Left to right, Jemma, Corin, Lynn, and Vanessa Redgrave after reading Poems from Guantánamo at the Center for Constitutional Rights in 2007.

The Redgrave family is a British acting dynasty, spanning five generations. Members of the family worked in theatre beginning in the nineteenth century, and later in film and television. Some family members have also written plays and books. Vanessa Redgrave is the most prominent, having won Oscar, Tony, Golden Globe and Emmy Awards.

Family tree

The family tree below shows the notable members of family

Michael Redgrave (and ancestors)

Roy Redgrave
(1873–1922)
Daisy Scudamore
(1881–1958)
Michael Redgrave
(1908–1985)
Rachel Kempson
(1910–2003)
Vanessa Redgrave
(1937– )
Corin Redgrave
(1939–2010)
Lynn Redgrave
(1943–2010)

Vanessa Redgrave

Tony Richardson
(1928–1991)
Vanessa Redgrave
(1937– )
Franco Nero
(1941– )
Liam Neeson
(1952– )
Natasha Richardson
(1963–2009)
Joely Richardson
(1965– )
Tim Bevan
(1958– )
Carlo Nero
(1969– )
Jennifer Wiltsie
(1965– )
Micheál Richardson
(1995– )
Daisy Bevan
(1992– )

Corin Redgrave

Deirdre Hamilton-Hill
(1939–1997)
Corin Redgrave
(1939–2010)
Kika Markham
(1940– )
Tim OwenJemma Redgrave
(1965– )

Lynn Redgrave

Lynn Redgrave
(1943–2010)
John Clark
(1932–2023)

Marriages

See also