Natasha Richardson
Natasha Richardson is a British born theater, film, and television actress who made her feature film debut in 1986 as Mary Shelley in the film Gothic. She is the daughter of actress Vanessa Redgrave and has starred in over twenty five films as well as several famous roles on Broadway.
Fast Facts
- Born: May 11, 1963
- Sister: Joely Richardson
- Husband: Liam Neeson
- Was married to Robert Fox
- Has two sons
- Won a Tony Award for her performance in Cabaret
Early Life
Named after the heroine in Leo Tolstoy's novel War and Peace, Richardson was born into a film family. Her father was a director and producer and her mother an actress. By the age of four, Richardson acted in her father's film The Charge of the Light Brigade and in her teens studied at the London Central School of Speech and Drama.
A Career On and Off the Stage
Richardson has found success both on and off the stage. After her debut role in Gothic, director Paul Schrader cast her in his film Patty Hearst. The roles continued on the big screen with notable performances in A Month in the Country, Fat Man and Little Boy The Handmaid's Tale, and The Comfort of Strangers. Between films, Richardson explores roles on stage such as Tracey Lord in High Society, the title role in Anna Christie and Sally Bowles in Cabaret.
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