Born in London, England. Tall (5'10"), brash, endearing player of the British and American stage, TV, and films. The daughter of Sir Michael Redgrave and sister of Corin and Vanessa Redgrave, aunt of actors Natasha Richardson, Joely Richardson and Jemma Redgrave. She attended London's Cental School of Music and Drama and made her stage debut in 1962 and her first film appearance the following year. She emerged as a star from the film GEORGY GIRL (1966), in which she gave a touching and marvelously funny portrayal of a plump ugly duckling, a role for which she was nominated for an Oscar® and won the New York Film Critics best actress award in a tie with Elizabeth Taylor (for WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?). She has subsequently played leads in both British and American films and on the London and New York stage. In the 1970s she appeared frequently on TV talk and game shows. Permanently settling in the US in 1974, she co-hosted NBC's syndicated talk show 'Not for Women Only.' She later co-starred in the TV series 'House Calls' (1979-81), 'Teachers Only' (1982-83), 'Chicken Soup' (1989-90, opposite comedian Jackie Mason), and 'Rude Awakening' (1998-2001). Having shed dozens of pounds in the 1980s, a svelte Redgrave became a spokeswoman for a weight-loss program in TV commercials. Although they disagree politically, she and her sister Vanessa co-starred in a London production of Chekhov's The Three Sisters in 1990 and in 1991 appeared together in a TV remake of the film WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE? Other notable (non-nominated) credits include EVERYTHING YOU'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT SEX... (1972), EVERY LITTLE CROOK AND NANNY (1972), THE NATIONAL HEALTH (1973), THE HAPPY HOOKER (1975, as Xaviera Hollander), SHINE (1996), the Oscar-nominated role Hanna in GODS AND MONSTERS (1998), TOUCHED (1999), THE NEXT BEST THIING (2000), VENUS AND MARS and MY KINGDOM (both 2001), HANSEL & GRETEL and ANITA AND ME (both 2002), CHARLIE'S WAR and PETER PAN (both 2003), KINSEY (2004), THE WHITE COUNTESS (2005), THE JANE AUSTEN BOOK CLUB (2007), and MY DOG TULIP (2008). In 1967 she married actor-producer-director John Clark and is mother of three. They divorced in 2000. Author of This Is Living: An Inspirational Guide to Freedom (1988). Tony nominations include Mrs. Warren's Profession, 1976, and Shakespeare for My Father, 1993. Awarded an O.B.E. (Officer of the British Empire) by Queen Elizabeth II in the New Year's Eve Honours List, 2001.  Nominated for Actress 1966: GEORGY GIRL  Nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role 1998: GODS AND MONSTERS 2 nominations