Nun Horror Story" or Vanessa Redgrave in "The Devils". Nun A nun is a member of a religious community of women, typically living under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience in the enclosure of a monastery. Communities of nuns exist in numerous religious traditions, including Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Jainism, and Taoism. In the Buddhist tradition, female monastics are known as Bhikkhuni, and take several additional vows compared to male monastics (bhikkhus). Nuns are most common in Mahayana Buddhism, but have more recently become more prevalent in other traditions. Within Christianity, women religious, known as nuns or religious sisters, are found in
Vanessa Redgrave narrated Patrick Keiller's semi-fictional documentary, "Robinson in Ruins" (2010). Since 2012, Redgrave has narrated the BBC series "Call The Midwife". She also played leading roles in two historical films: Shakespeare's "Coriolanus" (which marked actor Ralph Fiennes' directorial debut), in which she plays Volumnia; and Roland Emmerich's "Anonymous" (both 2011), as . Subsequently, she starred with Terence Stamp and Gemma Arterton in the British comedy-drama "Song for Marion" (US: "Unfinished Song", 2012) and with Forest Whitaker in "The Butler" (2013), directed by Lee Daniels. She also appeared with Steve Carell and Channing Tatum in the drama "Foxcatcher" (2014). In 2017, at