Vanessa Redgrave Net Worth is
$20 Million
Vanessa Redgrave Biography
A global known Actress, Vanessa Redgrave born about January 30, 1937
Known for movies
Mission: Impossible (1996)
as Max
Howards End (1992)
as Ruth Wilcox
Blow-Up (1966)
as Jane
Deep Impact (1998)
as Robin Lerner
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Vanessa Redgrave |
| Net Worth | $20 Million |
| Date Of Birth | January 30, 1937 |
| Height | 1.8 m |
| Profession | Film producer, Voice Actor, Political activist |
| Education | The Alice Ottley School, Central School of Speech and Drama |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse | Franco Nero (m. 2006), Tony Richardson (m. 1962–1967) |
| Children | Natasha Richardson, Joely Richardson, Carlo Gabriel Nero |
| Parents | Rachel Kempson, Michael Redgrave |
| Siblings | Lynn Redgrave, Corin Redgrave |
| Partner | Timothy Dalton |
| Awards | Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, BAFTA Fellowship, Cannes Best Actress Award, Tony Award for Best Lead Actress in a Play, Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Movie, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or a Movie, British Independent Film Award for Best Supporting Actress, Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries, or Motion Picture Made for Television, National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Solo Performance, British Academy Television Award for Best Actress, David di Donatello Special Award, Obie Award for Performance, Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Performances, Hellenic Film Academy Honorary Award, Golden Orange Lifetime Achievement Award, London Film Critics Circle Award for British Supporting Actress of the Year, Volpi Cup for Best Supporting Actress, Critics' Circle Theatre Award for Best Actress, Laurence Olivier Award for Actress of the Year in a Revival |
| Nominations | Academy Award for Best Actress, Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture – Drama, Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress In A Mini-series or Motion Picture Made for Television, Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress, BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Satellite Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film, Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Supporting Actress, Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female, Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture, National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress, New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress, British Independent Film Award for Best Supporting Actor / Actress, Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress, Non-Resident Production, Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play, BAFTA Award for Best British Actress, Laurence Olivier Observer Award for Outstanding Achievement, Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Lead Actress, WhatsOnStage Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Play |
| Movies | Letters to Juliet, Howards End, Blowup, Camelot, Julia, Atonement, Mission: Impossible, Song for Marion, The Devils, Coriolanus, Isadora, A Man for All Seasons, The Whistleblower, Foxcatcher, Girl, Interrupted, Agatha, Playing for Time, The White Countess, The Butler, The Bostonians, Little Odessa, A Month by the Lake, If These Walls Could Talk 2, The Seven-Per-Cent Solution, The Trojan Women, Oh! What a Lovely War, Cars 2, Cradle Will Rock, Wetherby, The Ballad of the Sad Cafe, The House of the Spirits, The Charge of the Light Brigade, The Pledge, Miral, The Gathering Storm, Wilde, A Rumor of Angels, Animals United, Second Serve, How About You, What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?, The Sea Gull, Good Boy!, Lulu on the Bridge |
| TV Shows | Black Box, Faerie Tale Theatre, Peter the Great, The Day of the Triffids, Call The Midwife |
Interesting Facts
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | She, her father Michael Redgrave and her siblings Corin Redgrave and Lynn Redgrave all appeared in films directed by Sidney Lumet: Michael in The Hill (1965), Corin in The Deadly Affair (1966), Lynn in The Deadly Affair (1966) and Last of the Mobile Hot Shots (1970) and Vanessa in The Sea Gull (1968) and Murder on the Orient Express (1974). |
| 2 | Has five grandchildren. |
| 3 | She played the mother of her real life niece Jemma Redgrave in Howards End (1992). |
| 4 | As of 2016 she is the 10th earliest surviving recipient of a Best Actress Oscar nomination, tied with Anouk Aimée and behind only Olivia de Havilland, Leslie Caron, Carroll Baker, Joanne Woodward, Shirley MacLaine, Doris Day, a tied Piper Laurie and Sophia Loren, Julie Andrews, and a tied Julie Christie and Samantha Eggar. |
| 5 | She suffered a near-fatal heart attack in April 2015 and gave up smoking after being diagnosed with emphysema. She revealed her lungs are only working at 30% capacity. |
| 6 | She has three roles in common with her daughter Joely Richardson: (1) they both played Jean Travers in Wetherby (1985), (2) they both the unnamed protagonist in The Fever (2004) and (3) they both played Queen Elizabeth in Anonymous (2011). |
| 7 | She played the daughter of her mother Rachel Kempson in both The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968) and Déjà Vu (1997). |
| 8 | She worked with her mother Rachel Kempson in The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968) and Déjà Vu (1997) and her father Michael Redgrave in Oh! What a Lovely War (1969). |
| 9 | She played Anne Boleyn in A Man for All Seasons (1966) and her daughter Queen Elizabeth I in Anonymous (2011). Her real life daughter Joely Richardson also played the younger Queen Elizabeth in the latter film. |
| 10 | She, her mother Rachel Kempson and her two younger siblings Corin Redgrave and Lynn Redgrave all appeared in films that won the Academy Award for Best Picture: Rachel appeared in Tom Jones (1963) and Out of Africa (1985), Lynn also appeared in Tom Jones (1963) and Vanessa and Corin both appeared in A Man for All Seasons (1966). |
| 11 | Is one of 9 actresses who have received an Academy Award nomination for portraying a real-life queen. The others in chronological order are Norma Shearer for Marie Antoinette (1938), Katharine Hepburn for The Lion in Winter (1968), Geneviève Bujold for Anne of the Thousand Days (1969), Janet Suzman for Nicholas and Alexandra (1971), Helen Mirren for The Madness of King George (1994) and The Queen (2006), Judi Dench for Mrs Brown (1997) and Shakespeare in Love (1998), Cate Blanchett for Elizabeth (1998) and Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007), and Helena Bonham Carter for The King's Speech (2010). |
