History Creator / NatashaRichardson

* LeslieNielsenSyndrome:[[invoked]] Most of her initial film and TV roles were dramatic. In the 90s and 2000s she appeared in a lot more comedies like ''Film/{{The Parent Trap|1998}}'', ''Film/BlowDry'', ''Waking Up In Reno'', ''Film/MaidInManhattan'' and ''Film/WildChild''.

* IAmNotSpock:[[invoked]] Despite her impressive resume across film, TV and stage, to a generation of '90s kids she is best known for ''Film/{{The Parent Trap|1998}}''. Indeed, when she died a good number of obituaries reported her as the mother from ''The Parent Trap''. It helps that it was probably her biggest box-office hit and the only film she made for Disney.

* IAmNotSpock:[[invoked]] Despite her impressive resume across film, TV and stage, to a generation of '90s kids she is best known for ''Film/{{The Parent Trap|1998}}''. Indeed when she died, a good portion of media reported her as the mother from ''The Parent Trap''. It helps that it was probably her biggest hit and the only film she made for Disney.

* IAmNotSpock:[[invoked]] Despite her impressive resume across film, TV and stage - to a generation of 90s kids she is best known for ''Film/{{The Parent Trap|1998}}''. Indeed when she died, a good portion of media reported her as the mother from ''The Parent Trap''. It helps that it was probably her biggest hit and the only film she made for Disney.

She was the daughter of actor Creator/VanessaRedgrave and director-producer Tony Richardson, the sister of actor Creator/JoelyRichardson, the cousin of actor Creator/JemmaRedgrave, and the granddaughter of actors Creator/MichaelRedgrave and Rachel Kempson. Early in her career, she played Creator/MaryShelley in Creator/KenRussell's ''Film/{{Gothic}}'' and the title role in Creator/PaulSchrader's ''Film/PattyHearst'', and received critical acclaim and a Theatre World Award for her debut on Broadway, playing the title role of the 1993 revival of ''Theatre/AnnaChristie''.

** Before she died, she was planning to star in a Broadway revival of ''A Little Night Music'' alongside her mother.

** She had replaced Creator/SigourneyWeaver in ''Literature/TheHandmaidsTale'' after Sigourney became pregnant.

!!Works she appeared in:

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A member of the Redgrave family, she was the daughter of actor Creator/VanessaRedgrave and director/producer Tony Richardson, the sister of actor Creator/JoelyRichardson, the cousin of actress Creator/JemmaRedgrave, and the granddaughter of Sir Creator/MichaelRedgrave and Rachel Kempson. Early in her career, she portrayed Mary Shelley in Creator/KenRussell's ''Gothic'', and [[ProtagonistTitle Patty Hearst in the eponymous 1988 film]] directed by Creator/PaulSchrader, and later 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 ''Theatre/{{Cabaret}}''. Some of her notable films included ''Film/PattyHearst'', ''Literature/TheHandmaidsTale'', ''Film/{{Nell}}'', ''Film/{{The Parent Trap|1998}}'', and ''Film/MaidInManhattan''.

!She appeared in:
[[folder: TV]]
* ''Series/TheAdventuresOfSherlockHolmes''
* ''Theatre/{{Ghosts}}''
* ''Theatre/SuddenlyLastSummer''
* ''Series/TalesFromTheCrypt''
* ''Series/TopChef''

[[folder: Film]]
* ''Film/TheChargeOfTheLightBrigade''
* ''Film/PattyHearst''
* ''Literature/TheHandmaidsTale''
* ''Film/{{Nell}}''
* ''Film/{{The Parent Trap|1998}}''
* ''Film/BlowDry''
* ''Film/MaidInManhattan''
* ''Film/WildChild''

[[folder: Theater]]
* ''Theatre/TheSeagull''
* ''Theatre/{{Hamlet}}''
* ''Film/HighSociety''
* ''Theatre/{{Cabaret}}''
* ''Theatre/TheLadyFromTheSea''
* ''Theatre/AStreetcarNamedDesire''

Natasha Jane Richardson (11 May 1963 – 18 March 2009) was an English stage and screen actor.

A member of [[FamilyBusiness the Redgrave family]], she was the daughter of actor Creator/VanessaRedgrave and director/producer Tony Richardson, the sister of actor Creator/JoelyRichardson, the cousin of actress Creator/JemmaRedgrave, and the granddaughter of Sir Creator/MichaelRedgrave and Rachel Kempson. Early in her career, she portrayed Mary Shelley in Creator/KenRussell's ''Gothic'', and [[ProtagonistTitle Patty Hearst in the eponymous 1988 film]] directed by Creator/PaulSchrader, and later received critical acclaim and a Theatre World Award for her Broadway debut in the 1993 revival of ''Anna Christie''.

A member of [[FamilyBusiness the Redgrave family]], she was the daughter of actor Creator/VanessaRedgrave and director/producer Tony Richardson, the sister of actor Creator/JoelyRichardson and the granddaughter of Sir Creator/MichaelRedgrave and Rachel Kempson. Early in her career, she portrayed Mary Shelley in Creator/KenRussell's ''Gothic'', and [[ProtagonistTitle Patty Hearst in the eponymous 1988 film]] directed by Creator/PaulSchrader, and later received critical acclaim and a Theatre World Award for her Broadway debut in the 1993 revival of ''Anna Christie''.

