Natasha RichardsonNatasha 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. She won the 1998 Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical for her role in Cabaret. She was also a supporting actress in the 2002 film Maid in Manhattan as well as in 1994 movie Nell. Richardson is the daughter of actors Tony Richardson and Vanessa Redgrave, and granddaughter of actors Sir Michael Redgrave and Rachel Kempson. She is the niece of actress Lynn Redgrave. Her first marriage was to Robert Fox. Her second marriage is to Liam Neeson. This page about Natasha Richardson includes information from a Wikipedia article. Additional articles about Natasha Richardson News stories about Natasha Richardson External links for Natasha Richardson Videos for Natasha Richardson Wikis about Natasha Richardson Discussion Groups about Natasha Richardson Blogs about Natasha Richardson Images of Natasha Richardson |
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Her second marriage is to Liam Neeson. She has a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6636 Hollywood Boulevard, and is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery, in a crypt emblazoned with the name "Norma Arrouge," next to film star Jean Harlow. Her first marriage was to Robert Fox. Confounding the skeptics, they were still happily married at the time of her death, though in her declining years she reportedly called Arrouge "Irving.". She is the niece of actress Lynn Redgrave. She retired from acting in 1942 and married Martín Arrouge, a ski enthusiast quite a few years her junior. Richardson is the daughter of actors Tony Richardson and Vanessa Redgrave, and granddaughter of actors Sir Michael Redgrave and Rachel Kempson. After Thalberg died in 1936, Shearer embarked upon a series of little known but enthusiastic love affairs, including one with teenage film star Mickey Rooney and tough-guy actor George Raft. She was also a supporting actress in the 2002 film Maid in Manhattan as well as in 1994 movie Nell. She was nominated the same year for her role in Their Own Desire, in 1931 for her role in A Free Soul, in 1934 for The Barretts of Wimpole Street, in 1936 for Romeo and Juliet, and in 1938 for Marie Antoinette which was reputedly her favorite role. She won the 1998 Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical for her role in Cabaret. Starting as a film extra in 1920, she was already a popular star in 1927 when she married MGM's second-in-command Irving Thalberg, with whom she had two children. Shearer won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in The Divorcee in 1930. 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. She was one of the Canadian pioneers in early Hollywood. Norma Shearer (August 10, 1902 - June 12, 1983) was an American actress born in Montreal, Quebec. |