Natalie Gregory
Encyclopedia
Natalie Gregory is an American
film
and television
actress.
in the television film
Alice in Wonderland
(1985). Gregory is the youngest American actress to have played the role in a television or sound-film production based on the novel Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
by Lewis Carroll
; she is also the youngest overall (British or American) in that category. Her performance in the film earned her a nomination for Exceptional Young Actress Starring in a Television Special or Movie of the Week in the 1986 Young Artist Awards. Acting in the production with her in the role of her sister was her real-life sister Sharee Gregory, who is married to actor Michael Landon, Jr.
Gregory has had guest-starring roles in a number of television series including a two-part episode of the drama
Highway to Heaven
. She also starred in the Disney
, animated
film Oliver & Company
(1988) as the speaking voice of Jenny Foxworth and appeared in other films.
She has also appeared as Annie at Cranium Command
, an attraction at Epcot
, a Walt Disney World Resort
theme park
. Prior to acting in movies and TV shows, she got her start appearing in commercials for certain products, such as Hamburger Helper
, Care Bears
, and McDonalds.
United States
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film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
and television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
actress.
Career
She starred as AliceAlice (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland)
Alice is a fictional character in the literary classic, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its sequel, Through the Looking-Glass, And What Alice Found There. She is a young girl from Victorian-era Britain.-Development:...
in the television film
Television movie
A television film is a feature film that is a television program produced for and originally distributed by a television network, in contrast to...
Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland (1985 film)
Alice in Wonderland is a two-part film adaptation of Lewis Carroll's Alice books. An Irwin Allen production, it was a special made for television and used a huge all-star cast of notable actors and actresses. The title role was played by 10-year-old Natalie Gregory, who wore a blonde wig for this...
(1985). Gregory is the youngest American actress to have played the role in a television or sound-film production based on the novel Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is an 1865 novel written by English author Charles Lutwidge Dodgson under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll. It tells of a girl named Alice who falls down a rabbit hole into a fantasy world populated by peculiar, anthropomorphic creatures...
by Lewis Carroll
Lewis Carroll
Charles Lutwidge Dodgson , better known by the pseudonym Lewis Carroll , was an English author, mathematician, logician, Anglican deacon and photographer. His most famous writings are Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its sequel Through the Looking-Glass, as well as the poems "The Hunting of the...
; she is also the youngest overall (British or American) in that category. Her performance in the film earned her a nomination for Exceptional Young Actress Starring in a Television Special or Movie of the Week in the 1986 Young Artist Awards. Acting in the production with her in the role of her sister was her real-life sister Sharee Gregory, who is married to actor Michael Landon, Jr.
Gregory has had guest-starring roles in a number of television series including a two-part episode of the drama
Dramatic programming
Dramatic programming in the UK, or television drama and television drama series in the US, is television program content that is scripted and fictional along the lines of √a traditional drama. This excludes, for example, sports television, television news, reality show and game shows, stand-up...
Highway to Heaven
Highway to Heaven
Highway to Heaven is an American television drama series which ran on NBC from 1984 to 1989.- Season 1 :- Season 2 :- Season 3 :- Season 4 :- Season 5 :...
. She also starred in the Disney
The Walt Disney Company
The Walt Disney Company is the largest media conglomerate in the world in terms of revenue. Founded on October 16, 1923, by Walt and Roy Disney as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio, Walt Disney Productions established itself as a leader in the American animation industry before diversifying into...
, animated
Animation
Animation is the rapid display of a sequence of images of 2-D or 3-D artwork or model positions in order to create an illusion of movement. The effect is an optical illusion of motion due to the phenomenon of persistence of vision, and can be created and demonstrated in several ways...
film Oliver & Company
Oliver & Company
Oliver & Company is a 1988 American animated film in which a homeless kitten named Oliver joins a gang of dogs to survive on the 1980s New York City streets. The film was produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and became the twenty-seventh animated feature released in the Walt Disney Animated...
(1988) as the speaking voice of Jenny Foxworth and appeared in other films.
She has also appeared as Annie at Cranium Command
Cranium Command
Cranium Command was an attraction at the Wonders of Life pavilion at Walt Disney World Resort's Epcot theme park. The show was a humorous presentation on the importance of the human brain....
, an attraction at Epcot
Epcot
Epcot is a theme park in the Walt Disney World Resort, located near Orlando, Florida. The park is dedicated to the celebration of human achievement, namely international culture and technological innovation. The second park built at the resort, it opened on October 1, 1982 and was initially named...
