For her performance as Sally Bowles in the 1998 Broadway production of “Cabaret,” Natasha Richardson was nominated for a Tony Award and ultimately won the award for Best Actress in a Musical.
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Natasha Richardson Early Life
Originally named Natasha Jane Richardson, Natasha Richardson entered the world on May 11, 1963, in Marylebone, London.
She was a member of the acting dynasty the Redgrave family. Tony Richardson (who passed away in 1991) was a director and producer, and Natasha’s mother, Vanessa Redgrave, is an actress who has won an Oscar, a Golden Globe, a BAFTA, a Primetime Emmy, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a Tony Award.
Natasha had three siblings: Joely Richardson (another actress) and Carlo Gabriel Nero (a filmmaker and screenwriter) and Katharine Grimond Hess (a lawyer). After her parents divorced in 1967, 4-year-old Natasha appeared in her father’s 1968 film “The Charge of the Light Brigade” without receiving any credit for her work. Richardson received her education at the Central School of Speech and Drama after completing her time at the independent London schools Lycée Français Charles de Gaulle and St. Paul’s Girls’ School.
Natasha Richardson en “La condesa blanca” James Ivory, donde también estaban su madre y su tía, Lynn Redgrave pic.twitter.com/miGfcNkK2v
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Natasha Richardson Career
At the West Yorkshire Playhouse in Leeds, Natasha featured in “On the Razzle,” “Top Girls,” and “Charley’s Aunt” in the 1990s. She made an uncredited appearance in the film “High Crime” in 1973.
She made her Broadway debut in ‘Anna Christie in ’93, costarring with her future husband, Liam Neeson and appeared in a 1985 West End production of Anton Chekhov’s ‘The Seagull’ with her mother.
Richardson’s filmography in the 1980s includes roles as diverse as Mary Shelley in 1986’s “Gothic” and the title role in 1988’s “Patty Hearst,” as well as “Every Picture Tells a Story” (1983) and “A Month in the Country” (1987).
In addition to her role in the CBS miniseries “Ellis Island,” she has appeared as a guest star on the TV shows “Oxbridge Blues” (1984), “Screen Two” (1985), “The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes” (1985), and “Worlds Beyond” (1987).
(1984). Before appearing in “The Comfort of Strangers” (1990), “The Favour, the Watch, and the Very Big Fish” (1991), “Past Midnight” (1992), “Nell” (1994), and “Widows’ Peak” (1996), Natasha played as Kate/Offred in the dystopian film “The Handmaid’s Tale” (1990) starring Faye Dunaway and Aidan Quinn (1994).
She appeared in “Tales from the Crypt” as a guest star and co-starred with Dennis Quaid and Lindsay Lohan in the 1998 film “The Parent Trap,” which made $92.1 million on a budget of $15 million (1996).
Richardson played Zelda Fitzgerald in the 1993 TNT film of the same name, and she also had prominent roles in the 1992 and 1993 television films Hostages and Suddenly Last Summer, respectively (1993).
She acted in the romantic comedy “Blow Dry” alongside Alan Rickman, Rachel Griffiths, Rachael Leigh Cook, and Josh Hartnett in 2001, and she also made appearances in the Ethan Hawke film “Chelsea Walls” and the TV drama “Haven.” The 2002 picture “Maid in Manhattan,” starring Jennifer Lopez and Ralph Fiennes, earned $154.9 million worldwide. Natasha also starred in “Waking Up in Reno,” opposite Billy Bob Thornton, Patrick Swayze, and Charlize Theron.
In 2005, she acted with her mother and aunt Lynn Redgrave in the film “The White Countess,” and in the same year, she produced and performed in the drama “Asylum.” Richardson starred in the TV movie “Mastersons of Manhattan” and reunited with her mother in the film “Evening” in 2007.
Wild Child, a teen comedy, marked her final film role the following year after she appeared as a guest judge on an episode of “Top Chef.” Neeson narrated the posthumous release “The Wildest Dream” (2010), which featured Natasha’s voiceover work.
Natasha Richardson Net Worth
At the time of her death in 2009, English actress and producer Natasha Richardson was worth $15 million.
Natasha Richardson Personal Life
Natasha married film director Robert Fox on December 16, 1990, and the couple later split up in 1992. On July 3, 1994, she married her “Anna Christie” and “Nell” co-star Liam Neeson at their home in Millbrook, New York. The couple now has two boys, Micheál (born in 1995) and Daniel (born in 1996).
Until Richardson’s untimely death in 2009, the couple remained a united front. Natasha, an immigrant to the United States, was active in helping numerous organizations combat the spread of the HIV/AIDS pandemic.
She was a National AIDS Trust ambassador, and she also served on the board of AmfAR (American Foundation for AIDS Research) and was honored with the organization’s Award of Courage in 2009. Her father’s death in 1991 from AIDS-related complications motivated Richardson to work with these organizations.
Natasha Richardson Death
On March 16th, 2009, while taking a beginner ski lesson at the Mont Tremblant Resort in Quebec, Natasha fell. She refused medical attention at first, but a headache started bothering her a few hours later.
Richardson was taken by helicopter to Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City, but she died of an epidural hematoma there just two days later. She was 45 years old. After the tragic news was shared with the public, her family released a statement reading, “Natasha’s sudden death has shocked and devastated Liam Neeson, his sons, and the rest of the family.
They request privacy at this time and express their deep appreciation for the outpouring of love, support, and prayers.” On March 19th, the lights of Broadway were dimmed in Richardson’s honor, as were theatre lights in London’s West End.
A private funeral took place at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Millbrook on March 22nd, and Natasha was laid to rest in the churchyard near her grandmother’s resting place.
Real Estate
Richardson and Neeson bought a Central Park West condo for $1.4 million in 1994; Liam sold it to another buyer in 2010 for $1,352,000. When Natasha passed away, the couple’s primary residence was a mansion on a 37-acre estate outside of Millbrook, New York, which Liam had bought for them before their wedding. Please visit TheActiveNews.Com for further updates.