Vanessa Redgrave says she has a fun side too

0 Comments | AFP, March, 2008

LOS ANGELES (AFP) — Despite her reputation as one of Britain's leading serious stage and screen actresses, Vanessa Redgrave says she enjoys a laugh and will consider any role as long as it tells a good story.

"I've always been attracted to scripts that say something about society at any time in history. Which doesn't mean I can't enjoy acting in an action film like 'Mission Impossible' where I got to tease and taunt Tom Cruise," said the actress during a trip to Hollywood.

"Despite my reputation as being a serious actress, particularly on stage, and supporting several diverse causes off camera per se, I still always seek the entertainment value in projects that I choose to make."

The 71-year-old actress was in town to promote the two-hour, made-for-TV movie...