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Born	Joely Kim Richardson (1965-01-09) 9 January 1965 (age 60) Marylebone, London, England
Alma mater	Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1968 1984–present
Spouse(s)	Tim Bevan ​ ​ (m. 1992; div. 2001)​
Children	Daisy Bevan
Parent(s)	Tony Richardson Vanessa Redgrave
Relatives	Micheál Richardson (nephew) Natasha Richardson (sister) Carlo Gabriel Nero (half-brother) Lynn Redgrave (Aunt) Jemma Redgrave (Cousin)
Family	Redgrave

Joely Richardson at Toronto Film Festival 2011

Joely Kim Richardson (born on January 9, 1965) is a talented British actress. She is known for her roles in popular TV shows and movies. You might recognize her as Julia McNamara in the drama series Nip/Tuck. She also played Katherine Parr in The Tudors.

Joely Richardson has appeared in many films. These include 101 Dalmatians, The Patriot, and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. She continues to act in new projects like The Sandman.

Early Life and Family

Joely Richardson was born in Marylebone, London. She comes from a very famous acting family, the Redgrave family. Her mother is the well-known actress Vanessa Redgrave. Her father was a film director named Tony Richardson.

Joely's grandparents, Michael Redgrave and Rachel Kempson, were also famous actors. Her sister, Natasha Richardson, was also an actress. Joely's aunt, Lynn Redgrave, and uncle, Corin Redgrave, were actors too.

Education and Early Interests

When Joely was three years old, she appeared as an extra in a movie her father directed. This movie was called The Charge of the Light Brigade.

Joely and her sister Natasha went to St Paul's Girls' School in London. When she was 14, Joely moved to Florida to attend a tennis school. She dreamed of becoming a professional tennis player. Later, she returned to London to study acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. She finished her studies there in 1985.

Acting Career Highlights

After her time at the tennis academy, Joely decided to pursue acting. In 1985, she played a younger version of her mother's character in the film Wetherby. Her first big role for a wide audience was in a 1989 episode of Poirot.

Notable Film Roles

In 1991, Joely played Princess Anna in the comedy film King Ralph. A few years later, she appeared in 101 Dalmatians as Anita Campbell-Green. She starred alongside Glenn Close, who played the villain Cruella de Vil.

In 1997, Joely was in the science fiction horror film Event Horizon. She played Lieutenant Starck, an officer on a rescue ship. In 2000, she acted with Mel Gibson in the American Revolution film The Patriot. She also played Marie Antoinette in the 2001 film The Affair of the Necklace.

Television Success

From 2003 to 2010, Joely Richardson had a main role in the TV drama Nip/Tuck. She played Julia McNamara, a character involved with plastic surgeons. Her real-life mother, Vanessa Redgrave, even played her character's mother in some episodes.

From 2009 to 2010, Joely played Catherine Parr, the sixth wife of King Henry VIII, in the final season of The Tudors. She also joined the cast of Titanic: Blood and Steel in 2012. In 2015, she co-starred with Arnold Schwarzenegger in the zombie film Maggie. More recently, she appeared in the TV series The Sandman in 2022.

Personal Life and Charity Work

Joely Richardson married film producer Tim Bevan in 1992. They later divorced in 2001. They have a daughter together named Daisy Bevan, who is also an actress.

Joely is an ambassador for The Children's Trust. This is a leading charity in the UK that helps children with brain injuries. She also supports Save the Children, a charity that helps children around the world.

Filmography

Key

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Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1968	The Charge of the Light Brigade	Extra	Uncredited
1985	Wetherby	Young Jean Travers
1987	Body Contact	Dominique
1988	Drowning by Numbers	Cissie Colpitts 3
1989	A proposito di quella strana ragazza	Giovanna Serafin (Maria)	aka About That Foreign Girl in English
1991	King Ralph	Princess Anna
1992	Rebecca's Daughters	Rhiannon
	Shining Through	Margrete Von Eberstein
1994	Sister My Sister	Christine Papin
1994	I'll Do Anything	Cathy Breslow
1996	Loch Ness	Laura McFetridge
	101 Dalmatians	Anita Campbell-Green-Dearly
	Hollow Reed	Hannah
1997	Event Horizon	Lt. Starck
1998	Under Heaven	Eleanor Dunston
	Wrestling with Alligators	Claire
	The Tribe	Emily
2000	Maybe Baby	Lucy Bell
	Return to Me	Elizabeth Rueland
	The Patriot	Charlotte Selton
2001	The Affair of the Necklace	Marie-Antoinette
2004	Fallen Angel	Katherine Wentworth
	The Fever	Woman at 30
2007	The Last Mimzy	Jo Wilder
	The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey	Susan McDowel
2011	Anonymous	Young Queen Elizabeth I
	The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo	Anita Vanger/Harriet Vanger
2012	Red Lights	Monica Handsen
	Thanks for Sharing	Katie
2013	The Devil's Violinist	Ethel Langham
2014	Vampire Academy	Queen Tatiana Ivashkov
	Endless Love	Ann Butterfield
	Maggie	Caroline Vogel
2015	Papa: Hemingway in Cuba	Mary Hemingway
2016	Snowden	Janine Gibson
	Fallen	Sophia Bliss
2017	The Hatton Garden Job	Erzebet Zslondos
	The Time of Their Lives	Lucy
2018	Red Sparrow	Nina
	In Darkness	Alix
	The Aspern Papers	Miss Tina
	Surviving Christmas with the Relatives	Lyla
2019	Color Out of Space	Theresa Gardner
2020	The Turning	Darla
2022	The Lost Girls	Jane
	Lady Chatterley's Lover	Mrs. Bolton
2023	Little Bone Lodge	Mama
2025	Untitled Downton Abbey: A New Era sequel	TBA	Post-production

Television

Awards and Nominations

See also

In Spanish: Joely Richardson para niños