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All About Joely, Carlo and Natasha

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Vanessa Redgrave is part of a British acting dynasty that spans more than five generations — and includes her three children, Joely Richardson, Carlo Gabriel Nero and the late Natasha Richardson.

The daughter of British actors Sir Michael Redgrave and Rachel Kempson, Redgrave’s acting roots can be traced back to the 1800s, when her grandparents performed in silent films and in the theater.

The next generation of family talent arrived when Redgrave had three children of her own. The award-winning actress had two daughters with her first husband, the late British filmmaker Tony Richardson: Natasha Richardson, born in 1963, and Joely Richardson, born in 1965.

Following her split with Richardson, Redgrave welcomed a son, named Carlo Gabriel Nero, in 1969 with Italian actor Franco Nero. All three of Redgrave’s children continued the family’s legacy in the entertainment world, with Natasha and Joely pursuing acting and Carlo working as a writer, producer and director.

And while Redgrave has experienced years of success onstage and on-screen, her most treasured role is that of being a mom.

“Even if you’ve got a job you love and a husband you adore, once you have children that’s what you live for,” she told The Standard in 2015.

Here is everything to know about Vanessa Redgrave’s three children, Joely Richardson, Carlo Gabriel Nero and the late Natasha Richardson.

Natasha Jane Richardson

Vanessa Redgrave and her daughter Nathasha Richardson pose during a photocall of movie “The White Countess” directed by US director James Ivory.

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Redgrave and Richardson welcomed their first child, Natasha, on May 11, 1963, in London.

The daughter of an actress and a director, Natasha began performing from a young age: She made her first movie appearance as an extra at the age of 4 in a film directed by her father and starring her mother, 1968’s The Charge of the Light Brigade, according to The New York Times.

It would not be the last time Natasha worked with her parents. At 22 years old, she appeared alongside her mother in the 1985 London production of The Seagull. Natasha revealed that working with her mother was “a dream come true,” but also intimidated her.

“She rehearsed like a tornado,” Natasha told The New York Times Magazine in 1993. “I was terrified of being on stage with her.”

In the early 1990s, Natasha moved to New York to continue her acting career and build a reputation of her own, outside of her family’s acting history. Over the next 15 years, her success spanned from the stage to the small and big screen. Some of her most famous roles came on Broadway — where she won a Tony Award for her 1998 performance in Cabaret — and on the silver screen, including her fan-favorite performance in the 1998 Disney remake of The Parent Trap, opposite Dennis Quaid and Lindsay Lohan.

“It just didn’t matter how much work I did in England, I continued to be seen simply as a Redgrave,” she told The Guardian in 2003. “I did feel I could be who I am in New York and we all like to feel appreciated.”

Actress Natasha Richardson and actress, mother Vanessa Redgrave attend the opening of playwright Richard Nelson’s “Madame Melville” May 3, 2001 at the Promande Theatre in New York City.

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In her personal life, Natasha was married twice: First, to British producer Robert Fox from 1990 to 1992, and then to actor Liam Neeson, whom she met in 1992 while they performed together in the Broadway revival of Anna Christie. The couple married in 1994 and had two sons together, Michéal Richardson and Daniel Neeson.

However, their love story was tragically cut short when Natasha died on March 18, 2009, following a ski accident on Quebec’s Mont Tremblant. She was 45 years old.

Natasha’s untimely death devastated her family, including Neeson, her children and her mother, who opened up to PEOPLE in 2019 about the heartbreaking loss.

“Time does not heal; that would seem to me to say that suddenly it’s okay, and it’s not,” Redgrave told PEOPLE a decade after her daughter’s passing. “It never becomes OK.”

Joely Kim Richardson, 60

Vanessa Redgrave and her daughter Joely Richardson attend the Roksanda show during London Fashion Week September 2023 at on September 16, 2023 in London, England.

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Redgrave and Richardson welcomed a second daughter, Joely Kim, on Jan. 9, 1965. As a teen, she had ambitions to become a professional tennis player — even moving from London to Tampa, Fla., to train — but eventually gave up the sport to pursue acting.

