- Was a great friend of actress Vivien Leigh.
- She and her three children Vanessa Redgrave, Corin Redgrave and Lynn Redgrave all appeared in films that won the Academy Award for Best Picture: Rachel appeared in Tom Jones (1963) and Out of Africa (1985), Lynn also appeared in Tom Jones (1963) and Vanessa and Corin both appeared in A Man for All Seasons (1966).
- She appeared in films with all three of her children: Vanessa Redgrave in The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968) and Déjà Vu (1997), Corin Redgrave in The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968) and Lynn Redgrave in Tom Jones (1963), Georgy Girl (1966) and The Virgin Soldiers (1969).
- She played the mother of her daughter Vanessa Redgrave in both The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968) and Déjà Vu (1997).
- She had a close and enduring friendship with Dame Edith Evans, despite the fact that Evans had had a brief affair with her husband Michael Redgrave (who was twenty years Dame Edith's junior) soon after their marriage.
- She was at the Liverpool Repertory Theatre 1935/36.
- Her father was headmaster of the Royal Naval College , Dartmouth.
- Her London debut was 8 November 1933 as Blanca in 'The Lady From Alfaqueque' at the Westminster Theatre.
- She made her film debut in 1941 in 'Jeannie'.
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