1963
- Born on May 11, 1963 in London, England.

1968
- Feature acting debut, at age four, as a bridesmaid of Vanessa Redgrave in “The Charge of the Light Brigade”, directed by her father Tony Richardson.

1983
Began career in regional theater with Leeds Playhouse.

1985
- She joined her mum and actor Jonathan Pryce for a production of Anton Chekov’s “The Seagull” (1985) in London, and soon joined the New Shakespeare Company.

1984
- Film acting debut in “Every Picture Tells a Story”.
- American TV acting debut, the CBS miniseries “Ellis Island”.

1985
- West End debut opposite mother, Vanessa Redgrave, in a revival of Anton Chekhov’s “The Seagull”.

1986
- Starred in the London stage production of “High Society”, adapted from the Cole Porter film.

1987
- Starred opposite Kenneth Branagh and Colin Firth in “A Month in the Country”, directed by Pat O’Connor.
- Portrayed Mary Godwin in Ken Russell’s “Gothic”.

1988
- Had title role in Paul Schrader’s “Patty Hearst”.

1990
- Played opposite Robert Duvall and Faye Dunaway in “The Handmaid’s Tale”.

1993
- Broadway debut opposite Liam Neeson and Rip Torn in a revival of Eugene O’Neill’s “Anna Christie”; received Tony Award nomination.
- Cast in title role of “Zelda”, a TNT biopic of Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald, the Southern wife of American author F Scott Fitzgerald; directed by Pat O’Connor.
- Had role of Catharine Holly in the PBS presentation of “Suddenly, Last Summer”.

1994
- Appeared alongside Neeson and Jodie Foster in “Nell”.

1998
- First film in four years, “The Parent Trap” with Dennis Quaid & Lindsay Lohan.
- 1998 Returned to NYC theater in “Cabaret”, staged by Sam Mendes in an environmental setting; received Tony nomination.

2001
- Starred in the based-on-fact CBS miniseries “Haven”.

2001
- Had featured role in the screen comedy “Blow Dry”.

2002
- Cast as a New York socialite in “Maid In Manhattan”.
- Had featured role in ensemble comedy “Waking Up in Reno”.

2005
- Starred opposite Ian McKellen in the psychological thriller “Asylum”.
- Appeared alongside her mother, Vanessa Redgrave and aunt, Lynn Redgrave in James Ivory’s “White Countess”.

2007
- Appeared alongside her mother, Vanessa Redgrave in “Evening”.

2008
- Appeared alongside teen celebrity Emma Roberts in “Wild Child”.

2009
- Played the roles of mother and daughter, opposite Vanessa Redgrave, in a one-night benefit concert version of “A Little Night Music” at Studio 54 in New York.
- At age 45, died on March 18 in March 2009 at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City, her funeral took place in private on March 22 and she was buried near her grandmother Rachel Redgrave, close to the family’s upstate New York home.
- Finally, as the loved ones of Natasha Richardson continue to mourn, a family decision made in the wake of the Tony-winning actress’s sudden death March 18 has brought a measure of comfort: After Natasha was taken off life support at Manhattan’s Lenox Hill Hospital, her family requested that her organs be donated to other patients whose lives they might save.