Lynn Redgrave, a low key but immensely talented member of her family's acting dynasty who rose to fame in the 1960s as the title character of 'Georgy Girl' and later scored an Oscar nomination for 'Gods and Monsters,' died Sunday night after a lengthy battle with breast cancer, her family announced. She was 67.
"Our beloved mother Lynn Rachel passed away peacefully after a seven-year journey with breast cancer," her children Ben, Pema and Annabel said on Monday. Her publicist Rick Miramontez said Redgrave died peacefully Sunday night at her home in Connecticut.
The news comes a year after niece Natasha Richardson died from head injuries sustained in a skiing accident and just a month after the loss of her older brother, Corin Redgrave She lived, loved and worked harder than ever before," her kid's statement read. "The endless memories she created as a mother, grandmother, writer, actor and friend will sustain us for the rest of our lives. Our entire family asks for privacy through this difficult time."
The youngest child of Michael Redgrave and Rachel Kempson, Lynn Redgrave never quite managed the acclaim -- or notoriety -- of elder sibling Vanessa Redgrave, but received Oscar nominations for 'Georgy Girl' and 'Gods and Monsters,' and Tony nominations for 'Mrs. Warren's Profession,' 'Shakespeare for My Father' and 'The Constant Wife.'
"Vanessa was the one expected to be the great actress," Lynn Redgrave told The Associated Press in 1999. "It was always, 'Corin's the brain, Vanessa the shining star, oh, and then there's Lynn.'"
In the theater, Redgrave, with her striking dark red hair, often displayed a sunny, sweet and open personality, much like her ebullient offstage personality. It worked well in such shows as 'Black Comedy,' her Broadway debut in 1972, and again two years later in 'My Fat Friend,' a comedy about an overweight young woman who sheds pounds to find romance.
Tall and blue-eyed like her sister, she was as open about her personal life as Vanessa has been about politics. In plays and in interviews, Lynn Redgrave confided about her family, her marriage and her health.
She acknowledged that she suffered from bulimia and served as a spokeswoman for Weight Watchers. With daughter Annabel Clark, she released a 2004 book about her fight with cancer, 'Journal: A Mother and Daughter's Recovery From Breast Cancer.'
In recent years, Redgrave made her presence known in the United States with cameos on popular TV shows like 'Ugly Betty,' 'Law & Order: CI' and 'Desperate Housewives.'
Lynn Redgrave is survived by six grandchildren, her sister Vanessa and four nephews and nieces, including 'Nip/Tuck actress Joley Richardson. A private funeral will be held later this week.
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