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Natasha Richardson
Birth nameNatasha Jane Richardson
BornMay 11 1963 (1963--) (age 44)
London, England
Spouse(s) Robert Fox (1990-1993)
Liam Neeson (1994-)


Natasha Jane Richardson (born May 11, 1963) is a Tony Award-winning English/American actress and member of the Redgrave family, an enduring theatrical dynasty. She is well-known through several leading roles in films, however, she is most famous through her award-winning roles on Broadway.

Biography

Early life

Richardson was born in London into the Redgrave family, an enduring theatrical dynasty, and named after the heroine in Leo Tolstoy's famous novel, War and Peace. She is the daughter of the late director and producer Tony Richardson and Academy Award-winning actress Vanessa Redgrave, and a granddaughter of the late actors Sir Michael Redgrave and Rachel Kempson. Her sister is Joely Richardson. She is also the niece of actress Lynn Redgrave and actor Corin Redgrave, and cousin of Jemma Redgrave. Richardson made her film debut at the age of four in a film directed by her father, Charge of the Light Brigade, in the year 1968. She attended St. Paul's Girls' School for several years, and then trained at London's Central School of Speech and Drama.

Career

Richardson began her career in regional theatre, at the West Yorkshire Playhouse in Leeds, England. Her screen debut in Every Picture Tells a Story in 1984 , was followed by a CBS miniseries, Ellis Island. A year later, Richardson appeared in a revival of Anton Chekhov's The Seagull; her first professional work in London's West End. That same year she made her UK television debut alongside Jeremy Brett and David Burke in The Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes appearing as Violet Hunter in the episode "The Copper Beeches". Soon after, she starred in a London stage production of High Society, adapted from the acclaimed Cole Porter film, and successively portrayed Mary Godwin in the 1987 Ken Russell film, Gothic. The same year she starred opposite Kenneth Branagh and Colin Firth in A Month in the Country, directed by Pat O'Connor. A major moment in advancement was upon her performance in The Handmaid's Tale (1990), playing opposite Robert Duvall and Faye Dunaway.

She blocked the ITV remake of Saturday Night and Sunday Morning, against the wishes of writer Alan Sillitoe, for "personal reasons". Danny Brocklehurst's adaptation was to be a major reworking for the original 1950s novel. But Richardson denied access to the story - angering many industry professionals who believe the novel is due a reappraisal, forty seven years after the original film - produced by Richardson's father - was made.

Personal life

Her first marriage was to theatrical producer Robert Fox, from 1984 to 1993. She has been married to Irish actor Liam Neeson since late 1994. Richardson and Neeson have two sons: Micheál Richard Antonio Neeson (born June 22, 1995), and Daniel Jack Neeson (born August 27, 1996).

Filmography

Awards
Preceded by
Bebe Neuwirth
for Chicago		Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical
1998
for Cabaret 		Succeeded by
Bernadette Peters
for Annie Get Your Gun

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May 11 is the 1st day of the year (2nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 0 days remaining.

Events

  • 330 - Byzantium is renamed Nova Roma

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1930s  1940s  1950s  - 1960s -  1970s  1980s  1990s
1960 1961 1962 - 1963 - 1964 1965 1966

Year 1963 (MCMLXIII
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London
Canary Wharf is the centre of London's modern office towers
London shown within England
Coordinates:
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Constituent country England
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Robert Fox (born 25 March 1952) is a successful English theatre and film producer, whose work includes the 2002 film, The Hours.

He was born the third son of theatrical agent Robin Fox and actress Angela Worthington.
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Liam Neeson

Birth name William John Neeson
Born May 7 1952 (1952--) (age 55)
Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Died

Spouse(s)
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Tony Award

Designed by Herman Rosse, 1949
Awarded for Excellence in theatre
Presented by American Theatre Wing and the League of American Theatres and Producers
Country  United States
First awarded 1947
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The Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical is the Tony Awards award given to the actress who was voted as the best actress in a musical, whether a new production or a revival.
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Cabaret is a form of entertainment featuring comedy, song, dance, and theatre, distinguished mainly by the performance venue — a restaurant or nightclub with a stage for performances and the audience sitting at tables (often dining or drinking) watching the performance.
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May 11 is the 1st day of the year (2nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 0 days remaining.