As an actress, Joely’s early successes came primarily on-screen: She nabbed her first major film role in 1988’s Drowning by Numbers and earned critical praise for her starring role in the 1993 television adaptation of Lady Chatterley. But Joely is best known for her roles on the FX hit television show Nip/Tuck, where she starred as Julia MacNamara from 2003 to 2010 (and Redgrave made guest appearances as her mother), and the Showtime period drama The Tudors.

Redgrave and Joely appeared in four films together, as well: In 1968, Joely appeared as an extra alongside her mother and sister in The Charge of the Light Brigade; Joely then played the younger versions of her mother’s characters in 1985’s Wetherby and 2011’s Anonymous. The two reunited on-screen once again in 2018’s The Aspern Papers.

Given her family’s legendary history with theater, Joely also embraced stage roles later in her career, performing in London and off-Broadway in New York.

“People would say, ‘Oh, you’re from this big theatrical dynasty,’ and I’d think, ‘Well, I’m doing an American TV show.’ I felt like a phoney,” she told The Telegraph in 2015. “I thought, I have to earn my stripes and I’ll do it slowly, and that’s sort of what I’ve done.”

Vanessa Redgrave and Joely Richardson attend the Roksanda show during London Fashion Week February 2020 at The British Foreign and Commonwealth Office on February 16, 2020 in London, England.

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Joely married film producer Tim Bevan in 1992; the couple had one daughter, Daisy, the same year. Bevan and Joely split in 1997 and divorced in 2001, which Joely described as “a pretty low time” to The Guardian. However, it was the death of her older sister, Natasha, that left her forever changed, as she revealed to Tatler in 2009.

“The shock shatters you on a cellular level, and it takes time for the pieces to come back together, albeit in a different formation,” she said about Natasha’s tragic death. “I cannot imagine that there will ever be a day when I don’t think of Tasha.”

The loss of her sister gave Joely a new appreciation for life and for family, including her mother, who suffered a near-fatal heart attack in 2015.

“Try to find the joy in life because we are so lucky to be here,” Joely told PEOPLE in 2019. “Every day, every birthday that goes by, I’m just so grateful.”

Carlo Gabriel Nero, 55

Vanessa Redgrave poses with son Carlo Gabriel Nero at a special screening of their film “Sea Sorrow” at the BFI Southbank on October 30, 2017 in London, England.

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Redgrave and director Nero welcomed a son named Carlo Gabriel on Sept. 16, 1969. The former couple reunited more than three decades later, rekindling their romance and marrying on Dec. 31, 2006.

During his childhood, though, Carlo split his time between his mother in London and his father in Italy.

“Seeing us unhappy made Carlo unhappy,” Redgrave told The Times in 2016. “I hated that. I didn’t want us to fight over his future, so we did our best to share the time with him. He had his life with his father and his life with me.”

Despite their best efforts, Carlo found some elements of his childhood “difficult” — particularly shuffling between two homes in two different countries.

“That left me with a bit of a dual personality, constantly adapting to whichever country I was in,” Carlo told The Times. “I’m sure it affected my sense of security. I never grasped that idea of ‘home.’ ”

Vanessa Redgrave and Carlo Gabriel Nero attend a photocall during the 12th Rome Film Fest at Auditorium Parco Della Musica on November 2, 2017 in Rome, Italy.

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While his mother and sisters preferred acting, Carlo has made his career behind the camera. After attending film school in Italy and at NYU, Carlo has worked as a writer, producer and director — even directing his mother and sister Joely in the 2004 psychological drama The Fever.

Carlo and his mother teamed up once again to form a small film company together, Dissent Projects, that produces documentaries, including 2017’s Sea Sorrow.

“It’s no surprise that Carlo has ended up in the film business; he just happens to prefer being on the other side of the camera,” Redgrave told The Times about her only son. “I’m not sure if he’s learnt anything from me, but I’ve certainly learnt things from him. Yes, he’s my son, but he’s also a great director who’s earned respect through hard graft.”

