Natasha Richardson

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Biography

A scion of the Redgrave acting dynasty, Natasha Richardson offered impressive performances in a handful of film and television appearances, often employing a flawless American accent despite her proper British upbringing. Though she made her acting debut when she was just four years old, Richardson officially began her career doing regional theater in London and Leeds, where she delivered a sterling performance in "The Seagull" (1985). Much …
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Job Title

Actor, Producer, Music

Born

Natasha Jane Richardson on May 11, 1963 in London, England, GB

Career Milestones

2009

Played the roles of mother and daughter, opposite Vanessa Redgrave, in a one-night benefit concert version of "A Little Night Music" at Studio 54 in New York

2007

Appeared alongside her mother, Vanessa Redgrave in the ensemble film, "Evening"

2005

Cast as Blanche DuBois in a revival of Tennessee Williams' "A Streetcar Named Desire" opposite John C. Reilly

2005

Starred opposite Ian McKellen in the psychological thriller "Asylum"

2002

Cast as a New York socialite in "Maid In Manhattan"

2002

Had featured role in the ensemble comedy "Waking Up in Reno"

2001

Starred in the based-on-fact CBS miniseries "Haven"

2001

Had featured role in the screen comedy "Blow Dry"

1998

First film in four years, "The Parent Trap"

1998

Returned to the NY stage to play Sally Bowles in the Sam Mendes-Rob Marshall helmed revival of "Cabaret"

1994

Appeared alongside Neeson and Jodie Foster in "Nell"

1993

Made Broadway debut starring opposite Liam Neeson in a revival of Eugene O'Neill's "Anna Christie"; received Tony Award nomination

1993

Re-teamed with director Pat O'Connor to play the title role in "Zelda," a TNT biopic about the Southern wife of American author F. Scott Fitzgerald

1993

Had role of Catharine Holly in the PBS presentation of "Suddenly, Last Summer"

1990

Starred with Robert Duvall and Faye Dunaway in "The Handmaid's Tale"

1988

Played the title role in the biographical film directed by Paul Schrader, "Patty Hearst"

1987

Co-starred with Kenneth Branagh and Colin Firth in "A Month in the Country"; directed by Pat O'Connor

1987

Portrayed Mary Godwin in the Ken Russell film, "Gothic"

1986

Starred in the London stage production of "High Society"

1985

West End debut opposite mother, Vanessa Redgrave, in a revival of Anton Chekhov's "The Seagull"

1984

Film acting debut in "Every Picture Tells a Story"

1984

American TV acting debut, the CBS miniseries "Ellis Island"

Joined the New Shakespeare Company

Began career in regional theater with Leeds Playhouse

1968

Made film debut at the age of four in a film directed by her father, "The Charge of the Light Brigade"; also starred her mother Vanessa Redgrave

Awards

1998

Tony Award for Actress (Musical)

1994

Karlovy Vary International Film Festival for Best Actress Award in Widow's Peak