natasha richardson

Richardson in May 1999 Born Natasha Jane Richardson

11 May 1963(1963-05-11)

London, England Died 18 March 2009 (aged 45)

New York City, New York,

United States Years active 1984–2009 Spouse(s) Robert Fox (1990–1992)

Liam Neeson (1994–2009)

Natasha Jane Richardson (11 May 1963 – 18 March 2009) was an English stage and screen actress. 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 Nell (1994), The Parent Trap (1998) and Maid in Manhattan (2002).

Richardson was raised in London. 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. The actress died in 2009 following a head injury sustained when she fell during a skiing lesson in the Canadian province of Quebec.[1] Contents [hide] 1 Early life 2 Career 2.1 Theatre 2.2 Film 2.3 Television 3 Personal life 4 Injury and death 5 Filmography 6 Television 7 Theatre 8 References 9 External links //

Early life

Richardson was born in London, a member of the Redgrave family, known as a theatrical and film acting dynasty. She was the daughter of director and producer Tony Richardson and actress Vanessa Redgrave,[2] granddaughter of actors Sir Michael Redgrave and Rachel Kempson,[2][3] sister of Joely Richardson, niece of actress Lynn Redgrave and actor Corin Redgrave,[2] and cousin of Jemma Redgrave.

Richardson's parents divorced in 1967.[4] The following year, she made her film debut at the age of four in an uncredited role in The Charge of the Light Brigade, directed by her father.[2]

Richardson was educated in London at two leading independent schools, the Lycée Français Charles de Gaulle in South Kensington, London and St. Paul's Girls' School in Hammersmith, London,[5] before training at the Central School of Speech and Drama.[6]

Career

Theatre

Richardson began her career in regional theatre at the West Yorkshire Playhouse in Leeds. Her first professional work in London's West End was in a revival of Anton Chekhov's The Seagull in 1985.[7] Soon after, she starred in a London stage production