Natasha Richardson
Born: 1963-05-11 in London, England, United Kingdom
Died: 2009-03-18
Known For: Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Natasha Richardson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
2010
- The Wildest Dream as Ruth Mallory (voice)
2008
- Wild Child as Mrs. Kingsley
2007
- Evening as Constance Haverford
- Mastersons of Manhattan as Victoria Masterson
2006
- Top Chef as Herself - Guest Judge
- Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film as Self
2005
- The Reichen Show as Self
- Asylum as Stella Raphael
- The White Countess as Countess Sofia Belinskya
2002
- Maid in Manhattan as Caroline Lane
- Waking Up in Reno as Darlene Dodd
2001
- Haven as Ruth Gruber
- Blow Dry as Shelley Allen
- Chelsea Walls as Mary
1999
- Intimate Portrait: Lauren Bacall as Narrator
1998
- The Parent Trap as Elizabeth James
1996
- The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century as Vera Brittain
- The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful as Self
1994
- Nell as Dr. Paula Olsen
- Widows' Peak as Edwina Broome
1993
- Suddenly, Last Summer as Catharine Holly
- Zelda as Zelda Fitzgerald
1992
- Past Midnight as Laura Mathews
- Hostages as Jill Morrell
1991
- Performance as Catharine Holly
- The Favour, the Watch and the Very Big Fish as Sybil
1990
- The Comfort of Strangers as Mary
- The Handmaid's Tale as Kate
1989
- Tales from the Crypt as Fiona Havisham
- Fat Man and Little Boy as Jean Tatlock
1988
- Patty Hearst as Patricia Hearst
1987
- Gothic as Mary Shelley
- A Month in the Country as Alice Keach
- Ghosts as Regina Engstrand
1985
- Theatre Night as Regina Engstrand
- In the Secret State as Jilly
1984
- Sherlock Holmes as Violet Hunter
- Oxbridge Blues as Gabriella
- Every Picture Tells a Story as Miss Bridle
1973
- High Crime as Girl Playing Hopscotch (uncredited)
1971
- Great Performances as Catharine Holly
1968
- The Charge of the Light Brigade as Flower Girl at Wedding (Uncredited)