Outside of his filmmaking career, Carlo is married to actress Jennifer Wiltsie. They share three children together.

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‘House of the Dragon’ Season 3 finale: Helaena, Ormund’s fate revealed

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Warning: Spoilers ahead! Do not proceed unless you’ve watched the Season 3 finale of “House of the Dragon.“

“House of the Dragon” ended its penultimate season with fire and blood.

In the Season 3 finale of the “Game of Thrones” prequel show, which aired Sunday night, Helaena Targaryen (Phia Saban) seemingly died in an apparent suicide by jumping out of a castle window.

All season long, Helaena, who was pregnant, was basically a prisoner of her half-sister, Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D’Arcy).

As Rhaenyra took the throne and asserted her rule, she kept a tight leash on Helaena, who had been on the other side of the war.

Shut in the castle, Helaena — a “dreamer” who could see the future — became increasingly more distressed. Shortly before her death, Helaena had a contentious meeting with Rhaenyra in which she criticized the queen, telling her “all the things you care about are ugly.”

As she refused to eat, Rhaenyra had guards force-feed Helaena.

Helaena’s death wasn’t explicitly shown but, at the end of the episode, she slowly walked to the window. Later, her dead body shown below it.

Before her death, Helaena had been working on a piece of embroidery, stitching images from her visions of the future. Rhaenyra was aware of Helaena’s powers and, after her death, glanced at the embroidery.

One of the images Helaena had stitched showed her plummeting from a castle window. Another image showed Rhaenyra holding a sword on the Iron Throne, surrounded by flames.

The episode ended with the queen studying the prophetic image of herself.

“House of the Dragon” is set almost 200 years before “Game of Thrones,” and follows Targaryen siblings in a civil war over who is the rightful monarch.

The main conflict is between Rhaenyra and her half-brother, Aegon Targaryen (Tom Glynn-Carney).

As Aegon was Helaena’s brother and husband — those Targaryens and their incest — that meant she was on his side of the feud by default, despite her not being active in the war.

To make things more complicated, Season 3 added a third contender for the throne: Aegon’s long-lost brother and Rhaenyra’s half-brother: Daeron Targaryen (Benjamin Evan Ainsworth).

In the middle of Season 3, Daeron’s evil guardian, Ormund Hightower (James Norton), took over the market town, Tumbleton, and hatched a plan to put Daeron in power.

In the finale, Daemon Targaryen (Matt Smith) — both uncle and husband to Queen Rhaenyra — and his army marched on the town, sparking a bloody battle with Ormund and his forces.

Ormund was fatally slain by Roderick Dustin (Tommy Flanagan), also known as Roddy the Ruin, who fights on behalf of Rhaenyra and Daemon.

Roderick died in the process of killing Ormund — and got his arm cut off during the tussle (ouch).

Before Ormund died, however, he persuaded Ulf White (Tom Bennett) — a dragon rider on Rhaenyra and Daemon’s side — to turn traitor.

Daemon and his forces thought Ulf would fight with them but, instead, he flamed them with his dragon, leading to mass death and destruction.

Tumbleton was reduced to rubble and carnage by the end of the Season 3 finale, though Gwayne Hightower (Freddie Fox) and Daeron seemingly both survived.

Season 3 ended with Rhaenyra still tentatively holding her grip on power, losing half-sister Helaena and one of her loyal dragon riders in Ulf — and her future ahead looks bumpy.

Her other dragon rider, Hugh Hammer (Kieran Bew), lost his wife in the battle at Tumbleton, so he likely won’t be too happy about continuing to fight for Rhaenyra.

Aegon, who had been MIA all season, also met up with his brother, Aemond Targaryen (Ewan Mitchell), and pitched him a plan to join forces and overthrow the queen.

The HBO series will end with the forthcoming Season 4, which will premiere at an unannounced date, most likely in 2028.

Before Season 3 premiered, showrunner Ryan Condal said he understood fans’ frustration with the two-year gaps between seasons.

During a pre-season Television Critics Association press conference that Page Six attended, he said, “It just takes a long time to make.”

