Natasha Richardson was born in London, England on May 11, 1963 to actress Vanessa Redgrave and film director Tony Richardson. At the age of 4, she made her first film appearance playing a bridesmaid at the wedding of her mother's character in The Charge of the Light Brigade. After attending the Central School of Speech and Drama in London, she was cast in a production of The Seagull and won the London Theater Critics Award for Most Promising Newcomer in 1986. She earned a Tony nomination for her New York stage debut in Anna Christie and won a Tony Award in 1998, for best actress in a musical, for her role as Sally Bowles in Cabaret. She also appeared in numerous movies including Gothic, Nell, The Parent Trap, Maid in Manhattan, The White Countess, and Wild Child. She died as a result of head injuries suffered in a skiing accident on March 18, 2009 at the age of 45.

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