| 12 | She was considered for the role of Tsarina Alexandra in Nicholas and Alexandra (1971) before Janet Suzman was cast. Her father Michael Redgrave played Sergey Sazonov in the film. |
| 13 | She and her daughter Joely Richardson played Queen Elizabeth I in Anonymous (2011). |
| 14 | Was the 80th actress to receive an Academy Award; she won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for Julia (1977) at The 50th Annual Academy Awards (1978) on April 3, 1978. |
| 15 | Fighting to stop an open air gold mine in Romania. She has been met with protest, but ignores it all. [June 2006] |
| 16 | Just started own political party in the UK to be focused on human rights violations. It is called Peace and Progress Party, it will field candidates in the next British general election. [November 2004] |
| 17 | Appearing on Broadway in "Long Day's Journey Into Night". [May 2003] |
| 18 | She dropped out of the film The Magdalene Sisters (2002) due to her mother Rachel Kempson's ill health and was replaced by Geraldine McEwan. |
| 19 | Her appearance with husband-to-be Franco Nero in Uninvited (1999), marked the only time the couple were directed by their only son Carlo Gabriel Nero. |
| 20 | She speaks Italian and French fluently. |
| 21 | First met long time partner Timothy Dalton on the set of Mary, Queen of Scots (1971) in 1970. Their relationship reportedly blossomed after a heated 6 hour argument regarding the true meaning of Hamlet's "To be or not to be" speech. |
| 22 | Didn't attend the Academy Awards ceremony, the year her performance in The Bostonians (1984) was nominated because her father had died a few days prior. She was in Los Angeles at the time of his death attending Academy functions and conferences and flew back to the UK. |
| 23 | Picked by Disney to become a Live Reference Model for 'Alice' in 'Alice in Wonderland'. Before leaving London for shooting, Vanessa started to sleep walk. Due to this, her parents refused to send her. Kathryn Beaumont got the gig instead. |
| 24 | Is one of 15 actresses to have won the Triple Crown of Acting (an Oscar, Emmy and Tony); the others in chronological order are Helen Hayes, Ingrid Bergman, Shirley Booth, Liza Minnelli, Rita Moreno, Maureen Stapleton, Jessica Tandy, Audrey Hepburn, Anne Bancroft, Maggie Smith, Ellen Burstyn, Helen Mirren, Frances McDormand and Jessica Lange. |
| 25 | Appeared as an illustration on the cover of Time magazine (March 17, 1967) with sister Lynn Redgrave. Both sisters had just been respectively Oscar-nominated for Morgan! (1966) and Georgy Girl (1966). |
| 26 | (March 2009 - May 2010) Lost her daughter Natasha Richardson, her younger brother and sister, Corin Redgrave and Lynn Redgrave, in the space of just 14 months. Corin and Lynn died within a month of one another. |
| 27 | She and her brother, the late Corin Redgrave, both appeared in films based on the legend of "King Arthur". Vanessa played "Queen Guinevere" in Camelot (1967) while Corin played "Lord Cornwall" in John Boorman's Excalibur (1981). |
| 28 | After the death of her daughter, she subsequently dropped out of Ridley Scott's Robin Hood (2010) in which she had a supporting role. Eileen Atkins replaced her. |
| 29 | Was offered the role of Margaret More in A Man for All Seasons (1966) but she turned it down due her commitments to the theatre and opted for the cameo role of Anne Boleyn instead. Susannah York was cast as Margaret More instead. |
| 30 | Refused to accept any money for her role as Anne Boleyn in A Man for All Seasons (1966). |
| 31 | Nominated for the 2007 Tony Award (New York City) for Actress in a Drama for "The Year of Magical Thinking". |
| 32 | Lost her daughter, Natasha Richardson, on March 18, 2009 as the result of a skiing accident at Mont Tremblant, Quebec. |
| 33 | Named Jeanne Moreau as co-respondent in her 1967 divorce from Tony Richardson on grounds of adultery. |
| 34 | Both she and her daughter Joely Richardson have played an historical queen who was executed by beheading. Redgrave played the title character in Mary, Queen of Scots (1971) while her daughter played Marie Antoinette in The Affair of the Necklace (2001). |
| 35 | She was made a Fellow of the British Film Institute in recognition of her outstanding contribution to film culture. |
| 36 | Former mother-in-law of Working Title films co-producer Tim Bevan. |
| 37 | Won the Drama Desk award in 2007 for Best Actor in a Solo performance for "The Year of Magical Thinking". She also received her second Tony award nomination for Best Actress for the same play. |
| 38 | She was the first of the only four actresses to win the Best Actress award twice at Cannes Film Festival. She won for Morgan! (1966) in 1966 and Isadora (1968) in 1968. The others are: Isabelle Huppert for Violette (1978) in 1978 and The Piano Teacher (2001) in 2001; Helen Mirren for Cal (1984) in 1984 and The Madness of King George (1994) in 1995; Barbara Hershey for Shy People (1987) in 1987 and A World Apart (1988) in 1988. |
| 39 | Along with Claude Rains ( for Mr. Skeffington (1944)), Kate Winslet (for Iris (2001)), Mare Winningham (for Georgia (1995)) and Philip Seymour Hoffman (for The Master (2012)), she is one of the few performers to be nominated for an Supporting Oscar (for Julia (1977)) for playing the title role in a movie. As of 2013, Redgrave is the only one to win. |
| 40 | Received rave reviews for originating the role of Jean Brodie in, 'The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie" winning the London Evening Standard award for her work. |
| 41 | Her three children are actresses Natasha Richardson and Joely Richardson from her marriage to Tony Richardson and Carlo Gabriel Nero with Italian actor Franco Nero. |
| 42 | After filming The Trojan Women (1971), Katharine Hepburn favored Vanessa Redgrave over all actresses and later remarked that she was, "A thrill to look at and to listen to.". |
| 43 | After filming Mary, Queen of Scots (1971), The Devils (1971) and The Trojan Women (1971), she suffered a miscarriage in 1971. It was a boy and would have been her and Franco Nero's second child. |
| 44 | When director David Hare and producers of "The Year of Magical Thinking" were thinking of an actress to cast in their one-woman show, they could only think of one name, and that was Redgrave. They said that only she could tackle the range of emotion created by the character. |
| 45 | Is mentioned, along with Joe Piscopo and Eddie Murphy, in the song "Jammin' Me" by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. |
| 46 | Voted by Entertainment Weekly as one of the 25 greatest Actresses |
| 47 | Voted by People magazine (May 8th 2006) as one of the 100 most beautiful people. |
