Redgrave family

The Redgrave family is an English acting dynasty, spanning four 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. Natasha Richardson, her daughter, died in a skiing accident in 2009.

Family tree

Michael Redgrave (and ancestors)

Roy Redgrave (1873–1922)

Daisy Scudamore (1884–1958)

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 Richard Antonio Neeson (1995– )

Daniel Jack Neeson (1996– )

Daisy Bevan (1992– )

Raphael Walter Elliott Sparanero (1995– )

Lilli Angelina Rose Sparanero (2004– )

Corin Redgrave

Deirdre Hamilton-Hill (1939–1997)

Corin Redgrave (1939–2010)

Kika Markham (1940– )

Tim Owen

Jemma Redgrave (1965– )

Luke Redgrave (1970– )

Arden Redgrave (1983– )

Harvey Redgrave (1979– )

Gabriella Owen

Alfie Owen

Lynn Redgrave

Lynn Redgrave (1943–2010)

John Clark (1932– )

Benjamin B Clark (1968– )

Kelly B Clark (1970– )

Annabel Lucy Clark (1981– )

Marriages

• Roy Redgrave and Daisy Scudamore (later changed to Margaret Scudamore); 1907 - son Michael; 25 May 1922 (his death)
• Michael Redgrave and Rachel Kempson; 20 July 1935 - 21 March 1985 (his death) - son Corin, two daughters, Vanessa and Lynn
• Vanessa Redgrave and Tony Richardson; 1962 - two daughters – 1967 (divorced); (2) Franco Nero - son Carlo
• Corin Redgrave and (1) Deirdre Hamilton-Hill (divorced) - daughter Jemma, son Luke (2) Kika Markham 1985 - 6 April 2010 (his death) - two sons Arden and Harvey
• Lynn Redgrave and John Clark; 2 April 1967 – 22 December 2000 (divorced) - son Benjamin; daughters Kelly and Annabel
• Natasha Richardson and Robert Fox; 1990 – 1992 (divorced); (2) Liam Neeson - 3 July 1994 - 18 March 2009 (her death) - two sons Michael and Daniel
• Joely Richardson and Tim Bevan; January 1992 – July 2001 (divorced) - daughter Daisy
• Jemma Redgrave and Tim Owen; 1992 to present - two sons Gabriel and Alfie

See also

• List of show business families

External links

• Fortunatus History (by Warren Skidmore)
• The House of Redgrave: The Secret Lives of a Theatrical Dynasty (Tim Adler, Aurum Press Ltd, 2011) ISBN 1845136233