Natasha Richardson (1963 - )
Natasha Richardson was born in London, England on May 11, 1963. Her nickname is Tasha.
Natasha Richardson was born to an extremely gifted and famous family. Her father, Tony Richardson is a director, writer, producer and actor. He directed THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA for TV in 1990. Her mother, Vanessa Redgrave, is a an award winning actress.
She had the title role in THE WHITE COUNTESS in 2005. Natasha Richardson's sister, Joely Richardson, starred in THE FEVER in 2004. She is the granddaughter of Michael Redgrave
and Rachel Kempson. Michael Redgrave was the narrator for A CHRISTMAS CAROL in 1971. Her grandmother starred in DEJA VU in 1997. Natasha Richardson is the neice of Lynn Redgrave who also starred in THE WHITE COUNTESS in 2005.
In 1894, Robert Fox, the producer of CLOSER in 2004, married Natasha Richardson. They were divorced in 1993. Franco Nero gave Natasha Richardson away at her marriage to Liam Neeson in 1994. They have two children,Michael and Daniel Jack. Liam Neeson recently starred in THE
CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE in 2005. He was the voice of Aslan.
Trained at London's Central School of Speech, Natasha Richardson has performed extensively on stage. Some of her works on stage include, A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, OPHELIA IN HAMLET. In 1986 Richardson achieved the London Drama Critics' Most Promising Newcomer Award for her performance of Nina in THE SEAGULL. In 1987 she played Tracey Lord in Richard Eyre's, HIGH SOCIETY. In 1992, Natasha Richardson performed the title role of ANNA CHRISTIE and was voted London Drama Critics' Award for Best Actress.
Natasha Richardson's television credits include, Henrik Ibsen's GHOSTS for BBC, which also starred Judi Dench, Michael Gambon and Kenneth Branagh. For HBO she was featured in HOSTAGES in 1993 and in the same year for BBC she was featured in SUDDENLY, LAST SUMMER. In 1993 she starred in a TNT movie, ZELDA, with Timothy Hutton. She also played Ruth Gruber for CBS in 2001 in the min-series, HAVEN.
Natasha Richardson made her debut as Mary Shelley in Ken Russell's GOTHIC in 1986. Her acting caught the attention of director Paul Schrader who cast her in the title role in PATTY HEARST in 1988.
Since 1988, Natasha Richardson has been in several successful films. She had a role in Pat O'Connor's A MONTH IN THE COUNTRY in 1987, ROLAND JOFFE'S FAT MAN AND LITTLE BOY in 1989, THE FAVOUR,THE WATCH AND THE VERY BIG FISH in 1991.
For her role in Volker Schlondorff's THE HANDMAID'S TALE in 1990 and Schrader's THE COMFORT OF STRANGERS in 1990, Natasha Richardson was awarded The London Evening Standard Award for Best Actress in 1990. In 1994 she won the Best Actress Award at the 1994 Karlovy Vary Festival for her role in WIDOWS' PEAK where she co-starred with Mia Farrow and Joan Plowright.
In 1995, Natasha Richardson, co-starred with Jodie Foster and Liam Neeson in NELL. In 1998, she co-starred with Dennis Quaid in THE PARENT TRAP. In 2001 Natasha Richardson acted in two films, BLOW DRY and CHELSEA WALLS.
Natasha Richardson is an accomplished cook. She is known for her lavish dinner parties that her and her husband, Liam Neeson, regularly have at their upstate New York estate.
Some of Natasha Richardson's credit include -
EVENING (2007)
THE WHITE COUNTESS - 2005
MAID IN MANHATTAN - 2002
CHELSEA WALLS - 2001
LOSER - 2000
THE PARENT TRAP - 1998
THE GOOD, THE BAD & THE BEAUTIFUL - TV - 1996
WIDOWS' PEAK - 1994
ZELDA - 1993
PAST MIDNIGHT - 1992
THE HANDMAID'S TALE - 1990
PATTY HEARST - 1988
THE ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES: THE COPPER BEECHES - 1985
EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY - 1983
THE CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE - 1968
Awards achieved by Nataasha Richardson -
Evening Standard British Film Award - ASYLUM - 2006
Evening Standard British Film Award - THE COMFORT OF STRANGERS - 1991
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival - WIDOWS' PEAK - 1994
