Biographie

He, his daughter Lynn Redgrave and his son Corin Redgrave all appeared in adaptations of the 1898 novella "The Turn of the Screw" by Henry James: Michael played the Uncle in Les Innocents (1961), Lynn played Miss Jane Cubberly in Le tour d'écrou (1974) and Corin played the Professor in The Turn of the Screw (2009).

He and his three children Corin Redgrave, Lynn Redgrave and Vanessa Redgrave all appeared in films directed by Sidney Lumet: Michael in La Colline des hommes perdus (1965), Corin in M.15 demande protection (1967), Lynn in M.15 demande protection (1967) and The Last of the Mobile Hot Shots (1970) and Vanessa in La mouette (1968) and Le crime de l'Orient-Express (1974).

In Britain Redgrave's autobiography was called "In My Mind's Eye" while in the U.S. the title was changed to "In My Mind's I.".

According to his daughter, Vanessa, and son Corin, Sir Michael's favourite film roles were in L'ombre d'un homme (1951), La solitude du coureur de fond (1962) and Les briseurs de barrages (1955), (speaking at a screening to mark the centenary of his birthday, 7th February 2008 at the Barbican centre, London.).

Father of Lynn Redgrave, Corin Redgrave, and Vanessa Redgrave. Grandfather of Natasha Richardson, Joely Richardson, Carlo Gabriel Nero, and Jemma Redgrave.