| 48 | Spoke at the Scottish Parliment in the summer of 2005. |
| 49 | Plays mother to real-lifer daughter Joely Richardson in a few episodes of Nip/Tuck (2003). |
| 50 | Received The Helen Hayes award nomination for her work in Hecuba. This play was a major success. It was so well received that the BAM theater in New York scheduled it for two weeks and it went on to being performed in Delphi. |
| 51 | Trained for the stage at the central school for Speech and Drama in London, and in 1959 became a member of the acclaimed Stratford-Upon-Avon Theatre Company. |
| 52 | On a June 2005 appearance on Larry King Live (1985), she expressed her fondness for the movie Meet the Fockers (2004) and said that the film should have won an Academy Award. |
| 53 | First performer to win two individual Acting Awards at the Cannes Festival. (Dean Stockwell won twice at the festival before, but he had to share both of his awards with his co-stars) |
| 54 | Was set to star in Dario Argento's Opera (1987), but dropped out shortly before production was scheduled to commence. |
| 55 | In 2003, she became the sixteenth performer to win the Triple Crown of acting. Oscar: Best Supporting Actress, Julia (1977), Tony: Best Actress-Play, "Long Day's Journey into Night" (2003), and Emmys: Best Actress-Limited Series/Special, Playing for Time (1980) & Best Supporting Actress-Miniseries/Movie, If These Walls Could Talk 2 (2000). |
| 56 | Appeared on "BBC News 24" Breakfast and stated that the massacre of Russian school children by Chechen guerrillas was not an act of terrorism. (4 September 2004). |
| 57 | A longtime member of Britain's Workers Revolutionary Party |
| 58 | In 1962, she became one of the first celebrities to visit communist Cuba. |
| 59 | She was awarded the 1988 London Critics Circle Theatre Award (Drama Theatre Award) for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in A Touch of the Poet. |
| 60 | She was awarded the 1985 London Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actor for her performance in The Seagull. |
| 61 | She was awarded the 1991 London Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actress for her performance in When She Danced. |
| 62 | She was awarded the 1985 London Critics Circle Theatre Award (Drama Theatre Award) for Best Actor in The Seagull. |
| 63 | She was nominated for a 1997 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best Actress in a Play of 1996 for her performance in "John Gabriel Borkman". |
| 64 | She was awarded the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 1985 (1984 season) for Best Actress in a Revival for "The Aspern Papers". |
| 65 | She allegedly refused the British honour of Dame of the order of the British Empire in 1999. |
| 66 | Son, Carlo Gabriel Nero, with Franco Nero. The two met while working together in Camelot (1967). |
| 67 | Won Broadway's 2003 Tony Award as Best Actress (Play) for a revival of Eugene O'Neill's "Long Day's Journey Into Night." |
| 68 | Both she and sister Lynn Redgrave were nominated for the 1967 Best Actress Academy Award. Vanessa was nominated for Morgan! (1966) and Lynn for Georgy Girl (1966). They both lost to Elizabeth Taylor, who won for Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966). |
| 69 | (1971-1986) Was in a long relationship with former James Bond actor Timothy Dalton. |
| 70 | Mother-in-law of actor Liam Neeson. |
| 71 | Granddaughter of Roy Redgrave. |
| 72 | She was awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1967 Queen's Birthday Honours List for her services to drama. |
| 73 | Aunt of Jemma Redgrave, Luke Redgrave, Kelly Clark and Annabel Clark. |
| 74 | Daughter of Michael Redgrave & Rachel Kempson, older sister of Lynn Redgrave & Corin Redgrave, mother of Natasha Richardson & Joely Richardson. |
| 75 | Claims to be on hit-list of neo-Nazi group Combat 18. [February 1997] |
Net Worth & Salary
| Title | Salary |
|---|---|
| Steaming (1985) | $100,000 |
| The Bostonians (1984) | $60,000 |
| Agatha (1979) | $50,000 |
| Julia (1977) | $150,000 |
| The Devils (1971) | $100,000 |
| Camelot (1967) | $200,000 |
Trademarks
| # | Trademark |
|---|---|
| 1 | Often chooses roles that are difficult or controversial, not roles that will bring her more money or a higher status. |
Quotes
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | I'm happy to tell you about it, though I'm irritated to be shown to be so stupid. But there you are, it's the smoking that did it. My lungs are shattered, about 30 per cent capacity if I don't smoke. Which of course I don't anymore, though I was horrified to learn from my doctor that there are people with this diagnosis who still do. |
| 2 | I discovered a long time ago that the camera does lie, and thank God it does. |
| 3 | One must never comment as an actor, never show that a character is shallow or vindictive, but let that be conveyed. I mean, none of us thinks of ourselves as being vindictive or shallow - perhaps we should. |
| 4 | I always loved singing because we used to sing around the piano. My father [Michael Redgrave] was a brilliant pianist. He loved American musicals. He would bring back loads of song sheets when he went to America to work. And we'd group round the piano on Sunday and sing our hearts out. |
| 5 | [Speaking of her parents (Michael & Rachel), sister Lynn, and brother Corin] We are the sprigs of a great and beautiful tree. |
| 6 | We all come to the theatre with baggage. The baggage of our daily lives, the baggage of our problems, the baggage of our tragedies, the baggage of being tired. It doesn't matter what age you are. But if our hearts get opened and released - well that is what theatre can do, and does sometimes, and everyone is thankful when that happens. |
| 7 | America is gangsterism for the private profit of the few. |
| 8 | I give myself to my parts as to a lover. |
| 9 | It's a kinky part of my nature -- to meddle. |
| 10 | I have a tremendous use for passionate statement. |
| 11 | A theater is being given over to market forces, which means that a whole generation that should be able to do theater as well as see it is being completely deprived. |
| 12 | Analyzing the problem is vital. It's the only way you're going to arrive at the right thing to do. |
| 13 | How can we help the people in the audience--and ourselves--remove the cobwebs that prevents us all from being able to reach and touch things? |
| 14 | Ask the right questions if you're to find the right answers. |
| 15 | Anybody can lose their job and have nothing. And people mind having nothing. |
| 16 | I would have liked to have more children. I had always wanted five children when I was younger. That was my dream, I wanted five and I don't think I would have been bothered if it had turned out to be six. In the end, I had four, but I lost one of them, the fourth one. I had a miscarriage. |
