Lynn Redgrave
Lynn Redgrave was born into a family of renowned actors. After training at London's Central School, she made her stage debut in 1962 (as Helena in A Midsummer Night's Dream at The Royal Court Theatre) and soon after went on to become a founding member of The Royal National Theatre of Great Britain. Her film debut came soon after in Tony Richardson's Tom Jones. She received international acclaim in 1966 for her work in the title role in Georgy Girl for which she received an Oscar nomination. Her additional film credits include Girl with Green Eyes, The Virgin Soldiers, Shine, Gods and Monsters (Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress and Academy Award nomination), Spider, and Kinsey. Her numerous Broadway credits include The Constant Wife, Black Comedy, My Fat Friend, Mrs. Warren's Profession (Tony Award nomination), and Moon Over Buffalo.Her one-woman play Shakespeare for My Father earned her a second Tony Award nomination. In 2003 she received Drama Desk, Obie, and Outer Critics Circle Awards for her performance off-Broadway as Miss Fozzard in Alan Bennett's Talking Heads. The Importance of Being Earnest marks Lynn Redgrave's BAM debut.