Events

  • 330 - Byzantium is renamed Nova Roma

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19th century - 20th century - 21st century
1930s  1940s  1950s  - 1960s -  1970s  1980s  1990s
1960 1961 1962 - 1963 - 1964 1965 1966

Year 1963 (MCMLXIII
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Tony Award

Designed by Herman Rosse, 1949
Awarded for Excellence in theatre
Presented by American Theatre Wing and the League of American Theatres and Producers
Country  United States
First awarded 1947
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Motto
Dieu et mon droit   (French)
"God and my right"
Anthem
No official anthem specific to England — the anthem of the United Kingdom is "God Save the Queen".
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actor, actress, or player (see terminology) is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity.
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The Redgrave family is a fifth-generation theatrical dynasty. All members of the family have worked in theatre at some point, many have also worked in also in film and television.
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A feature film is a term the film industry uses to refer to a film made for initial distribution in theaters.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences,[1] the American Film Institute,[2] and the British Film Institute[3]
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Broadway theatre[1] is the most well known form of professional theatre to the American general public and most lucrative for the performers, technicians and others involved in putting on the shows.
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London
Canary Wharf is the centre of London's modern office towers
London shown within England
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Sovereign state United Kingdom
Constituent country England
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The Redgrave family is a fifth-generation theatrical dynasty. All members of the family have worked in theatre at some point, many have also worked in also in film and television.
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Leo Tolstoy

Leo Tolstoy, late in life.
Born: July 28 1828(1828--)
Yasnaya Polyana, Russian Empire
Died: November 20 1910 (aged 82)
Astapovo, Russian Empire
Occupation: Novelist
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War and Peace

Author Leo Tolstoy
Original title Война и миръ (Voyna i mir)
Language Russian
Genre(s) Historical, Romance, War novel
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Tony Richardson

Birth name Cecil Antonio Richardson
Born May 5 1928(1928--)
Shipley, Yorkshire, England
Died November 14 1991 (aged 63)
Los Angeles, California


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Academy Award

Awarded for Excellence in cinematic achievements
Presented by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Country United States
First awarded May 16, 1929 to honor achievements of 1927/1928
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Vanessa Redgrave

photo by Tom Schopper, 2007

Born January 30 1937 (1937--) (age 70)
London, England

Years active 1958 - present
Spouse(s)
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Michael Redgrave

Michael Redgrave and Margaret Lockwood in The Lady Vanishes (1938)
Birth name Michael Scudamore Redgrave
Born March 20, 1908
Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Died March 21, 1985 (aged 77)
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Rachel Kempson

Born May 28, 1910
Devon, England
Died May 24, 2003 (aged 94)
Millbrook, New York

Spouse(s) Michael Redgrave (1935-1985)

Rachel Kempson, Lady Redgrave
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Joely Richardson

Birth name Joely Kim Richardson
Born January 9 1965 (1965--) (age 42)
London, England
Died

Spouse(s)
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Lynn Redgrave

Born March 8 1943 (1943--) (age 64)
London, England

Spouse(s) John Clark (1967 - 2000)

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Corin Redgrave

Born May 16 1939 (1939--) (age 68)
London, England, UK

Died

Occupation Actor

Spouse(s)
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Jemma Redgrave (born 14 January 1965) is an English actress.

Born in London, she is the daughter of actor Corin Redgrave and is the niece of actresses Vanessa Redgrave and Lynn Redgrave. She has a brother Luke Redgrave and two half-brothers Arden and Harvey Redgrave.
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St Paul's Girl's School

Established 1904

Type Independent all-female
High Mistress Ms. Clarissa Farr
Grades 7-Sixth Form

Location Hammersmith, , England


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