| 17 | Of course, I am misrepresented very often, but so is everybody who has got something to say. |
| 18 | I don't consider myself beautiful at all, I'm usually running around like a scruff. |
| 19 | I don't think I ever felt beautiful until I was pregnant and when I gave birth to my children. I had terrible acne when I was a teenager and I was very tall, so tall I couldn't see myself in my mother's long mirror. |
| 20 | I've opened my mouth on a lot of subjects. And I thought the more prestige you get, I'd have the power to do what I like. It's not true. |
| 21 | I choose all my roles very carefully so that when my career is finished I will have covered all our recent history of oppression. |
| 22 | [accepting her Oscar for Julia (1977)] My dear colleagues, I thank you very, very much for this tribute to my work. I think that Jane Fonda and I have done the best work of our lives, and I salute you and I pay tribute to you, and I think you should be very proud that in the last few weeks you have stood firm and you have refused to be intimidated by the threats of a small bunch of Zionist hoodlums [interrupted by boos] whose behavior is an insult to the stature of Jews all over the world and to their great and heroic record of struggle against fascism and oppression. And I pledge to you that I will continue to fight against anti-Semitism and fascism. Thank you. |
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Won Awards
Won awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie | Award shared with |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Hellenic Film Academy Award | Hellenic Film Academy Awards | Honorary Award | ||
| 2013 | Ischia Global Ambassador Award | Ischia Global Film & Music Festival | |||
| 2012 | Movies for Grownups Award | AARP Movies for Grownups Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Coriolanus (2011) | |
| 2011 | OFTA Film Hall of Fame | Online Film & Television Association | Acting | ||
| 2011 | SFFCC Award | San Francisco Film Critics Circle | Best Supporting Actress | Coriolanus (2011) | |
| 2011 | British Independent Film Award | British Independent Film Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Coriolanus (2011) | |
| 2011 | CinEuphoria | CinEuphoria Awards | Career - Honorary Award | ||
| 2010 | Academy Fellowship | BAFTA Awards | BAFTA Film | ||
| 2008 | ALFS Award | London Critics Circle Film Awards | British Supporting Actress of the Year | Atonement (2007) | |
| 2007 | Magnolia Award | Shanghai International TV Festival | Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Film | The Shell Seekers (2006) | |
| 2006 | Sofia Municipality Award | Sofia International Film Festival | |||
| 2006 | Lifetime Achievement Award | Transilvania International Film Festival | |||
| 2005 | Acting and Activism Award | Women Film Critics Circle Awards | |||
| 2005 | Award for Artistic Excellence | Bratislava International Film Festival | |||
| 2003 | Movies for Grownups Award | AARP Movies for Grownups Awards | Best Grownup Love Story | The Gathering Storm (2002) | Albert Finney |
| 2003 | Broadcasting Press Guild Award | Broadcasting Press Guild Awards | Best Actress | The Gathering Storm (2002) | |
| 2003 | Camie | Character and Morality in Entertainment Awards | The Locket (2002) | Marguerite Moreau (actress) Chad Willett (actor) Richard Welsh (executive producer) Brent Shields (co-executive producer) Karen Arthur (director) Richard Paul Evans (author of book) Ron Raley (screenplay) |
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| 2002 | OFTA Television Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Actress in a Motion Picture or Miniseries | The Gathering Storm (2002) | |
| 2002 | Capri Legend Award | Capri, Hollywood | |||
| 2001 | Actor | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries | If These Walls Could Talk 2 (2000) | |
| 2001 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | If These Walls Could Talk 2 (2000) | |
| 2001 | Excellence in Media Award | GLAAD Media Awards | |||
| 2001 | Screen Idol Award | L.A. Outfest | Female | If These Walls Could Talk 2 (2000) | |
| 2000 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie | If These Walls Could Talk 2 (2000) | |
| 1999 | Donostia Lifetime Achievement Award | San Sebastián International Film Festival | |||
| 1995 | Film Excellence Award | Boston Film Festival | |||
| 1994 | Volpi Cup | Venice Film Festival | Best Supporting Actress | Little Odessa (1994) | |
| 1993 | Golden Camera | Golden Camera, Germany | Best International Actress | Howards End (1992) | |
| 1992 | CableACE | CableACE Awards | Supporting Actress in a Movie or Miniseries | Young Catherine (1991) | |
| 1990 | ACE | CableACE Awards | Actress in a Movie or Miniseries | A Man for All Seasons (1988) | |
| 1988 | BFI Fellowship | British Film Institute Awards | |||
| 1987 | NYFCC Award | New York Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Prick Up Your Ears (1987) | |
| 1986 | NSFC Award | National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA | Best Actress | Wetherby (1985) | |
| 1985 | NSFC Award | National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA | Best Actress | The Bostonians (1984) | |
| 1981 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Special | Playing for Time (1980) | |
| 1978 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Julia (1977) | |
| 1978 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Motion Picture | Julia (1977) | |
| 1977 | KCFCC Award | Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Julia (1977) | |
| 1977 | LAFCA Award | Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Julia (1977) | |
| 1972 | Special David | David di Donatello Awards | Mary, Queen of Scots (1971) | Glenda Jackson | |
| 1970 | NSFC Award | National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA | Best Actress | Isadora (1968) | |
| 1969 | Best Actress | Cannes Film Festival | Isadora (1968) | ||
| 1967 | KCFCC Award | Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Actress | Camelot (1967) | |
| 1966 | Best Actress | Cannes Film Festival | Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment (1966) |
Nominated Awards
Nominated awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie | Award shared with |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Actor | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | The Butler (2013) | Mariah Carey John Cusack Jane Fonda Cuba Gooding Jr. Terrence Howard Lenny Kravitz James Marsden David Oyelowo Alex Pettyfer Alan Rickman Liev Schreiber Forest Whitaker Robin Williams Oprah Winfrey |
