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Rachel Kempson
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Was a great friend of actress
Vivien Leigh
.
She had a close and enduring friendship with Dame Edith Evans, despite the fact that Evans had had a brief affair with her husband Michael Redgrave (who was twenty years Dame Edith's junior) soon after their marriage.
She and her three children
Vanessa Redgrave
,
Corin Redgrave
and
Lynn Redgrave
all appeared in films that won the Academy Award for Best Picture: Rachel appeared in
Tom Jones (1963)
and
Out of Africa (1985)
, Lynn also appeared in
Tom Jones (1963)
and Vanessa and Corin both appeared in
A Man for All Seasons (1966)
.
She appeared in films with all three of her children:
Vanessa Redgrave
in
The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968)
and
Déjà Vu (1997)
,
Corin Redgrave
in
The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968)
and
Lynn Redgrave
in
Tom Jones (1963)
,
Georgy Girl (1966)
and
The Virgin Soldiers (1969)
.
She played the mother of her daughter
Vanessa Redgrave
in both
The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968)
and
Déjà Vu (1997)
.
Her father was headmaster of the Royal Naval College , Dartmouth.
She was at the Liverpool Repertory Theatre 1935/36.
Her London debut was 8 November 1933 as Blanca in 'The Lady From Alfaqueque' at the Westminster Theatre.
She made her film debut in 1941 in 'Jeannie'.
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