Rachel Kempson
Actress

Rachel Kempson Net Worth

Rachel Kempson was born in Dartmouth, Devon, England in 1910 and trained at RADA before making her professional stage debut in 1933. She married actor Michael Redgrave in 1935 and had three children, Vanessa, Corin and Lynn Redgrave, who all went on to become celebrated actors. Rachel co-starred with her husband in a number of plays and films, and wrote her autobiography "Life Among the Redgraves" in 1986. She passed away in 2002 at the age of 92, leaving behind a legacy of acting that has been passed down to her grandchildren, Natasha Richardson, Joely Richardson and Jemma Redgrave.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Actress
Birth Day May 28, 1910
Birth Place  Dartmouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Age 110 YEARS OLD
Died On 24 May 2003(2003-05-24) (aged 92)\nMillbrook, New York, U.S.
Birth Sign Gemini
Cause of death Stroke
Alma mater Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Occupation Actress
Years active 1938–1997
Spouse(s) Michael Redgrave (m. 1935; d. 1985)
Children Vanessa Redgrave Corin Redgrave Lynn Redgrave
Family Kempson, Redgrave

💰 Net worth: $100K - $1M

Biography/Timeline

1935

Kempson married fellow actor Michael Redgrave in 1935, and became the daughter-in-law of Roy Redgrave and Margaret Scudamore. Kempson was the mother of Vanessa (born 1937), Corin (1939–2010) and Lynn Redgrave (1943–2010) and the grandmother of Joely and Natasha Richardson (1963–2009), Jemma Redgrave, Luke Redgrave, Arden Redgrave, Harvey Redgrave, Carlo Gabriel Nero, Benjamin B. Clark, Kelly B. Clark and Annabel Lucy Clark.

2009

In 1959 her husband was knighted, and she became, formally, Lady Redgrave. She never used this title professionally. In 2003, four days before what would have been her 93rd birthday, she died of a stroke at the home of her granddaughter, Natasha Richardson, in Millbrook, New York. Richardson died on 18 March 2009 in a skiing accident and was buried near Kempson. Kempson's youngest daughter, Lynn Redgrave was also buried in the same cemetery on 8 May 2010, near Kempson and Richardson. When Rachel died she was survived by 10 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.

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