| 2014 | Movies for Grownups Award | AARP Movies for Grownups Awards | Best Grownup Love Story | Song for Marion (2012) | Terence Stamp |
| 2014 | Hollywood Award | Acapulco Black Film Festival | Best Ensemble Cast | The Butler (2013) | Terrence Howard David Oyelowo Oprah Winfrey Michael James Madsen Minka Kelly Yaya DaCosta Mariah Carey Liev Schreiber Alan Rickman Robin Williams Lenny Kravitz Jane Fonda Alex Pettyfer Forest Whitaker Cuba Gooding Jr. |
| 2012 | OFTA Film Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Supporting Actress | Coriolanus (2011) | |
| 2012 | EDA Female Focus Award | Alliance of Women Film Journalists | Actress Defying Age and Ageism | Coriolanus (2011) | |
| 2012 | British Independent Film Award | British Independent Film Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Song for Marion (2012) | |
| 2012 | Evening Standard British Film Award | Evening Standard British Film Awards | Best Actress | Coriolanus (2011) | |
| 2012 | ALFS Award | London Critics Circle Film Awards | Supporting Actress of the Year | Coriolanus (2011) | |
| 2012 | ALFS Award | London Critics Circle Film Awards | British Actress of the Year | Coriolanus (2011) | |
| 2011 | Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Coriolanus (2011) | |
| 2011 | VVFP Award | Village Voice Film Poll | Best Supporting Actress | Coriolanus (2011) | |
| 2011 | Movies for Grownups Award | AARP Movies for Grownups Awards | Best Actress | Letters to Juliet (2010) | |
| 2011 | Saturn Award | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Best Supporting Actress | Letters to Juliet (2010) | |
| 2010 | Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Letters to Juliet (2010) | |
| 2008 | Actor | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries | The Fever (2004) | |
| 2008 | Movies for Grownups Award | AARP Movies for Grownups Awards | Best Actress | Evening (2007) | |
| 2008 | Movies for Grownups Award | AARP Movies for Grownups Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Atonement (2007) | |
| 2008 | Critics Choice Award | Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Atonement (2007) | |
| 2008 | Gold Derby Award | Gold Derby Awards | Ensemble Cast | Atonement (2007) | Brenda Blethyn Michelle Duncan Romola Garai Keira Knightley James McAvoy Saoirse Ronan Juno Temple Harriet Walter Julia West |
| 2007 | EDA Female Focus Award | Alliance of Women Film Journalists | Actress Defying Age and Ageism | Atonement (2007) | |
| 2007 | EDA Female Focus Award | Alliance of Women Film Journalists | Lifetime Achievement Award | ||
| 2006 | British Independent Film Award | British Independent Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor/Actress | Venus (2006) | |
| 2003 | Golden Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Actress in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television | The Gathering Storm (2002) | |
| 2003 | Actor | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries | The Gathering Storm (2002) | |
| 2003 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television | The Gathering Storm (2002) | |
| 2003 | BAFTA TV Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Actress | The Gathering Storm (2002) | |
| 2002 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie | The Gathering Storm (2002) | |
| 2001 | Golden Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television | If These Walls Could Talk 2 (2000) | |
| 2000 | OFTA Television Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture or Miniseries | If These Walls Could Talk 2 (2000) | |
| 1999 | OFTA Film Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror Actress | Deep Impact (1998) | |
| 1999 | Blockbuster Entertainment Award | Blockbuster Entertainment Awards | Favorite Supporting Actress - Action/Adventure | Deep Impact (1998) | |
| 1998 | OFTA Television Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Actress in a Motion Picture or Miniseries | Bella Mafia (1997) | |
| 1998 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Bella Mafia (1997) | |
| 1996 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical | A Month by the Lake (1995) | |
| 1996 | Independent Spirit Award | Independent Spirit Awards | Best Supporting Female | Little Odessa (1994) | |
| 1995 | CableACE | CableACE Awards | Supporting Actress in a Movie or Miniseries | They (1993) | |
| 1995 | CableACE | CableACE Awards | Actress in a Movie or Miniseries | Down Came a Blackbird (1995) | |
| 1994 | Silver Condor | Argentinean Film Critics Association Awards | Best Actress (Mejor Actriz) | Un muro de silencio (1993) | |
| 1993 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Howards End (1992) | |
| 1992 | CableACE | CableACE Awards | Actress in a Movie or Miniseries | Orpheus Descending (1990) | |
| 1991 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Special | Young Catherine (1991) | |
| 1989 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | A Man for All Seasons (1988) | |
| 1988 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture | Prick Up Your Ears (1987) | |
| 1988 | BAFTA Film Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Prick Up Your Ears (1987) | |
| 1987 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Second Serve (1986) | |
| 1986 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special | Second Serve (1986) | |
| 1986 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Special | Peter the Great (1986) | |
| 1985 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Actress in a Leading Role | The Bostonians (1984) | |
| 1985 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama | The Bostonians (1984) | |
| 1972 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Mary, Queen of Scots (1971) | |
| 1972 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama | Mary, Queen of Scots (1971) | |
| 1970 | Golden Laurel | Laurel Awards | Female Star | 10th place. | |
| 1969 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Isadora (1968) | |
| 1969 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Actress - Drama | Isadora (1968) | |
| 1968 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Actress - Comedy or Musical | Camelot (1967) | |
| 1967 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment (1966) | |
| 1967 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Actress - Comedy or Musical | Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment (1966) | |
| 1967 | BAFTA Film Award | BAFTA Awards | Best British Actress | Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment (1966) | |
| 1967 | Golden Laurel | Laurel Awards | Female New Face | 4th place. |
2nd Place Awards
