![]() In 1998, she played the role of Sally Bowles in Sam Mendes' revival of Cabaret on Broadway, for which she won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical. She made her Broadway debut in 1993, in the title role of Anna Christie, which is where she met future husband Liam Neeson. Soon afterward she starred in a London stage production of High Society, adapted from the Cole Porter film. This production also featured her mother, Vanessa Redgrave. Her first professional work in London's West End was in a revival of Anton Chekhov's The Seagull in 1985. Richardson began her career in regional theatre at Leeds Playhouse, and in 1984 at the Open Air Theatre in London's Regent's Park, when she appeared in A Midsummer Night's Dream with Ralph Fiennes and Richard E. Paul's Girls' School in Hammersmith, before training at the Central School of Speech and Drama. Richardson was educated in London at two private schools, the Lycée Français Charles de Gaulle in South Kensington and St. The following year, she made her film debut at the age of four in an uncredited role in The Charge of the Light Brigade, directed by her father. She was the daughter of director and producer Tony Richardson and actress Vanessa Redgrave, granddaughter of actors Sir Michael Redgrave and Rachel Kempson, sister of Joely Richardson, half-sister of Carlo Gabriel Nero and Katharine Grimond Hess, niece of actress Lynn Redgrave and actor Corin Redgrave, and cousin of Jemma Redgrave. Natasha Jane Richardson was born and raised in Marylebone, London on May 11, 1963, a member of the Redgrave family, known as a theatrical and film acting dynasty. Richardson died in New York City in 2009 from a head injury after a skiing accident in Quebec, Canada. She also appeared in The Handmaid's Tale (1990), Nell (1994), The Parent Trap (1998), Maid in Manhattan (2002), and The White Countess (2005).įor her performance as Sally Bowles in the 1998 Broadway revival of Cabaret, 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. A member of the Redgrave family, Richardson was the daughter of actress Vanessa Redgrave and director/producer Tony Richardson and the granddaughter of Michael Redgrave and Rachel Kempson.Įarly in her career, she portrayed Mary Shelley in Ken Russell's Gothic (1986) and Patty Hearst in the eponymous 1988 biopic film directed by Paul Schrader and later received critical acclaim and a Theatre World Award for her Broadway debut in the 1993 revival of Anna Christie. Please visit Ryan's Book of Memories at Jane Richardson ( – 18 March 2009) was an English actress. Martin de Porres Church, 118 Cedar Valley Road, Poughkeepsie followed by entombment at Fishkill Rural Cemetery. The Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, Septemat 10am at St. ![]() Ryan is survived by his parents, Richard Weatherwax and his wife Noreen of Poughkeepsie, Michelle Weatherwax and Mark Spinozza of Wappingers Falls his siblings, Madison, Riley and Kiera Weatherwax his grandparents, Richard and Kathleen Weatherwax, Chester and Judith Harriman, Mary Winterfeldt his great grandmother, Ethel Harriman his best friend and other half, Tori Cirrincione his dog, Apollo and many aunts, uncles, and cousins.įamily will receive relatives and friends on Thursday, Septemfrom 2-8pm at the McHoul Funeral Home, Inc., 895 Route 82, Hopewell Junction. ![]() In fact, he loved anything with a motor! Ryan also enjoyed snowboarding and spending time outdoors. Ryan was an athlete who enjoyed baseball and wrestling. He was a loving son, a supportive and adored brother, a beloved grandson, and a valued and trusted friend. Ryan will be forever remembered for his quick wit, infectious smile, radiant eyes and sweet disposition. Ryan was born on Jto Richard Weatherwax and Michelle Weatherwax. Wappingers Falls – Ryan Anthony Weatherwax, 22, a lifelong area resident, passed away on Septemfrom injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. ![]()
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