Lynn Rachel Redgrave is a British –American actress born into the famous acting Redgrave family. Her parents are Sir Michael Redgrave and Rachel Kempson, Lady Redgrave, her brother is Corin Redgrave and her sister is Vanessa Redgrave. She is the aunt of Natasha Richardson, Joely Richardson and Jemma Redgrave .

From Ms. Redgrave's own website, www.redgrave.com:
"After training at London's Central School, I made my professional debut in a 1962 production of A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM at the Royal Court Theatre. Following a tour of BILLY LIAR and rep in Dundee, I made my West End debut at the Haymarket, in N.C. Hunter's THE TULIP TREE with Celia Johnson and John Clements. Then came an invitation to join The National Theatre for its inaugural season at the Old Vic, and with it the opportunity to work with such directors as Gaskill, Dexter, Olivier, Zeffirelli and Coward in roles such as Rose in THE RECRUITING OFFICER, Barblin in ANDORRA, Jackie in HAY FEVER, Kattrin in MOTHER COURAGE, Miss Prue in LOVE FOR LOVE, and Margaret in MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING which kept me busy for the next three years.

During that time I appeared in films such as TOM JONES, GIRL WITH GREEN EYES and THE DEADLY AFFAIR. My big chance came in 1966 with the title role in GEORGY GIRL, which earned me the New York Film Critics Award, the Golden Globe ®and an Oscar ®nomination.

In 1967 I made my Broadway debut in BLACK COMEDY with Michael Crawford and Geraldine Page. London appearances included Michael Frayn's THE TWO OF US with Richard Briers at the Garrick, David Hare's SLAG at the Royal Court, and BORN YESTERDAY, directed by Tom Stoppard at Greenwich.

In 1974, I returned to Broadway in MY FAT FRIEND . There soon followed KNOCK KNOCK with Charles Durning, MRS. WARREN'S PROFESSION (for a Tony nomination) with Ruth Gordon, and SAINT JOAN. Then in the 1985/86 season I appeared with Rex Harrison, Claudette Colbert, and Jeremy Brett in AREN'T WE ALL? and with Mary Tyler Moore in A. R. Gurney's SWEET SUE. Outside New York, I was in MISALLIANCE in Chicago with Irene Worth, (earning the Sarah Siddons and Joseph Jefferson awards), TWELFTH NIGHT at the American Shakespeare Festival, CALIFORNIA SUITE, THE KING AND I, HELLZAPOPPIN', LES DAMES DU JEUDI, LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES, THE CHERRY ORCHARD and in the early winter of 1991 starred with Stewart Granger and Ricardo Montalban in a Hollywood production of DON JUAN IN HELL.

My film career has been revitalized in recent years, including Bill Condon's GODS AND MONSTERS (1998, Golden Globe winner), Scott Hicks' 1996 SHINE, P..J. Hogan's PETER PAN, Bill Condon's KINSEY, and James Ivory's THE WHITE COUNTESS."