Florence Rice

She married twice, with her second marriage lasting until her death in Honolulu, Hawaii from lung cancer. Her second marriage is to Liam Neeson. During the 1940s the quality of her roles steadily decreased and in 1947 she retired. Her first marriage was to Robert Fox. Her most widely seen performances were in Double Wedding (1937), in which she was billed third in the cast credits behind William Powell and Myrna Loy, and The Marx Brothers film At The Circus (1939). She is the niece of actress Lynn Redgrave. Rice never became a major figure in films, but achieved popularity in a number of screen pairings with Robert Young. Richardson is the daughter of actors Tony Richardson and Vanessa Redgrave, and granddaughter of actors Sir Michael Redgrave and Rachel Kempson.

Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Rice became an actress during the early 1930s and after several Broadway roles, eventually made her way to Hollywood. Blonde, pretty and wholesome, Rice was cast as the reliable girlfriend in several MGM films, and during the 1930s, MGM gradually provided her with more substantial roles, occasionally in prestige productions. She was also a supporting actress in the 2002 film Maid in Manhattan as well as in 1994 movie Nell. Florence Rice (February 14, 1911 - February 23, 1974) was a American film actress. She won the 1998 Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical for her role in Cabaret. Natasha Richardson (born 11 May 1963 in London) is a British actress who played the title character in The Handmaid's Tale the 1990 film based on Margaret Atwood's novel.