2nd place awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie | Award shared with |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | COFCA Award | Central Ohio Film Critics Association | Best Ensemble | Foxcatcher (2014) | Steve Carell Channing Tatum Mark Ruffalo Sienna Miller Anthony Michael Hall Guy Boyd Brett Rice Daniel Hilt |
| 2011 | UFCA Award | Utah Film Critics Association Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Coriolanus (2011) | |
| 1988 | NSFC Award | National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA | Best Supporting Actress | Prick Up Your Ears (1987) | |
| 1987 | LAFCA Award | Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Prick Up Your Ears (1987) | |
| 1984 | NYFCC Award | New York Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Actress | The Bostonians (1984) | |
| 1984 | LAFCA Award | Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards | Best Actress | The Bostonians (1984) | |
| 1977 | NYFCC Award | New York Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Julia (1977) | |
| 1969 | NYFCC Award | New York Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Actress | Isadora (1968) | |
| 1967 | NSFC Award | National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA | Best Actress | Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment (1966) |
3rd Place Awards
3rd place awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie | Award shared with |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | NYFCC Award | New York Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Coriolanus (2011) | |
| 1993 | NSFC Award | National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA | Best Supporting Actress | Howards End (1992) |
Filmography
Actress
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool | 2017 | post-production | Jeanne McDougall |
| Andorra | 2017 | pre-production | Mrs. Reinhardt |
| Man in an Orange Shirt | 2017 | TV Mini-Series post-production | Flora |
| Georgetown | pre-production | Elsa Brecht | |
| The Medusa | pre-production | ||
| Call the Midwife | 2012-2017 | TV Series | Mature Jenny Mature Jennifer Worth |
| The Secret Scripture | 2016 | Lady Rose | |
| The Go-Between | 2015 | TV Movie | Old Marian |
| Black Box | 2014 | TV Series | Dr. Hartramph |
| Foxcatcher | 2014 | Jean du Pont | |
| The Thirteenth Tale | 2013 | TV Movie | Vida Winter |
| The Butler | 2013/I | Annabeth Westfall | |
| Song for Marion: Deleted Scenes | 2013 | Video short | Marion (uncredited) |
| Playhouse Presents | 2013 | TV Series | Elderly Woman |
| The Last Will and Testament of Rosalind Leigh | 2012 | Rosalind Leigh | |
| Unfinished Song | 2012 | Marion | |
| Political Animals | 2012 | TV Mini-Series | Diane Nash |
| Anonymous | 2011/I | Queen Elizabeth I | |
| Cars 2: The Video Game | 2011 | Video Game | The Queen |
| Cars 2 | 2011 | The Queen Mama Topolino (voice) | |
| Coriolanus | 2011 | Volumnia | |
| Konferenz der Tiere | 2010 | Winifred (English version, voice) | |
| The Whistleblower | 2010 | Madeleine Rees | |
| Miral | 2010 | Bertha Spafford | |
| Letters to Juliet | 2010 | Claire | |
| The Day of the Triffids | 2009 | TV Mini-Series | Durrant |
| Nip/Tuck | 2004-2009 | TV Series | Dr. Erica Noughton |
| Identity of the Soul | 2009 | Narrator | |
| Gud, lukt och henne | 2008 | ||
| Ein Job | 2008 | TV Movie | Hannah Silbergrau |
| Restraint | 2008 | Sky News reader #2 | |
| How About You... | 2007 | Georgia Platts | |
| The Riddle | 2007 | Roberta Elliot | |
| Atonement | 2007 | Older Briony | |
| Evening | 2007 | Ann Lord | |
| Venus | 2006/I | Valerie | |
| The Thief Lord | 2006 | Sister Antonia | |
| The Shell Seekers | 2006 | TV Series | Penelope Keeling |
| The White Countess | 2005 | Princess Vera Belinskya | |
| The Keeper: The Legend of Omar Khayyam | 2005 | Miss Sangorski | |
| Short Order | 2005 | Marianne | |
| The Fever | 2004 | Woman | |
| Good Boy! | 2003 | The Greater Dane (voice) | |
| Byron | 2003 | TV Movie | Lady Melbourne |
| The Locket | 2002 | TV Movie | Esther Huish |
| Crime and Punishment | 2002 | Rodion's Mother | |
| The Gathering Storm | 2002 | TV Movie | Clemmie Churchill |
| The Pledge | 2001/I | Annalise Hansen | |
| Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story | 2001 | TV Mini-Series | Countess Wilhelmina - Matriarch / Narrator |
| The 3 Kings | 2000 | Priestess | |
| Escape to Life: The Erika and Klaus Mann Story | 2000 | Narrator | |
| A Rumor of Angels | 2000 | Maddy Bennett | |
| Children's Story, Chechnia | 2000 | Short voice | |
| Mirka | 2000 | Kalsan | |
| If These Walls Could Talk 2 | 2000 | TV Movie | Edith Tree (segment "1961") |
| Girl, Interrupted | 1999 | Dr. Wick | |
| Uninvited | 1999 | Mrs. Rutterburn | |
| Cradle Will Rock | 1999 | Countess Constance La Grange | |
| Eleonora | 1999 | TV Movie | Eleonora Pimentel |
| Lulu on the Bridge | 1998 | Catherine Moore | |
| Deep Impact | 1998 | Robin Lerner | |
| Bella Mafia | 1997 | TV Movie | Graziella Luciano |
| Déjà Vu | 1997 | Skelly | |
| Mrs Dalloway | 1997 | Mrs. Clarissa Dalloway | |
| Wilde | 1997 | Lady 'Speranza' Wilde | |
| Smilla's Sense of Snow | 1997 | Elsa Lübing | |
| The Willows in Winter | 1996 | TV Movie | Grandmother |
| Two Mothers for Zachary | 1996 | TV Movie | Nancy Shaffell |
| Mission: Impossible | 1996 | Max | |
| The Wind in the Willows | 1995 | TV Movie | Grandmother (live action) |
| Down Came a Blackbird | 1995 | TV Movie | Anna Lenke |
| A Month by the Lake | 1995 | Miss Bentley | |
| Little Odessa | 1994 | Irina Shapira | |
| Great Moments in Aviation | 1994 | Dr. Angela Bead | |
| Children of the Mist | 1993 | TV Movie | Florence Latimer |
| The House of the Spirits | 1993 | Nivea | |
| Mother's Boys | 1993 | Lydia | |
| Storia di una capinera | 1993 | Sister Agata | |
| Un muro de silencio | 1993 | Kate Benson | |
| Howards End | 1992 | Ruth Wilcox | |
| The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles | 1992 | TV Series | Vicky's Mother |
| The Ballad of the Sad Cafe | 1991 | Miss Amelia | |
| What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? | 1991 | TV Movie | Blanche Hudson |
| Young Catherine | 1991 | TV Movie | Empress Elizabeth |
| Pokhorony Stalina | 1990 | English journalist (as Vanessa Redgreiv) | |
| Breath of Life | 1990 | Suor Crocifissa | |
| Orpheus Descending | 1990 | TV Movie | Lady Torrance |
| Romeo.Juliet | 1990 | Mother Capulet (voice) | |
| A Man for All Seasons | 1988 | TV Movie | Lady Alice More |
| Consuming Passions | 1988 | Mrs. Garza | |
| Prick Up Your Ears | 1987 | Peggy Ramsay | |
| Second Serve | 1986 | TV Movie | Richard Radley / Renee Richards |
| Peter the Great | 1986 | TV Mini-Series | Sophia |
| Comrades | 1986 | Mrs. Carlyle | |
| American Playhouse | 1985 | TV Series | Sarah Cloyce |
| Steaming | 1985 | Nancy | |
| Wetherby | 1985 | Jean Travers | |
