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Lynn Redgrave

(1943–2010) Television Actor United Kingdom

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Lynn Redgrave was a television actor from the United Kingdom, best known for This is Living.

Quick Facts About Lynn Redgrave

Born: March 8, 1943
Died: May 2, 2010
Nationality: United Kingdom
Profession: Television Actor
Notable works: This is Living
Spouse: John Clark

About Lynn Redgrave

Lynn Rachel Redgrave was a British and American actress. During a career that spanned five decades, she won two Golden Globe Awards and was nominated for two Academy Awards, four British Academy Film Awards, two Emmy Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, three Tony Awards, and a Grammy Award.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy Officer of the Order of the British Empire Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture

Quotes by Lynn Redgrave

But when this happens to you - and I think other people would identify with this - suddenly, colors are brighter. You…

Breast cancer

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And maybe that's being the third child, although my entire family are very resilient - very, very resilient.

Being

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And so I was very grateful that I didn't do the British stiff upper lip, but I went straight to a therapist.…

British

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Well, right now, technically, I have no breast cancer.

Breast cancer

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And I really also wanted to have the full-body scans to learn if it was anywhere else - and it wasn't -…

Anywhere

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I did become American citizen in order to vote. I lived in this country for a very long time and I finally…

American citizen

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And I also am very nervous about implants. You know, I'm just nervous about all that. So I could still do it.…

Adapt

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But I'm looking at life, and I'm putting nothing off.

Life

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My father's ashes are not yet interred.strangely, I find the fact that he isn't properly laid to rest helps me when I'm…

Acting

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God always has another custard pie up his sleeve.

God

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I became the butterfly. I got out of the cocoon, and I flew.

Butterfly

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There were times after my marriage ended where, you know, I really felt like I was at the bottom of a mountain,…

Bottom

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I don't know how I dealt with it. I went to a shrink.

Dealt

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But I don't want anybody to say have the right to say well if you bloody Brits don't like it go home.…

Bloody

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I find love from time to time.

Love

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Over the last few years, my comfort level with how I look has improved. My age has helped. You get used to…

Accept yourself

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I believe I have lots of time. I have to believe that, that it won't come back, and that that's why I'm…

Believe

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I don't want marriage. You know why? Because I did that. I did it for 32 years.

Marriage

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And I would urge all women to have that regular mammogram.

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I think - I think I've always been kind of - I used to think of myself as a piece of rubber…

Bounce

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I don't want to have to say, Honey, you know, could you turn off the sports channel because I'm not a big…

Honey

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It eats you up. It eats you up. And you have to - I had a lot of help. I had a…

Able

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And yet, I suppose you mourn the loss or the death of what you thought your life was, even if you find…

Death

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I don't want to marry again. I did that.

Want

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I don't put off any time with my grandchildren. I don't put off a thing.

Grandchildren

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