Actress Lynn Redgrave dies at 67

Director Joseph Hardy: "She was a great lover of what she did"

Film and stage star Lynn Redgrave has died of breast cancer at the age of 67.

"Our beloved mother Lynn Rachel passed away peacefully after a seven-year journey with breast cancer," her children said on Monday.

Her son Ben and daughters Pema and Annabel were with her when she died in Connecticut on Sunday, Redgrave's publicist Rick Miramontez said.

A member of the Redgrave acting dynasty, she is the third member of her family to die in the past year.

She was first treated for breast cancer in 2003.

"She lived, loved and worked harder than ever before. The endless memories she created as a mother, grandmother, writer, actor and friend will sustain us for the rest of our lives," her children's statement read.

A private funeral is expected to be held later this week.