Natasha Jane Richardson (11 May 1963 â€" 18 March 2009) was an English
actress of stage and screen. Richardson was a member of the Redgrave
family, being 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 in Ken Russell's Gothic (1986) and Patty Hearst in the 1988
biopic film directed by Paul Schrader, and later received critical
acclaim and a Theatre World Award for her Broadway debut in the 1993
revival of Anna Christie. She also appeared in The Handmaid's Tale
(1990), Nell (1994), The Parent Trap (1998), Maid in Manhattan (2002)
and The White Countess (2005).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.
actress of stage and screen. Richardson was a member of the Redgrave
family, being 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 in Ken Russell's Gothic (1986) and Patty Hearst in the 1988
biopic film directed by Paul Schrader, and later received critical
acclaim and a Theatre World Award for her Broadway debut in the 1993
revival of Anna Christie. She also appeared in The Handmaid's Tale
(1990), Nell (1994), The Parent Trap (1998), Maid in Manhattan (2002)
and The White Countess (2005).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.
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