Natasha Richardson
Known for Acting · 49 credits
- Born
- 1963-05-11
- Died
- 2009-03-18
- Place of birth
- London, England, UK
- Also known as
- Natasha Jane Richardson
Biography
Natasha Jane Richardson (11 May 1963 – 18 March 2009) was an English actress of stage and screen. A member of the Redgrave family, she was the daughter of actress Vanessa Redgrave and director/producer Tony Richardson and the granddaughter of Michael Redgrave and Rachel Kempson. Early in her career, she portrayed Mary Shelley and Patty Hearst in feature films, and she received critical acclaim and a Theatre World Award for her Broadway debut in the 1993 revival of Anna Christie. She won the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical, the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical, and the Outer Critics Circle Award for her performance as Sally Bowles in the 1998 Broadway revival of Cabaret. Some of her notable films included Patty Hearst (1988), The Handmaid's Tale (1990), Nell (1994), The Parent Trap (1998) and Maid in Manhattan (2002).
Her first marriage to filmmaker Robert Fox ended in divorce in 1992. In 1994, she married Irish actor Liam Neeson, whom she had met when the two appeared in Anna Christie. The couple had two sons, Micheál and Daniel. Richardson's father died of AIDS-related causes in 1991. She helped raise millions of dollars in the fight against AIDS through the charity amfAR, the American Foundation for AIDS Research. Richardson died in 2009 following a head injury sustained when she fell during a skiing lesson in Quebec.
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Known For
TV Shows (16)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self (uncredited)
Great Performances
1971
as Catharine Holly
Sherlock Holmes
1984
as Violet Hunter
The Reichen Show
2005
as Self
Screen Two
1985
as Jilly
Tales from the Crypt
1989
as Fiona Havisham
Top Chef
2006
as Self - Guest Judge
Film '72
1971
as Self
Performance
1991
as Catharine Holly
The Word
1990
Worlds Beyond
1986
as Samantha Stanway
Theatre Night
1985
as Regina Engstrand
Oxbridge Blues
1984
as Gabriella
Haven
2001
as Ruth Gruber
The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century
1996
as Vera Brittain
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
1984
as Violet Hunter
Movies (33)
The Parent Trap
1998
as Elizabeth James
Nell
1994
as Dr. Paula Olsen
Wild Child
2008
as Mrs. Kingsley
Maid in Manhattan
2002
as Caroline Lane
The Handmaid's Tale
1990
as Kate
Widows' Peak
1994
as Edwina Broome
Fat Man and Little Boy
1989
as Jean Tatlock
Asylum
2005
as Stella Raphael
The Comfort of Strangers
1990
as Mary
The Charge of the Light Brigade
1968
as Flower Girl at Wedding (Uncredited)
Patty Hearst
1988
as Patricia Hearst
Evening
2007
as Constance Haverford
Waking Up in Reno
2002
as Darlene Dodd
Blow Dry
2001
as Shelley Allen
A Month in the Country
1987
as Alice Keach
Suddenly, Last Summer
1993
as Catharine Holly
Gothic
1987
as Mary Shelley
The Wildest Dream
2010
as Ruth Mallory (voice)
The White Countess
2005
as Countess Sofia Belinskya
Haven
2001
as Ruth Gruber
Past Midnight
1992
as Laura Mathews
Chelsea Walls
2001
as Mary
High Crime
1973
as Girl Playing Hopscotch (uncredited)
Ghosts
1987
as Regina Engstrand
Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film
2006
as Self
The Favour, the Watch and the Very Big Fish
1991
as Sybil
Mastersons of Manhattan
2007
as Victoria Masterson
In the Secret State
1985
as Jilly
Zelda
1993
as Zelda Fitzgerald
The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful
1996
as Self
Intimate Portrait: Lauren Bacall
1999
as Narrator
Hostages
1992
as Jill Morrell
Every Picture Tells a Story
1984
as Miss Bridle
About Natasha Richardson
Natasha Jane Richardson (11 May 1963 – 18 March 2009) was an English actress of stage and screen. A member of the Redgrave family, she was the daughter of actress Vanessa Redgrave and director/producer Tony Richardson and the granddaughter of Michael Redgrave and Rachel Kempson. Early in her career, she portrayed Mary Shelley and Patty Hearst in feature films, and she received critical acclaim and a Theatre World Award for her Broadway debut in the 1993 revival of Anna Christie. She won the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress… With 49 credits spanning from 1968 to 2010, Natasha Richardson has appeared in 33 films and 16 TV shows.
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- The Parent Trap (1998) — as Elizabeth James
- Nell (1994) — as Dr. Paula Olsen
- Wild Child (2008) — as Mrs. Kingsley
- Maid in Manhattan (2002) — as Caroline Lane
- The Handmaid's Tale (1990) — as Kate
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