, a Walt Disney World Resort
Walt Disney World Resort
Walt Disney World Resort , is the world's most-visited entertaimental resort. Located in Lake Buena Vista, Florida ; approximately southwest of Orlando, Florida, United States, the resort covers an area of and includes four theme parks, two water parks, 23 on-site themed resort hotels Walt...
theme park
Amusement park
thumb|Cinderella Castle in [[Magic Kingdom]], [[Disney World]]Amusement and theme parks are terms for a group of entertainment attractions and rides and other events in a location for the enjoyment of large numbers of people...
. Prior to acting in movies and TV shows, she got her start appearing in commercials for certain products, such as Hamburger Helper
Hamburger Helper
Hamburger Helper is a line of packaged food products primarily consisting of boxed pasta bundled with a packet or packets of powdered sauce/seasonings. The contents of each box are combined with browned ground beef, water and milk to create a complete dish. The product line also features products...
, Care Bears
Care Bears
The Care Bears are characters created by American Greetings in 1981 for use on greeting cards. The original artwork for the cards was painted by artist Elena Kucharik. In 1983, Kenner turned the Care Bears into plush teddy bears...
, and McDonalds.
Filmography
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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1983 | Two Marriages | TV episode - "Relativity". (OAD: 08/24/1983) | |
Matt Houston Matt Houston Matt Houston is an American crime drama series that aired on ABC from 1982 to 1985. Created by Lawrence Gordon, the series was produced by Aaron Spelling.-Synopsis:... |
Jody Harrison | TV episode - "The Ghost of Carter Gault". (OAD: 10/28/1983) | |
1984 | Trapper John, M.D. Trapper John, M.D. Trapper John, M.D. is an American television medical drama and spin-off of the film MASH, concerning a lovable surgeon who became a mentor and father figure in San Francisco, California. The show ran on CBS from September 23, 1979, to September 4, 1986.... |
TV episode - "Send in the Clowns". (OAD: 02/12/1984) | |
Cagney & Lacey Cagney & Lacey Cagney & Lacey is an American television series that originally aired on the CBS television network for seven seasons from October 8, 1981 to May 16, 1988... |
Carrie Mitchell | TV episode - "Child Witness". (OAD: 10/15/1984) | |
Magnum, P.I. Magnum, P.I. Magnum, P.I. is an American television series starring Tom Selleck as Thomas Magnum, a private investigator living on Oahu, Hawaii. The series ran from 1980 to 1988 in first-run broadcast on the American CBS television network.... |
Elizabeth Bowman | TV episode - "Blind Justice". (OAD: 11/08/1984) | |
1985 | Robert Kennedy & His Times Robert Kennedy & His Times Robert Kennedy & His Times is a 1985 American television miniseries directed by Marvin J. Chomsky. The miniseries was released in three parts and depicts the life of Robert F. Kennedy.-Cast:- Crew :-Awards and nominations:... |
Courtney Kennedy | TV miniseries; appeared in parts 1 & 2 of 3-part miniseries, originally aired on CBS. Natalie played as the child version, while Betsy Baker Betsy Baker Betsy Baker is an American actress. She is best known as playing Linda in the cult classic film The Evil Dead. She has resumed acting after a long break from the spotlight.-Filmography:-External links:Interviews... played as the adult version in part 3. (OAD for parts 1 & 2: 01/27/1985 and 01/28/1985 respectively) |
Highway to Heaven Highway to Heaven Highway to Heaven is an American television drama series which ran on NBC from 1984 to 1989.- Season 1 :- Season 2 :- Season 3 :- Season 4 :- Season 5 :... |
Amy | TV episode - "A Child of God". (OAD: 02/06/1985) | |
Kids Don't Tell | Girl with puppet lady | TV movie, originally aired on CBS. (OAD: 03/05/1985) | |
Alice in Wonderland Alice in Wonderland (1985 film) Alice in Wonderland is a two-part film adaptation of Lewis Carroll's Alice books. An Irwin Allen production, it was a special made for television and used a huge all-star cast of notable actors and actresses. The title role was played by 10-year-old Natalie Gregory, who wore a blonde wig for this... |
Alice | TV miniseries, aired as a two-night event on CBS from December 9–10. Part 1 was Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, while part 2 was Alice Through the Looking Glass. A slightly re-edited version, with both parts treated as two completely separate stories, was released by Warner Home Video Warner Home Video Warner Home Video is the home video unit of Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., itself part of Time Warner. It was founded in 1978 as WCI Home Video . The company launched in the United States with twenty films on VHS and Betamax videocassettes in late 1979... in 1996. |
