Jemma Redgrave

Biography

Jemima (Jemma) Rebecca Redgrave (born 14 January 1965) is a fourth-generation English actress of the Redgrave family. She played the title character in four series of Bramwell. As well as a career in television, she has appeared in many onstage productions and on film, including her portrayal of Evie Wilcox in the BAFTA-award winning Merchant Ivory adaptation of Howards End. She is the daughter of actor Corin Redgrave and his first wife Deirdre Hamilton-Hill. They divorced when Jemma was nine. She is the granddaughter of Sir Michael Redgrave and Rachel Kempson, and the niece of actresses Van…