Joely Kim Richardson (born 9 January 1965) is an English actress, known for her role as Queen Catherine Parr in the Showtime television show The Tudors and Julia McNamara in the television drama Nip/Tuck. She also appeared in films such as 101 Dalmatians (1996), Event Horizon (1997), The Patriot (2000), Anonymous (2011), and the Hollywood film adaptation The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011).
Full Name
Joely Richardson
Net Worth
$4 Million
Date Of Birth
January 9, 1965
Place Of Birth
Marylebone, London, England, UK
Height
5' 10" (1.78 m)
Profession
Actress
Education
Pinellas Park High School, St Paul's Girls' School, The Thacher School, Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Nationality
British
Spouse
Tim Bevan
Children
Daisy Bevan
Parents
Vanessa Redgrave, Tony Richardson
Siblings
Liam Neeson, Natasha Richardson
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Awards
Glamour Award for UK TV Actress
Nominations
Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series - Drama, Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Solo Performance, Satellite Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Pl...
Movies
The Patriot, Endless Love, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, 101 Dalmatians, Event Horizon, Maggie, Vampire Academy, The Last Mimzy, Maybe Baby, Red Lights, Lady Chatterley, Drowning by Numbers, The Affair of the Necklace, Thanks for Sharing, Return to Me, The Devil's Violinist, Snowden, I'll Do Anyt...
TV Shows
The Whole Truth, The Tudors, Nip/Tuck, Behaving Badly, The Day of the Triffids, Emerald City
She has three roles in common with her mother Vanessa Redgrave: (1) they both played Jean Travers in Wetherby (1985), (2) they both the unnamed protagonist in The Fever (2004) and (3) they both played Queen Elizabeth in Anonymous (2011).
In the joint ventures made with her real-life mother Vanessa Redgrave, Joely has either played her mother's character as a young woman (Wetherby (1985), The Fever (2004), Anonymous (2011)) or her screen daughter (Nip/Tuck (2003)).
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She has played the wife of two former English kings; Wallis Simpson (Wallis & Edward, 2005), wife of the abdicated Edward, Duke of Windsor, and Henry VIII's final consort Catherine Parr in The Tudors (2010).
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She and her mother Vanessa Redgrave both appear in Anonymous (2011) as the same character "Queen Elizabeth I" at different ages during the story.
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Both she and her mother Vanessa Redgrave have played an historical queen who was executed by beheading. Richardson played Marie Antoinette in The Affair of the Necklace (2001) while her mother played the title character in Mary, Queen of Scots (1971).
