Joely Richardson

For Joely, the theatre must be in her genes. Born in Marylebone, London, England, she is the daughter of directorTony RichardsonandVanessa Redgrave,granddaughter of SirMichael RedgraveandRachel Kempson,niece ofLynn Redgrave,and sister ofNatasha Richardson,all actors. Former husbandTim Bevanis a producer. However the genes were slow - 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 American, having attended boarding school at Thacher in Ojai, California. Beginning in the '80s film became her life, from small parts inWetherby (1985)to BBC dramas such asLady Chatterley (1993)to today's Disney studio going to the dogs in101 Dalmatians (1996).