| Faerie Tale Theatre | 1984 | TV Series | The Evil Queen |
| The Bostonians | 1984 | Olive Chancellor | |
| Wagner | 1981-1983 | TV Series | Cosima von Bulow |
| Sing Sing | 1983 | The Queen (first story) | |
| My Body, My Child | 1982 | TV Movie | Leenie Cabrezi |
| Playing for Time | 1980 | TV Movie | Fania Fenelon |
| Bear Island | 1979 | Heddi Lindquist | |
| Yanks | 1979 | Helen | |
| Agatha | 1979 | Agatha Christie | |
| Julia | 1977 | Julia | |
| Camera Three | 1977 | TV Series | |
| The Seven-Per-Cent Solution | 1976 | Lola Deveraux | |
| Out of Season | 1975 | Ann | |
| Murder on the Orient Express | 1974 | Mary Debenham | |
| A Picture of Katherine Mansfield | 1973 | TV Series | Katherine / The Woman |
| Mary, Queen of Scots | 1971 | Mary, Queen of Scots | |
| The Trojan Women | 1971 | Andromache | |
| La vacanza | 1971 | Immacolata Meneghelli | |
| The Devils | 1971 | Sister Jeanne | |
| Dropout | 1970 | Mary | |
| The Coward Revue | 1969 | TV Movie | |
| Oh! What a Lovely War | 1969 | Sylvia Pankhurst | |
| The Sea Gull | 1968 | Nina | |
| Isadora | 1968 | Isadora Duncan | |
| Un tranquillo posto di campagna | 1968 | Flavia | |
| The Charge of the Light Brigade | 1968 | Clarissa Morris | |
| Red and Blue | 1967 | Short | Jacky |
| The Sailor from Gibraltar | 1967 | Sheila | |
| Camelot | 1967 | Guenevere | |
| Blow-Up | 1966 | Jane | |
| A Man for All Seasons | 1966 | Anne Boleyn | |
| A Farewell to Arms | 1966 | TV Mini-Series | Catherine Barkley |
| Morgan! | 1966 | Leonie Delt | |
| Love Story | 1965 | TV Series | |
| Armchair Theatre | 1964 | TV Series | Sally |
| First Night | 1964 | TV Series | Maggie |
| As You Like It | 1963 | TV Movie | Rosalind |
| Theatre Night | 1958-1961 | TV Series | Stella Dean / Caroline Lester |
| BBC Sunday-Night Play | 1960 | TV Mini-Series | Monica Claverton-Ferry |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | 1959 | TV Movie | Helena |
| BBC Sunday-Night Theatre | 1958 | TV Series | Maid of Honour |
| Behind the Mask | 1958 | Pamela Benson Gray |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unfinished Song | 2012 | performer: "True Colours" | |
| How About You... | 2007 | performer: "How About You" | |
| Eleonora | 1999 | TV Movie performer: "Son dell'uomo i primi diritti" - uncredited | |
| Agatha | 1979 | performer: "They Didn't Believe Me" | |
| Mary, Queen of Scots | 1971 | performer: "Vivre et Mourir" | |
| Camelot | 1967 | "Camelot", uncredited / performer: "The Simple Joys Of Maidenhood", "The Lusty Month Of May", "Then You May Take Me To The Fair", "What Do The Simple Folk Do?", "I Loved You Once In Silence" - uncredited |
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eyes of St John | 2017 | Documentary short co-producer | |
| The Fever | 2004 | executive producer | |
| Children's Story, Chechnia | 2000 | Short executive producer | |
| The Palestinian | 1977 | TV Movie documentary producer |
Director
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sea Sorrow | 2017 | Documentary |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| HBO First Look | 1999 | TV Series documentary short thanks - 1 episode |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The 50th Annual Academy Awards | 1978 | TV Special | Herself - Winner: Best Actress in a Supporting Role |
| The Palestinian | 1977 | TV Movie documentary | Narrator (voice) |
| The Mike Douglas Show | 1977 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| Revista de cine | 1977 | TV Series | Herself |
| The 30th Annual Tony Awards | 1976 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter |
| The Morecambe & Wise Show | 1973 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| Right to Work March | 1972 | Short | Herself |
| The Body | 1971 | Documentary | Narrator (voice) |
| A Mother with Two Children Expecting Her Third | 1970 | Documentary short | Herself - Interviewee |
| Frost on Sunday | 1970 | TV Series | Herself - Award Presenter |
| Today | 1970 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| Omnibus | 1969 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| The 23rd Annual Tony Awards | 1969 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter |
| The 41st Annual Academy Awards | 1969 | TV Special | Herself - Nominee |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1968 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| Dee Time | 1968 | TV Series | Herself |
| Tonite Let's All Make Love in London | 1967 | Documentary | Herself (segment "Protest") |
| The 39th Annual Academy Awards | 1967 | TV Special | Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role & Co-Presenter: Best Art Direction-Set Decoration |
| Cinema | 1967 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| The Eamonn Andrews Show | 1966 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| A Whole Scene Going | 1966 | TV Series | Herself |
| Panorama | 1964 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| A Sunday in September | 1961 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| Men, Women and Clothes | 1957 | TV Series | Herself Modelling Fashions |
| Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age | 2017 | Documentary post-production | Herself |
| BBC North West Tonight | 2016 | TV Series | Herself - Actress |
| Shakespeare Uncovered | 2012-2015 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Herself |
| Darcey Bussell's Looking for Audrey | 2014 | TV Movie | Herself |
| The Wound and the Gift | 2014 | Documentary voice | |
| The View | 2007-2014 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| Il était une fois... | 2014 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| Gag Reel | 2014/I | Video short | Herself |
| Song for Marion: Interviews | 2013 | Video short | Herself / Marion |
| Song for Marion: Out Takes | 2013 | Video short | Herself / Marion (uncredited) |
| Días de cine | 2011-2013 | TV Series | Herself |
| Last Will & Testament | 2012 | Documentary | Herself |
| Janela Indiscreta | 2011 | TV Series | Herself |
| 55th BFI London Film Festival | 2011 | TV Special | Herself |
| The 65th Annual Tony Awards | 2011 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter: The Year in Plays & Nominee: Best Leading Actress in a Play |
| Charlie Rose | 1995-2011 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| Cinema 3 | 1984-2011 | TV Series | Herself |
| Metropolis | 2011 | TV Series | Herself |
| Robinson in Ruins | 2010 | Documentary | Narrator |
| Letters to Juliet: A Courtyard in Verona | 2010 | Short | Herself |
| Letters to Juliet: The Making of in Italia | 2010 | Short | Herself |
| Mark Lawson Talks to... | 2010 | TV Series | Herself |
| Made in Hollywood | 2010 | TV Series | Herself |
