Natasha richardson actress biography life

Natasha Richardson spent much of her life being labelled; first as the daughter of Vanessa Redgrave and then as the wife of Liam Neeson.

She tried hard to throw off what she called "the family baggage" and carved out a career for herself on stage and in film.

Natasha Jane Richardson was born on 11 May 1963, the daughter of the actress Vanessa Redgrave and the director, Tony Richardson.

She made her debut at the age of four, playing a flower girl in her father's 1968 film The Charge of the Light Brigade, which also featured her mother Vanessa and uncle Corin Redgrave.

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She later acknowledged that her father, who died in 1991, had the most influence on her as an actress.

"His faith in me gave me a sense of belief in myself, which I sort of lost for a while after his death," she said.

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Her childhood was dominated by her mother's political activities, to