Natasha Richardson Biography
Natasha Jane Richardson was an English stage and screen actress.
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 in Ken Russell's Gothic, and Patty Hearst in the eponymous 1988 film directed by Paul Schrader, and later 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, The Handmaid's Tale, Nell, The Parent Trap, and Maid in Manhattan.
Her first marriage to filmmaker Robert Fox ended in divorce in 1992. In 1994, she married fellow 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. Source: Wikipedia
Biography Snapshot
- Name:
- Natasha Richardson
- Nationality:
- United States of America
- Profession:
- Actor, Film Producer
- Ethnicity:
- British people
- Religion:
- Christianity
- Date of Birth:
- May 11, 1963
- Astrological Sign:
- Taurus
- Date of Death:
- March 18, 2009
- Age at Death:
- 45
- Cause of Death:
- Skiing accident, Epidural hematoma, Traumatic brain injury
Marriages
Divorces
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