Natasha Richardson: short life of the actress

Natasha Richardson (full name Natasha Jane Richardson) - American actress of theater and cinema, was born on May 11, 1963 in London. Natasha's father, the filmmaker Tony Richardson, died in 1991. Mother - a famous actress Vanessa Redgrave. Parents divorced in 1967.

Children's roles

Artistic Natasha Richardson first acted in film, being a five-year-old child. She was brought to the set by her father, and the girl played in the episode "Attack of Light Cavalry." She was so pleased to be removed that the little girl, waking up early, went to her father's bedroom and woke him up, demanding that she be taken to the studio as soon as possible. She always had time: and chat with the operator, and play with the props, and even try on some kind of suit of the last century. Then Natasha was invited to the theater, and she began to perform small roles on stage in children's plays. Later, she was entrusted with the role of Helena in the play "A Midsummer Night's Dream" based on the play by William Shakespeare, and then Ophelia in the production of Hamlet. The girl grew, children's roles were replaced by teenage, and then and quite adult. After the performance in 1986 of the role of Nina in the play "The Seagull" by Chekhov, Natasha left the theater and switched to the cinema.

The first major role

In 1989, Natasha Richardson starred in the film "The Story of a Maid" directed by Volker Schlöndorff. Her character, the librarian Kate, participates in the fantastic events taking place in the invented totalitarian state of Gilead. In a country that constantly wars wars with neighboring states, there is a procedure for selecting newborns. According to the law, only one in 100 women has the right to have children. Who is this woman, the special commission decides. Selected individuals go to the camp, where they are forcibly conceived with representatives of the male part of the population. These women are called servants and must wear red clothes. Kate tries to flee the country, but she is caught and punished. Then they check for fertility, and the woman joins the group of maids.

Mystical plot

The next major role, played by Richardson, was in 1990 in the film directed by Paul Schroeder "Consolation of Strangers". The development of the story takes place in Venice, where the young spouses Mary and Colin arrived, deciding to repeat their wedding trip in three years of a happy family life. Traveling on the gondola on the canal, they meet an incomprehensible subject who offers them an acquaintance and invites to their house. Not knowing anything, the spouses agree. Then they get acquainted with the wife of a hospitable host, also a rather strange person. However, innate philanthropy does not allow Colin and Mary to suspect something amiss, and they leave the house of new acquaintances, promising to return the next day. However, the fatal sword of ritual murder has already been carried over their heads. After the second visit, Mary and Colin disappear without a trace.

Thriller

In 1991, director Jan Eliasberg filmed a film-thriller "After Midnight" in which Natasha Richardson played the main role. Her character is Laura Mathews, an employee of the rehabilitation center for criminals who were released early from prison. The events unfold around a middle-aged man convicted of the murder of his pregnant wife. After leaving the confinement, the assassin gets acquainted with Laura, and a close relationship is established between them after a while. A woman feels that in all this story, with the murder of a pregnant wife, there are ambiguities, but she is trying to drive away all suspicions. But soon Laura realizes that she is pregnant, and her doubts flare up with renewed vigor.

"The White Countess"

Natasha Richardson, whose filmography includes a military-historical drama called "The White Countess" directed by James Ivory, played a major role in this film. Her character is the Russian Countess Sofya Belinskaya. In the center of the plot are events taking place in the thirties of the 20th century in Shanghai. The countess is getting acquainted with the former American diplomat Todd Jackson, who for health reasons was forced to retire. Once Todd, who regularly plays at races, wins a considerable amount of money. He decides to invest them in an aristocratic nightclub. To become the mistress of the prestigious institution, Jackson offers Sophia, whom he managed to love with all his heart. Belinskaya gratefully receives such a generous gift, and further their relationship is already developing within the walls of the club, which was called the "White Countess".

Personal life

The first marriage of Natasha Richardson did not last long, from 1990 to 1992. Her husband was producer Robert Fox.

In 1994, the actress married the second time, her chosen one was actor Liam Neeson. The second marriage was successful, in June 1995, the couple had a son, Michael, and in August 1996, Daniel was born. Natasha Richardson and Liam Neeson were happy until a tragedy occurred in the spring of 2009. No one imagined that a simple trip to a ski resort could have such a terrible ending.

Accident

Natasha Richardson, riding on the track of the entry level of the ski resort of Mont-Tremblant, fell and hit her head. She did not feel any pain and did not turn to the doctors. However, the actress soon became ill, and she was taken to a hospital where she fell into a coma. And two days later, on March 18, 2009, Natasha Richardson died. The body of the actress was transported to New York, farewell to the deceased was organized in the hospital of Lenox Hill. Natasha Richardson, whose funeral her family took over, was buried next to grandmother Rachel Kempson, who died in 2003.