| Entertainment Tonight | 2010 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Orange British Academy Film Awards | 2010 | TV Special | Herself - Academy Fellowship |
| Breakfast | 2010 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| CBS Evening News with Bob Schieffer | 2009 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| Arena | 1997-2008 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| Sex Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll: The 60s Revealed | 2008 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| Wisdom | 2008 | Video documentary | Herself |
| Seitenblicke | 2008 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| Bringing the Past to Life: The Making of 'Atonement' | 2008 | Video short | Herself |
| The 61st Annual Tony Awards | 2007 | TV Special | Herself - Nominee |
| Dealing and Wheeling in Small Arms | 2007 | Documentary | Narrator |
| A Taste of My Life | 2006 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| Richard & Judy | 2006 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| American Experience | 2006 | TV Series documentary | Herself / Mary Tyrone |
| Sunday AM | 2005 | TV Series | Herself |
| 3rd Irish Film and Television Awards | 2005 | TV Movie documentary | Herself - Presenter |
| Elio Petri... appunti su un autore | 2005 | Documentary | Herself |
| Britain's Finest | 2005 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| Larry King Live | 2005 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| Ireland AM | 2005 | TV Series | Herself |
| A Tribute to Joe Mantegna | 2004 | TV Short documentary | Herself |
| Ronnie Barker: A BAFTA Tribute | 2004 | TV Movie | Herself |
| Athina, i athanati poli | 2004 | Video documentary | Narrator (voice) |
| The Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2003 | 2003 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| HARDtalk | 2003 | TV Series | Herself |
| Question Time | 2003 | TV Series | Herself |
| BBC World News | 2003 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Late Late Show | 2003 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| The 57th Annual Tony Awards | 2003 | TV Special | Herself - Winner & Presenter |
| Sabine Christiansen | 2003 | TV Series | Herself |
| The 60th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 2003 | TV Special | Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV |
| Breakfast with Frost | 2003 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| Merci Docteur Rey | 2002 | Herself | |
| Stars für UNICEF | 2002 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| The 54th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 2002 | TV Special | Herself |
| Inside the Actors Studio | 2002 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| Searching for Debra Winger | 2002 | Documentary | Herself |
| The Orange British Academy Film Awards | 2002 | TV Special documentary | Herself |
| Hell on Earth | 2002 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration | 2001 | TV Special documentary | Herself |
| Exile in Buyukada | 2000 | Documentary | Narrator |
| The 52nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 2000 | TV Special | Herself - Winner: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie |
| Globos de Ouro 1999 | 2000 | TV Movie | Herself |
| Corazón, corazón | 2000 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Evening Standard Theatre Awards 1999 | 1999 | TV Movie | Herself - Presenter: Honorary Award |
| Premio Donostia a Vanessa Redgrave | 1999 | TV Special | Herself - Honoree |
| The 70th Annual Academy Awards | 1998 | TV Special | Herself - Past Winner |
| Biography | 1997 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| Richard and Judy Exclusive | 1997 | TV Series | Herself |
| Festival international de Cannes | 1997 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Laurence Olivier Awards 1997 | 1997 | TV Special | Herself |
| Looking for Richard | 1996 | Documentary | Herself (Interview) |
| Showbiz Today | 1995 | TV Series | Herself |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | 1995 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| ¿Qué apostamos? | 1995 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| In Ismail's Custody | 1994 | Video documentary | Actress |
| Besser als mein Haus je war | 1993 | TV Short documentary | Herself |
| Hollywood U.K. | 1993 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| Aspel & Company | 1992 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| Behind the Mask | 1991 | Documentary | Herself |
| Wetten, dass..? | 1991 | TV Series | Herself |
| The London Programme | 1989 | TV Series | Herself |
| Film '72 | 1988 | TV Series | Herself |
| The 38th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1986 | TV Special | Herself - Nominee |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC | 2015 | TV Mini-Series documentary | |
| And the Oscar Goes To... | 2014 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| The Butler: An American Story | 2013 | TV Short documentary | Annabeth Westfall |
| Movie Guide | 2013 | TV Series | Annabeth Westfall |
| ITV Lunchtime News | 2009 | TV Series | Herself |
| Premio Donostia a Meryl Streep | 2008 | TV Special | Ann Lord |
| TV's Believe It or Not | 2008 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| Agatha Christie: A Woman of Mystery | 2007 | Video documentary | Mary Debenham (in 'Murder on the Orient Express') |
| Banda sonora | 2007 | TV Series | Guenevere |
| La tele de tu vida | 2007 | TV Series | Sophia |
| 60 Minutes | 2007 | TV Series documentary | Herself - Actress (segment "Vanessa Redgrave") |
| Premio Donostia a Matt Dillon | 2006 | TV Special | Herself |
| Premio Donostia a Max Von Sydow | 2006 | TV Special | Herself |
| Premio Donostia a Willem Dafoe | 2005 | TV Special | Herself |
| Cinema mil | 2005 | TV Series | Herself |
| Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years | 2000 | TV Movie documentary | Julia |
| The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Love's Sweet Song | 2000 | Video | Vicky's Mother |
| Omnibus | 1998 | TV Series documentary | |
| Venice Report | 1997 | TV Short documentary | Lady 'Speranza' Wilde |
| Empire of the Censors | 1995 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| The 65th Annual Academy Awards | 1993 | TV Special | Herself |
| Oscar's Greatest Moments | 1992 | Video documentary | Herself |
| Howards End: Featurette | 1992 | Video documentary short | Ruth (uncredited) |
| The Rock 'n' Roll Years | 1986 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Wandering Company | 1984 | TV Movie documentary | Actress of 'The Bostonians' (uncredited) |
| The Story of Camelot | 1967 | Herself | |
| Liebesgeschichten | 1967 | TV Series | Anne-Marie Roche |