toothless
- 1998, Gods and Monsters
- 1998, White Lies
- 1998, Strike!
- 1999, Touched
- 1999, The Annihilation of Fish
- 2000, Lion of Oz
- 2000, The Simian Line
- 2000, The Next Best Thing
- 2000, Deeply
- 2000, How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog
- 2001, Venus and Mars
- 2001, My Kingdom
- 2002, Spider
- 2002, Unconditional Love
- 2002, The Wild Thornberrys Movie
- 2002, Hansel & Gretel
- 2002, Anita and Me
- 2003, Charlie's War
- 2003, Peter Pan
- 2004, Kinsey
- 2005, The White Countess
- 2007, The Jane Austen Book Club
- 2009, Confessions of a Shopaholic
- 2009, My Dog Tulip
Lynn Redgrave - Photo from her official website