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Joely Richardson

ABOUT Joely Richardson

as Catherine Parr

Birth Name: Joely Kim Richardson

Date of Birth: January 9, 1965

Birth Place: London, England

Eye Color: Blue

Height: 5'10" (1.78 m)

Family:
Father- Tony Richardson
Mother - Vanessa Redgrave
Sister - Natasha Richardson (died after a skiing accident, in which she suffered a traumatic brain injury, 18 March 2009)
Brother-in-law - Liam Neeson
Grandfather - Sir Michael Redgrave
Ex-Husband: Tim Bevan (10 January 1992 - 12 July 2001) (a producer)
Daughter with Tim Bevan: Daisy (b. in 1992)

Education:
St Paul's Girls' School in Hammersmith, London, UK
At 14, on a tennis scholarship, Boarding School - Harry Hopman Tennis School in Tampa, Florida.
Boarding School - Thacher in Ojai, California
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, 1985

Actor Bio: Joely, as a child she saw her older sister Natasha interested in acting but she was imagining a career in tennis. Her father put his foot down, and tennis was out. British by birth, she considers herself a sort of honorary Yank, having attended boarding school at Thacher in Ojai, California. Beginning in the 80s film became her life, from small parts in Wetherby (1985) to BBC dramas such as Lady Chatterley (1993) (TV) to today's Disney studio going to the dogs in 101 Dalmatians (1996)

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CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Non-acting careers:

Movies:
The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey (2007),
The Last Mimzy (2007),
The Fever (2004),
Shoreditch (2003),
The Affair of the Necklace (2001),
The Patriot (2000),
Return to Me (2000),
Maybe Baby (2000),
Toy Boys (1999),
The Tribe (1998),
Under Heaven (1998),
Wrestling with Alligators (1998),
Event Horizon (1997),
101 Dalmatians (1996),
Hollow Reed (1996),
Loch Ness (1996),
Sister My Sister (1994),
I'll Do Anything (1994)

TV Shows:
Nip/Tuck (2003-2010),
Freezing (2007),
Fatal Contact: Bird Flu in America (2006),
Wallis and Edward aka Her Royal Affair as Wallis Simpson (2005),
Lies My Mother Told Me (2005),
Fallen Angel (2003),
The Echo (1998),
Lady Chatterley (1993)

Stage: Played Shelby in the UK premiere of Robert Harling's "Steel Magnolias" - Lyric Theatre, London (1989).
Played Beauty in "Beauty and the Beast" - Liverpool Playhouse, Liverpool, UK/ Old Vic Theatre, London.
"Miss Julie" - Liverpool Playhouse, Liverpool, UK.
Appeared in "The Flood" - Almeida Theatre, London.
Appeared in "The Saxon Shore", new play by David Rudkin - Almeida Theatre, London (1986).
During the Royal Shakespeare Company's 1986 season, she played Helena in "A Midsummer Night's Dream" (1986), a witch in "MacBeth" (1986), Brigit in Ben Johnson's "Every Man in His Humour" (1986), Alicia in "Worlds Apart" (1986).
Played in title character in a revival of Oscar Wilde's "Lady Windemere's Fan" - Theatre Royal Haymarket, London (2002).
Played the title character in "Madame Melvile", a new play by Richard Nelson - Promenade Theater, New York (2001).
Played the title character in a revival of Oscar Wilde's "Lady Windemere's Fan" - Old Vic Theatre, Bristol (1990).

Big break: Lady Chatterley BBC (1993), 101 Dalmations US (1996)

Best known for: Nip/Tuck, The Patriot, and 101 Dalmatians in the USA, Lady Chatterley in UK

Awards:
Won:
Cami Awards 2005 - Fallen Angel (2003) (TV)

Valladolid International Film Festival 1994
Best Actress For: Sister My Sister (1994)

Nominations:
Golden Globes USA 2005 -
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama
For: "Nip/Tuck" (2003)

Golden Globes USA 2004 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama
For: "Nip/Tuck" (2003)

Upcoming projects: The Tudors, The Day of the Triffids

Agency: Models 1

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TRIVIA

Has played a queen before in The Affair of the Necklace as Marie Antoinette. Her mother Vanessa Redgrave played the title character in the 1971 movie "Mary, Queen of Scots" and Anne Boleyn in "A Man for All Seasons" (1966)

Before she became an Actress, Joely was on her way to becoming a Tennis Star after receiving a scholarship to Harry Hopman Tennis School in Tampa, FL. Her father put a stop to it and Joely followed in her sisters footsteps as an actress.

On the 23rd of July 2009 it was announced that Richardson had been cast as Queen Catherine Parr in the fourth and final series of Showtimes hit period drama The Tudors. The role would reunite her with her ex husband Tim Bevan who is part of the shows production team. It was further reported that Gillian Anderson had been the producers number one choice for the role but that her difficult working behaviour led to a rethink. Other actresses linked with the role included Keira Knightly and Kate Winslet.

Acted alongside Sean Bean in the 1993 BBC TV Movie "Lady Chatterley". Sean Bean would later take on the role of Robert Aske in the 2003 2-part TV Serial "Henry VIII".

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PHOTOS

Joely Richardson models a diamond tiara March 19, 2002. The Tiara is part of the Royal and Aristocratic Tiara exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London



Joely and her mother, Vanessa Richardson, in a production of Lady Windermere's Fan Joely, her mother Vanessa, and her sister Natasha	Joely Richardson in 'Wallis & Edward' (2007 DVD Release) as Wallis Simpson