Redgrave

(ˈrɛdˌɡreɪv)

1. (Biography) Lynn. 1944–2010, British stage and film actress. Her films include Georgy Girl (1966), The Happy Hooker (1975), and Gods and Monsters (1999)

2. (Biography) her father, Sir Michael. 1908–85, British stage and film actor. Among his films are The Lady Vanishes (1938), The Dam Busters (1955), The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1963), and The Go-Between (1971)

3. (Biography) Sir Steve. born 1962, British oarsman; won five gold medals in rowing events at consecutive Olympic Games (1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000)

4. (Biography) Vanessa. Elder daughter of Sir Michael Redgrave. born 1937, British stage and film actress, whose roles include performances in the films Isadora (1968), Julia (1977), Howards End (1992), The Gathering Storm (2002), and Coriolanus (2011): noted also for her active commitment to left-wing politics

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ROME -- British actress Vanessa Redgrave will receive the prestigious Golden Lion career prize at this year's Venice Film Festival.

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VANESSA PUTS THE RED IN REDGRAVE: Actress Vanessa Redgrave braved the snowy Tyneside conditions during a flying visit to the Civic Centre in Newcastle to support a Workers' ' Revolutionary Partybacked youth centre on December 23, 1981.

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Shane Redgrave, 29, of Sitwell Avenue, Long Itchington, also tried to rob a vulnerable victim in the street a fortnight before.

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SIR STEVE REDGRAVE hailed an historic day for rowing after Helen Glover and Heather Stanning's Olympic gold and predicted there will be more to come.