Biography
This page uses content from the Natasha Richardson biography page on the English version of Wikipedia and is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. This list of authors can be seen in the page history. Rotten Tomatoes disclaims any and all warranties as to the accuracy or reliability of the content.
Natasha Jane Richardson (born May 11, 1963 in London), is a Tony Award-winning English actress and member of the Redgrave family, an enduring theatrical dynasty. Since 1994, Richardson has been married to actor Liam Neeson, and they have two sons, Michael and Daniel. She is well-known through several leading roles in feature film, however, she is most famous through her award-winning roles on Broadway.
Biography
Early life
Named after the heroine in Leo Tolstoy's famous novel, War and Peace, she made her film debut at the age of four in a film directed by her father, Charge of the Light Brigade, in the year 1968. She trained at St. Paul's Girls' School for several years and then advanced to London's Central School of Speech and Drama. Thereafter she underwent her first professional work at the Leeds Playhouse in England. Like the entirety of the Redgrave family, she went on to specialize in Shakespeare at London's Old Vic theatre.
The Redgraves
Richardson is the daughter of the late director Tony Richardson and Academy Award-winning actress Vanessa Redgrave, and a granddaughter of the late actors Sir Michael Redgrave and Rachel Kempson. Her sister is Joely Richardson, of the television drama Nip/Tuck. She is the niece of actress Lynn Redgrave and actor Corin Redgrave, and cousin of Jemma Redgrave.
Career
She began her successful career at the Leeds, England regional playhouse, then appeared in a feature directed by her father, at age four. Her film acting debut in Every Picture Tells a Story in 1984, was followed by a CBS Miniseries event, Ellis Island. A year later, Richardson appeared in a revival of Anton Chekhov's The Seagull; her first professional work in London's West End. That same year she made her UK television debut alongside Jeremy Brett and David Burke in The Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes appearing as Violet Hunter in the episode The Copper Beeches. Soon after, she starred in the London stage production High Society, adapted from the acclaimed Cole Porter film and successively portrayed Mary Godwin in the 1987 Ken Russell film, Gothic. The same year she starred opposite Kenneth Branagh and Colin Firth in A Month in the Country, directed by Pat O'Connor. A major moment in advancement was upon her performance in The Handmaid's Tale (1990), playing opposite Robert Duvall and Faye Dunaway.
Family life
Her first marriage was to theatrical producer Robert Fox, from the years 1984 through 1993. However, she has been married to Northern Irish actor Liam Neeson since late 1994. Richardson and Neeson are parents of two sons: MicheƔl Richard Antonio Neeson (born June 22, 1995), and Daniel Jack Neeson (born August 27, 1996).
Selected films
- The White Countess (2005) - Countess Sofia Belinskya
- Asylum (2005) - Stella Raphael
- Maid in Manhattan (2002) - Caroline Lane
- Blow Dry (2001) - Shelley Allen
- Haven (2000) - Ruth Gruber
- The Parent Trap (1998) - Elizabeth James
- Nell (1994) - Dr. Paula Olsen
- Widows' Peak (1994) - Mrs. Edwina Broome
- The Handmaid's Tale (1990) - Kate/Offred
- The Comfort of Strangers (1990) - Mary
- Patty Hearst (1988) - Patrica Hearst
- Gothic (1986) - Mary Shelley
External link
- Interpreting Tennessee Williams Working in the Theatre Seminar video at American Theatre Wing, April 2005
Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify the biographical information on this page under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation.
IGN RSS Feeds