Redgrave’s haggard look might stem from death of her gorgeous daughter, Natasha Richardson, in a ski accident. Tough for any mother to handle.
Natasha starred in a movie on my all-time-favorites list: The White Countess.
I’ve always heard that caring parent never fully recovers from the death of a child. Especially a child who made it all the way to the age of 46. I think Liam Neeson was her husband. Everything about the tragedy was very high profile.
The Redgraves were theater royalty in England then, similar to our Barrymores.