Vanessa Redgrave Fast Facts Here’s a look at the life of award-winning actress Vanessa Redgrave. Personal Birth place: London, England Marriage: Tony Richardson (April 29, 1962-April 28, 1967, divorced) Children: with Franco Nero: Carlo Gabriel (September 16, 1969); with Tony Richardson: Joely (January 9, 1965), Natasha (May 11, 1963-March 18, 2009) Education: Attended Central School of Speech and Drama in London, 1955-1957 Other Facts Many members of the Redgrave family are/were actors, including her grandparents, parents, brother Corin, niece Jemma, sister Lynn, and daughters Natasha and Joely. Her London stage debut and her first film role were both opposite her father, Sir Michael Redgrave. She has worked professionally with all three of her children, her parents, siblings and niece.