He explained that “prep and shooting” take a year, followed by an additional “seven months [to] eight months” for the special effects team “to make dragons.”

Condal urged haters to “do the math.”

“It’s not possible to come out every year,” he said. “I’m very sorry, but you guys decided to be fans of the show called ‘House of the Dragon.’”

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‘Highlander’ star Christopher Lambert, 69, collapses at Pittsburgh Comic-Con

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“Highlander” actor Christopher Lambert suffered a medical emergency while attending the Steel City Comic-Con in Pittsburgh.

At the annual convention on Saturday, the French actor, 69, was signing autographs for fans when he “suddenly collapsed,” a witness told TMZ.

Lambert was then placed in an ambulance and transported to a local hospital.

The Steel City Con also released a statement about the incident, saying Lambert “had to leave the event due to a personal issue.”

The comic book and pop culture convention also announced that Lambert’s photo op was canceled.

A rep for the “Mortal Kombat” star told TMZ that he is “perfectly ok” and resting in his hotel room.

The spokesperson claimed that Lambert did not get enough sleep the night before the convention and hadn’t eaten much during the day, which prompted his blood sugar to drop.

It’s unclear whether Lambert will attend the convention on Sunday; however, the outlet was told that he will be well enough to make his scheduled appearance at FAN EXPO in Chicago next week.

Page Six has reached out to Lambert’s rep for comment but did not immediately hear back.

Last year, Lambert suffered a health scare when he injured his back after falling down a flight of stairs at his hotel.

Due to the severity of the injury, the “Highlander II: The Quickening” star had to drop out of an appearance at the Swedish festival SciFiWorld last March.

“As an actor, filming and promoting his films are an absolute priority and has always been, and while he has the highest respect for people organizing events and fans who attend,” his reps said at the time.

“Unfortunately this time he will not be able to attend the comic con,” they added.

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QVC host reacts to viral on-air blooper

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QVC host Toni Brattin has publicly commented on her viral on-air blooper that saw her mistakenly refer to a “blowout” as a “blowjob” during a wig presentation.

“When we’re doing a show, your mind is going 50 directions,” she told TMZ in a remote interview published Thursday.

“You’re thinking of your models, you’re thinking of the mannequin heads going through the colors, you’re thinking of the next positioning to get all the information out to the customers that they’re wanting, right?”

Brattin explained, “So your brain is really kind of multi-functioning, and you’re kind of in autopilot when you’re talking because you’ve said this so many times.”

Brattin admitted that in the moment, “You almost say to yourself, ‘Did I just say what I think I said?’”

“It was one of those moments, and of course, you can’t grab those words back,” she went on. “They’re out there.”

“I tried to real quick correct it and say the correct terminology — ‘a blowout at your salon’ — but by then, obviously, everyone caught it,” Brattin continued. “I was hearing snickering and then when you’re not supposed to laugh, it just makes it that much more funny.”

Brattin noted that the QVC team was “so kind” following the incident, which she explained “of course” wasn’t “intentional.”

“I mean, I’ve only been doing this for almost 30 years,” she said. “So to have a blooper like this just innocently come out, you have to go with it.

Brattin said the team told her, “I hope you’re able to not be mortified and that you can laugh about it today and in the future,” and told her she did “a great job throwing it over to [her] show host.”

Brattin was showcasing a “Salon Select Wig” from the back on Wednesday, teasing the wig with her fingers and noting its silky wave pattern and smooth texture, when she blurted out, “Again, it looks like you went and got a blowjob at your … blowout … at your salon.”

The wig designer, clearly flustered by the suggestive verbal slipup, froze up before dropping to the studio floor after the mortifying incident, as a model and co-host Teri Conn attempted to stifle giggles.

Following the gaffe, the TV personality’s husband didn’t miss a chance to make a joke of it.

During a “CBS Mornings” interview earlier this week, she recalled him waiting for her in the green room, where he told her “there’s a bar of soap waiting for you in your dressing room.”

“You know, we all make mistakes from time to time,” she added. “This one, after 30 years, just happens to be my biggest blooper ever.”