Natasha Richardson

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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. <p>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...