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Rachel Kempson

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Actress

The Resume

    (May 28, 1910-May 24, 2003)
    Born in Dartmouth, England, United Kingdom
    Married to Michael Redgrave
    Mother of Vanessa, Corin and Lynn Redgrave
    Appeared in the films 'The Captive Heart' (1946), 'A Woman's Vengeance' (1948), 'The Sea Shall Not Have Them' (1954), 'Tom Jones' (1963), 'Georgy Girl' (1966), 'Grand Prix' (1966), 'The Charge of the Light Brigade' (1968), 'A Touch of Love' (1969), 'Out of Africa' (1985) and 'Deja Vu' (1997)
    Appeared in the TV miniseries 'Elizabeth R.' (1971), 'The Shadow of the Tower' (1972), 'Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill' (1974), 'Love for Lydia' (1977), 'The Jewel in the Crown' (1984), 'The Black Tower' (1985) and 'Small World' (1986)
    Wrote the autobiography 'Life Among the Redgraves' (1996)

Why she might be annoying:

    She was overshadowed by her husband and children.
    She said, 'I have never quite belonged anywhere.'
    During a performance of John Osborne's 'A Sense of Detachment,' she jumped offstage into the audience to slap two hecklers (1972).

Why she might not be annoying:

    Despite his affairs with people of both sexes, her marriage to Michael Redgrave lasted until his death four months shy of their 50th anniversary.
    She said, 'The fact that I loved Michael so much meant that I was sure that I could overcome his difficulties. I would have done anything for him.'
    She was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company.
    Corin called her 'a shiningly beautiful woman in face and spirit.'

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 13 Votes: 76.92% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 7 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 36 Votes: 36.11% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 13 Votes: 69.23% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 11 Votes: 27.27% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 90 Votes: 46.67% Annoying