Natasha 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Natasha Richardson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Saturday Night Live

Great Performances

Sherlock Holmes

Tales from the Crypt

Top Chef

Screen Two

The Reichen Show

The Parent Trap

All Movies (33)

• The Wildest Dream2010 · as Ruth Mallory (voice)
• Wild Child2008 · as Mrs. Kingsley
• Evening2007 · as Constance Haverford
• Mastersons of Manhattan2007 · as Victoria Masterson
• Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film2006 · as Self
• The White Countess2005 · as Countess Sofia Belinskya
• Asylum2005 · as Stella Raphael
• Waking Up in Reno2002 · as Darlene Dodd
• Maid in Manhattan2002 · as Caroline Lane
• Chelsea Walls2001 · as Mary
• Blow Dry2001 · as Shelley Allen
• Haven2001 · as Ruth Gruber
• Intimate Portrait: Lauren Bacall1999 · as Narrator
• The Parent Trap1998 · as Elizabeth James
• The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful1996 · as Self
• Nell1994 · as Dr. Paula Olsen
• Widows' Peak1994 · as Edwina Broome
• Zelda1993 · as Zelda Fitzgerald
• Suddenly, Last Summer1993 · as Catharine Holly
• Hostages1992 · as Jill Morrell
• Past Midnight1992 · as Laura Mathews
• The Favour, the Watch and the Very Big Fish1991 · as Sybil
• The Comfort of Strangers1990 · as Mary
• The Handmaid's Tale1990 · as Kate
• Fat Man and Little Boy1989 · as Jean Tatlock
• Patty Hearst1988 · as Patricia Hearst
• A Month in the Country1987 · as Alice Keach
• Ghosts1987 · as Regina Engstrand
• Gothic1987 · as Mary Shelley
• In the Secret State1985 · as Jilly
• Every Picture Tells a Story1984 · as Miss Bridle
• High Crime1973 · as Girl Playing Hopscotch (uncredited)
• The Charge of the Light Brigade1968 · as Flower Girl at Wedding (Uncredited)

All TV Shows (13)

• Top Chef2006 · as Self - Guest Judge
• The Reichen Show2005 · as Self
• The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century1996 · as Vera Brittain
• Performance1991 · as Catharine Holly
• Tales from the Crypt1989 · as Fiona Havisham
• Worlds Beyond1986 · as Samantha Stanway
• Theatre Night1985 · as Regina Engstrand
• Screen Two1985 · as Jilly
• Oxbridge Blues1984 · as Gabriella
• Sherlock Holmes1984 · as Violet Hunter
• The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes1984 · as Violet Hunter
• Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self (uncredited)
• Great Performances1971 · as Catharine Holly