Natasha Jane Richardson (11 May 1963 – 18 March 2009) was an English actress of stage and screen. A member of the Redgrave family, she was the daughter of actress Vanessa Redgrave and director/producer Tony Richardson and the granddaughter of Michael Redgrave and Rachel Kempson. Early in her career, she portrayed Mary Shelley and Patty Hearst in feature films, and she received critical acclaim and a Theatre World Award for her Broadway debut in the 1993 revival of Anna Christie. She won the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical, the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical, and the Outer Critics Circle Award for her performance as Sally Bowles in the 1998 Broadway revival of Cabaret. Some of her notable films included Patty Hearst (1988), The Handmaid's Tale (1990), Nell (1994), The Parent Trap (1998) and Maid in Manhattan (2002). Her first marriage to filmmaker Robert Fox ended in divorce in 1992. In 1994, she married Irish actor Liam Neeson, whom she had met when the two appeared in Anna Christie. The couple had two sons, Micheál and Daniel. Richardson's father died of AIDS-related causes in 1991. She helped raise millions of dollars in the fight against AIDS through the charity amfAR, the American Foundation for AIDS Research. Richardson died in 2009 following a head injury sustained when she fell during a skiing lesson in Quebec. Description above from the Wikipedia article Natasha Richardson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- May 11, 1963
- March 18, 2009 (aged 45)
- London, England, UK
- Actor, also producer
- 24 on MovieCove · 43 credits in all
What are Natasha Richardson's films like?
Across their 20 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 2 · Earnest 17
A split, not a type: Light 7 · Serious 4 · Dark 9
Grounded 15 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 1
Gentle 4 · Charged 10 · Intense 6
Steady 9 · Shifting 11 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 13 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 2
Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 10 · Relentless 0
Casual 8 · Engaged 11 · Full focus 1
A split, not a type: Easy watch 6 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 8
A split, not a type: Resolved 11 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 3
Roles they play
Usually the Hero: 7 of 16 analyzed roles.
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- Heroas Mary in Gothic (1986)
- Shapeshifteras Alice Keach in A Month in the Country (1987)
- Heroas Patricia Hearst in Patty Hearst (1988)
- Allyas Mary in The Comfort of Strangers (1990)
- Allyas Sybil in The Favour, the Watch and the Very Big Fish (1991)
- Heroas Laura Mathews in Past Midnight (1991)
- Mentoras Paula Olsen in Nell (1994)
- Heraldas Mrs. Edwina Broome in Widows' Peak (1994)
- Shapeshifteras Shelley in Blow Dry (2001)
- Heroas Ruth Gruber in Haven (2001)
- Heraldas Caroline Lane in Maid in Manhattan (2002)
- Heroas Darlene Dodd in Waking Up in Reno (2002)
- Heroas Stella Raphael in Asylum (2005)
- Heroas Countess Sofia Belinskya in The White Countess (2005)
- Allyas Constance Haverford in Evening (2007)
- Threshold guardianas Mrs. Kingsley in Wild Child (2008)
Moods and endings
- Happy4
- Bittersweet13
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous2
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Natasha Richardson's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 24 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).
- Tales from the Crypt (1989) · actor · free
- A Month in the Country (1987) · actor · free
- Widows' Peak (1994) · actor · free
- The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968) · actor · free
- The Favour, the Watch and the Very Big Fish (1991) · actor · free
- Patty Hearst (1988) · actor · free
- Gothic (1986) · actor · free
- Maid in Manhattan (2002) · actor · free
Subscription and free streaming for Natasha Richardson's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
43 credits, 24 with a MovieCove page; 6 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
The Wildest Dream(2010)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Wild Child(2008)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Evening(2007)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Mastersons of Manhattan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
The White Countess(2005)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Asylum(2005)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
Maid in Manhattan(2002)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Waking Up in Reno(2002)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Chelsea Walls(2001)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
Blow Dry(2001)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Haven(2001)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Haven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Intimate Portrait: Lauren Bacall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
The Parent Trap(1998)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Nell(1994)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Widows' Peak(1994)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Zelda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Suddenly, Last Summer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Hostages (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Past Midnight(1991)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Performance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
The Comfort of Strangers(1990)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
The Word (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
The Handmaid's Tale(1990)
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
Fat Man and Little Boy(1989)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Tales from the Crypt(1989)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows
Patty Hearst(1988)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
A Month in the Country(1987)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Ghosts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
Gothic(1986)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Worlds Beyond (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Theatre Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
In the Secret State (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Screen Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Every Picture Tells a Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
Oxbridge Blues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
Sherlock Holmes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
High Crime(1973)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Great Performances (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
Career shape
Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 43 titles from 1968 to 2010; peak year 1989.
Biggest box office
Maid in Manhattan (2002)
Highest rated
The Wildest Dream (2010)
Most popular right now
The Parent Trap (1998)
Film career
Peak 1989 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 10 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 1973Screen debut· High Crime
- 1988First top-billed film· Patty Hearst
- 1990Breakout· The Handmaid's Tale
- 1990Career best· The Handmaid's Tale
Billing
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.
How do Natasha Richardson's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 53rd percentile, the median of all 23; across their 20 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 54th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th13
- 25th to 49th6
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
14 of their 24 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser14
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed7
Reviewers score the acting 73/100 in their films, across 20 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 47. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Natasha Richardson's work okay for kids?
Across up to 10 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films and violence & gore and frightening / intense lighter.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does Natasha Richardson work with?
People who share at least 2 of Natasha Richardson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ralph Fiennes shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Paul SchraderShared titles: The Comfort of Strangers (1990), Patty Hearst (1988)See all 2 shared titles with Paul Schrader
Writers
- Harold PinterShared titles: The Comfort of Strangers (1990), The Handmaid's Tale (1990)See all 2 shared titles with Harold Pinter
Actors
- Ralph FiennesShared titles: The Wildest Dream (2010), The White Countess (2005), Maid in Manhattan (2002)See all 3 shared titles with Ralph Fiennes
- Alan RickmanShared titles: The Wildest Dream (2010), Blow Dry (2001)See all 2 shared titles with Alan Rickman
- Hugh DancyShared titles: The Wildest Dream (2010), Evening (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Hugh Dancy
- Liam NeesonShared titles: The Wildest Dream (2010), Nell (1994)See all 2 shared titles with Liam Neeson
Composers and cinematographers
- Alan SilvestriShared titles: Maid in Manhattan (2002), The Parent Trap (1998)See all 2 shared titles with Alan Silvestri
- Dante SpinottiShared titles: Nell (1994), The Comfort of Strangers (1990)See all 2 shared titles with Dante Spinotti
Producers
- Linda ReismanShared titles: The Comfort of Strangers (1990), Patty Hearst (1988)See all 2 shared titles with Linda Reisman
