The White Countess (2005) as Countess Sofia Belinskya
Short Info
Date Of Birth
May 11, 1963
Died
March 18, 2009, New York City, New York, United States
Spouse
Liam Neeson (m. 1994–2009), Robert Fox (m. 1990–1992)
Fact
Natasha was godmother of two of Mia Farrow's adopted children.
Natasha Richardson was born on May 11, 1963 in London, England. Her parents are Vanessa Redgrave and Tony Richardson. She has one sister, Joely Richardson, and two half-sisters, Jemma Redgrave and Kate Richardson-Walsh. She was educated at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London.
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Richardson began her career appearing in several British television films and series in the 1980s. She made her film debut in 1985’s Wetherby, for which she received a BAFTA Award nomination for Best Actress. She went on to star in such films as The Handmaid’s Tale (1990), Patty Hearst (1988), The Parent Trap (1998), Nell (1994), and The White Countess (2005).
Richardson won a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for her performance in Cabaret in 1998. She also received Academy Award and Golden Globe Award nominations for her role in Nell.
Richardson was married to actor Liam Neeson from 1994 until her death in 2009. The couple had two sons together, Micheál and Daniel.
Richardson died on March 18, 2009, after suffering a head injury in a skiing accident.
General Info
Full Name
Natasha Richardson
Date Of Birth
May 11, 1963
Died
March 18, 2009, New York City, New York, United States
Height
1.75 m
Profession
Film producer, Actor
Education
St Paul's Girls' School, Central School of Speech and Drama
Family
Spouse
Liam Neeson (m. 1994–2009), Robert Fox (m. 1990–1992)
Children
Daniel Neeson, Micheál Neeson
Parents
Vanessa Redgrave, Tony Richardson, Lil Scrappy, Erica Dixon
Siblings
Joely Richardson, Carlo Gabriel Nero, Katherine Grimond
Accomplishments
Awards
Tony Award for Best Lead Actress in a Musical, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical, Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical, Outer Critics Circle Special Award, Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Debut Performance
Nominations
Tony Award for Best Lead Actress in a Play, The British Independent Film Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a British Independent Film, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play, Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding...
Movies
The Parent Trap, Maid in Manhattan, Nell, Wild Child, The White Countess, The Comfort of Strangers, The Handmaid's Tale, Asylum, A Month in the Country, Chelsea Walls, Fat Man Little Boy, Widows' Peak, Waking Up in Reno, The Wildest Dream, Evening, Blow Dry, The Favour, the Watch and the Very Big Fi...
I think there's nothing you won't do for someone you love. That's what I learned...when you realize it doesn't matter. When you love someone, you do all that for them.
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[on her role in Asylum] "It's a very dark, very intense, very sexy story, full of pain and passion and all the stuff I love. I'm a hopeless romantic so I fall for that stuff hook, line and sinker."
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[on being part of an acting dynasty] It's a huge help to be the daughter of famous parents; the doors open just out of curiosity, and after you land a job, you have the inspiration of their help, and their own work.
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[on playing Patty Hearst] I gobbled up this part, but I had no idea of the difficulties inherent in playing a character who's not a heroine.
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[in an interview with The Telegraph in February 2003] I wake up every morning feeling lucky - which is driven by fear, no doubt, since I know it could all go away.
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[in an interview with The Telegraph in February 2003] I used to be much more ambitious. I don't feel ambitious at all now in terms of using work as a stepping stone to somewhere else, but I do feel an enormous thirst to do work that I care about. I don't think I've ever played a part on film that has given me the opportunity to do what I've been able to do on stage.
Liam Neeson claimed that he and Richardson had a mutual agreement in their marriage that in the event one of them entered a vegetative state, they would not stay on life support. Richardson's liver, kidneys, and heart were all transplanted.
On March 16, 2009, she received a serious head injury during a private beginner's skiing lesson at Mont-Tremblant, 80 miles outside Montreal. She appeared to be fine, and initially refused treatment. That afternoon, she developed a headache and was taken to Centre Hospitalier Laurentien, in Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, Quebec. That evening, she was transferred to the ICU at Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur in Montréal, where she was declared brain dead. The next day, at her family's request, she was transferred to Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan, where she was removed from life support.
An accomplished cook, she was renowned for the lavish dinners she and husband Liam regularly threw at their upstate New York estate. Regular diners at the couple's table have included Ralph Fiennes, Griffin Dunne, Meryl Streep, and Laura Linney.
Won Broadway's 1998 Tony Award as Best Actress (Musical) for a revival of "Cabaret." She was also nominated as Best Actress (Play) in 1993 for a revival of Eugene O'Neill's "Anna Christie."
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Was a naturalized United States citizen.
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Children, with Liam Neeson: Michael Richard Antonio Neeson (born on June 22, 1995) and Daniel Jack Neeson (born on August 27, 1996).
