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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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Filmography
all 41
Movies 33
TV Shows 8
self 5
Voice 1
The Wildest Dream (2010)
Wild Child (2008)
Constantine's Sword (2008)
Evening (2007)
Mastersons of Manhattan (2007)
Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film (2006)
Top Chef (2006)
The Reichen Show (2005)
The White Countess (2005)
Asylum (2005)
Waking Up in Reno (2002)
Maid in Manhattan (2002)
Chelsea Walls (2001)
Blow Dry (2001)
Haven (2001)
The Parent Trap (1998)
The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century (1996)
The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful (1996)
Nell (1994)
Widows' Peak (1994)
Zelda (1993)
Suddenly, Last Summer (1993)
Hostages (1992)
Past Midnight (1992)
Charlie Rose (1991)
The Favor, the Watch and the Very Big Fish (1991)
The Comfort of Strangers (1990)
The Handmaid's Tale (1990)
Fat Man and Little Boy (1989)
Tales from the Crypt (1989)
Patty Hearst (1988)
A Month in the Country (1987)
Ghosts (1987)
Gothic (1986)
In the Secret State (1985)
Every Picture Tells a Story (1984)
Oxbridge Blues (1984)
Sherlock Holmes (1984)
High Crime (1973)
Great Performances (1971)
The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968)
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1963-05-11
Deathday2009-03-18 (45 years old)
Birth NameNatasha Jane Richardson
Birth PlaceMarylebone, United Kingdom
ReligionCatholicism
Height
RelationshipsRobert Fox (1990-01-01 - 1992-01-01), Liam Neeson (1994-07-01 - 2009-03-18)
ChildrenDaniel Jack Neeson, Micheál Richardson
FatherTony Richardson
MotherVanessa Redgrave
SiblingsCarlo Gabriel Nero, Joely Richardson
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom, United States of America
Also Known AsNatasha Jane Richardson
AwardsTheatre World Award, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical, Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical
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