A member of [[FamilyBusiness the Redgrave family]], she was the daughter of actor Creator/VanessaRedgrave and director/producer Tony Richardson, the sister of actor Creator/JoelyRichardson and the granddaughter of Sir Creator/MichaelRedgrave and Rachel Kempson. Early in her career, she portrayed Mary Shelley in Creator/KenRussell's ''Gothic'', and [[ProtagonistTitle PattyHearst in the eponymous 1988 film]] directed by Creator/PaulSchrader, and later received critical acclaim and a Theatre World Award for her Broadway debut in the 1993 revival of ''Anna Christie''.

* CreatorBacklash:[[invoked]] For ''Literature/TheHandmaidsTale'' she wanted the film to have a voice over to convey her character's inner feelings as they had been in the book - but the director didn't like voice over and so it wasn't included.

* LeslieNielsenSyndrome:[[invoked]] Most of her initial film and TV roles were dramatic. In the 90s and 2000s she appeared in a lot more comedies like ''Film/{{The Parent Trap|1998}}'', ''Film/BlowDry'', ''Waking Up In Reno'', ''Film/MaidInManhattan'', ''Film/WildChild''.

** Starred with her mother and aunt in the film ''The White Countess''.

Natasha Jane Richardson (11 May 1963 – 18 March 2009) was an English stage and screen actress.

A member of [[FamilyBusiness the Redgrave family]], she was the daughter of actress Creator/VanessaRedgrave and director/producer Tony Richardson, the sister of actress Creator/JoelyRichardson and the granddaughter of Sir Creator/MichaelRedgrave and Rachel Kempson. Early in her career, she portrayed Mary Shelley in Creator/KenRussell's ''Gothic'', and [[ProtagonistTitle PattyHearst in the eponymous 1988 film]] directed by Creator/PaulSchrader, and later received critical acclaim and a Theatre World Award for her Broadway debut in the 1993 revival of ''Anna Christie''.

A member of [[FamilyBusiness the Redgrave family]], she was the daughter of actress Creator/VanessaRedgrave and director/producer Tony Richardson, the sister of actress Joely Richardson and the granddaughter of Sir Creator/MichaelRedgrave and Rachel Kempson. Early in her career, she portrayed Mary Shelley in Creator/KenRussell's ''Gothic'', and [[ProtagonistTitle PattyHearst in the eponymous 1988 film]] directed by Creator/PaulSchrader, and later received critical acclaim and a Theatre World Award for her Broadway debut in the 1993 revival of ''Anna Christie''.

** ''Film/MaidInManhattan'' has her playing a ditzy SpoiledSweet socialite.

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 ''Theatre/{{Cabaret}}''. Some of her notable films included ''Film/PattyHearst'', ''Literature/TheHandmaidsTale'', ''Film/{{Nell}}'', ''Film/TheParentTrap'', and ''Film/MaidInManhattan''.

* ''Film/TheParentTrap''

* IAmNotSpock:[[invoked]] Despite her impressive resume across film, TV and stage - to a generation of 90s kids she is best known for ''Film/TheParentTrap''. Indeed when she died, a good portion of media reported her as the mother from ''The Parent Trap''. It helps that it was probably her biggest hit and the only film she made for Disney.
* LeslieNielsenSyndrome:[[invoked]] Most of her initial film and TV roles were dramatic. In the 90s and 2000s she appeared in a lot more comedies like ''Film/TheParentTrap'', ''Film/BlowDry'', ''Waking Up In Reno'', ''Film/MaidInManhattan'', ''Film/WildChild''.

** ''Film/TheParentTrap'' was noted to be quite different for her, as she had been playing lots of either IceQueen roles or dramatic heroines.

Her first marriage to filmmaker Robert Fox ended in divorce in 1992. In 1994, she married fellow actor Creator/LiamNeeson, 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. Richardson died on 18 March 2009 from an epidural hematoma after a skiing accident in Quebec, Canada.

A member of [[FamilyBusiness the Redgrave family]], she was the daughter of actress Creator/VanessaRedgrave and director/producer Tony Richardson and the granddaughter of Sir Creator/MichaelRedgrave and Rachel Kempson. Early in her career, she portrayed Mary Shelley in Creator/KenRussell's ''Gothic'', and [[ProtagonistTitle PattyHearst in the eponymous 1988 film]] directed by Creator/PaulSchrader, and later received critical acclaim and a Theatre World Award for her Broadway debut in the 1993 revival of ''Anna Christie''.

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A member of [[FamilyBusiness the Redgrave family]], she was the daughter of actress Creator/VanessaRedgrave and director/producer Tony Richardson and the granddaughter of Creator/MichaelRedgrave and Rachel Kempson. Early in her career, she portrayed Mary Shelley in Creator/KenRussell's ''Gothic'', and [[ProtagonistTitle PattyHearst in the eponymous 1988 film]] directed by Creator/PaulSchrader, and later received critical acclaim and a Theatre World Award for her Broadway debut in the 1993 revival of ''Anna Christie''.

A member of [[FamilyBusiness the Redgrave family]], she was the daughter of actress Creator/VanessaRedgrave and director/producer Tony Richardson and the granddaughter of Michael Redgrave and Rachel Kempson. Early in her career, she portrayed Mary Shelley in Creator/KenRussell's ''Gothic'', and [[ProtagonistTitle PattyHearst in the eponymous 1988 film]] directed by Creator/PaulSchrader, and later received critical acclaim and a Theatre World Award for her Broadway debut in the 1993 revival of ''Anna Christie''.