Joely Richardson

Biography:

British actor Joely Kim Richardson was born on January 9, 1965. Her roles as Julia McNamara in the FX drama series Nip/Tuck (2003–2010), Katherine Parr in the Showtime series The Tudors (2010), and Ethel Cripps in the Netflix series The Sandman (2022) have made her famous. Drowning by Numbers (1988), King Ralph (1991), 101 Dalmatians (1996), Event Horizon (1997), The Patriot (2000), Anonymous (2011), Endless Love (2014), Red Sparrow (2018), The Turning (2020), and Little Bone Lodge (2023) are among her film credits.

Joely Kim Richardson was born into the theatrical Redgrave family in Marylebone, London. She is the granddaughter of performers Sir Michael Redgrave (1908–1985) and Rachel Kempson, Lady Redgrave (1910–2003), and the daughter of actress Vanessa Redgrave and director Tony Richardson (1928–1991). Her brother-in-law is actor Liam Neeson, and her sister was actress Natasha Richardson (1963–2009). She is the niece of Lynn Redgrave (1943–2010) and Corin Redgrave (1939–2010), the cousin of Jemma Redgrave (five days younger than Richardson), and the aunt of Michael Richardson and Daniel Neeson.