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1986 | Amazing Stories Amazing Stories (TV series) Amazing Stories is a fantasy, horror, and science fiction television anthology series created by Steven Spielberg. It ran on NBC from 1985 to 1987, and was somewhat erratically screened in Britain by BBC1 and BBC2 - billed in the Radio Times as "Steven Spielberg's Amazing Stories" - with episodes... |
Dorothy | TV episode - "Dorothy and Ben". (OAD: 03/02/1986) |
Fathers and Sons | Rebecca | TV episode - "We'll Always Have the Mall". (OAD: 04/13/1986) | |
Spot Marks the X Spot Marks the X Spot Marks the X is a 1986 Disney Channel Original Movie that starred Mike the Dog as Capone/Astro, Barret Oliver as Ken, and Natalie Gregory as Kathy, who, unlike her... |
Kathy | TV movie, Disney Channel original. Originally aired on October 18, 1986. Later aired on ABC on May 17, 1987 in a 2-hour format as part of The Disney Sunday Movie. Also aired in a 2-part format on that show, with part 1 airing on July 3, 1988, and part 2 airing the following Sunday. | |
Fresno Fresno (TV miniseries) Fresno is a 1986 television comedy miniseries that parodied popular prime time soap operas of the day such as Falcon Crest, Dallas, and Dynasty... |
China Kensington | TV miniseries; 5-part miniseries, originally aired on CBS. | |
Mr. Belvedere Mr. Belvedere Mr. Belvedere is an American sitcom that originally aired on ABC from March 15, 1985, until July 8, 1990. The series was based on the Lynn Aloysius Belvedere character created by Gwen Davenport for her 1947 novel Belvedere, which was later adapted into the 1948 film Sitting Pretty... |
Cindy Douglas | TV episode - "The Spelling Bee". (OAD: 12/05/1986) | |
1987 | The Wizard The Wizard (TV series) The Wizard is a live-action, family friendly, action/adventure series created by Michael Berk, Douglas Schwartz, and Paul B. Radin... |
Katie and Caroline (dual role) | TV episode - "Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves" . (OAD: 02/03/1987) |
The New Mike Hammer The New Mike Hammer The New Mike Hammer is an American television series based on the exploits of the fictitious New York-based private detective Mike Hammer. The show starred Stacy Keach and was essentially a continuation of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer, an earlier television program featuring an identical core cast... |
Jennifer Decker | TV episode - "A Blinding Fear". (OAD: 04/29/1987) | |
1988 | Stranger on My Land | Gillian | TV movie, originally aired on ABC. (OAD: 01/17/1988) |
Highway to Heaven | Jennifer Bradley | TV episodes - "A Dolphin Song for Lee": Parts 1 & 2. (OAD for parts 1 & 2: 03/16/1988 and 03/23/1988 respectively) | |
Oliver & Company Oliver & Company Oliver & Company is a 1988 American animated film in which a homeless kitten named Oliver joins a gang of dogs to survive on the 1980s New York City streets. The film was produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and became the twenty-seventh animated feature released in the Walt Disney Animated... |
Jenny Foxworth | The 27th full-length animated film from The Walt Disney Company. Originally released in theaters on November 18, 1988, and again on March 29, 1996. Was not released on home video in the United States until 1996. | |
1989 | Cranium Command Cranium Command Cranium Command was an attraction at the Wonders of Life pavilion at Walt Disney World Resort's Epcot theme park. The show was a humorous presentation on the importance of the human brain.... |
Annie | Former Epcot Center attraction at Walt Disney's World Resort theme park. Opened on October 19, 1989. Attraction closed on January 1, 2007. |
Wait Until Spring, Bandini Wait Until Spring, Bandini Wait Until Spring, Bandini is a 1989 film written and directed by Dominique Deruddere, based upon the novel by John Fante. The film won three Joseph Plateau Awards.-Plot:... |
Rose | Belgian film shot in English, released in Europe on December 6, 1989, and in the U.S. on June 29, 1990. | |
The Princess and the Dwarf | Unfinished TV Movie. | ||
Dad's a Dog | Sarah Dryden | Unsold half-hour sitcom pilot, intended for ABC. | |
1990 | Beanpole | Belinda | Unsold half-hour sitcom pilot, aired on ABC as a special. (OAD: 07/04/1990) |