Joyce Redman
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Joyce Redman (born December 9, 1918) is a British actress.
She was born in County Mayo, Ireland, to an Anglo-Irish family. She was educated by a private governess in Ireland, along with her three sisters. She was trained in acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.
Her acting roles have been primarily in the theatre and in television movies. Her most successful efforts on the stage were during the 1940s, in Shadow and Substance, Claudia, and Lady Precious Stream. In 1974, Redman played Sophie Dupin, the mother of George Sand, in the BBC serial Notorious Woman. She has also appeared in some movie releases.
She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her work in Tom Jones (1963) and also for Othello (1965). Her work on Othello earned her a 1965 Golden Globe nomination.
[edit] Family
She is the aunt of actress Amanda Redman.
[edit] Selected filmography
- Prudence and the Pill (1968)
- Othello (1965)
- Tom Jones (1963)
- One of Our Aircraft Is Missing (1942)
