Natasha Gregson Wagner
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Natasha Gregson Wagner (born September 29, 1970) is an American
actress.
Gregson Wagner was born in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Richard Gregson, a film producer, and the late actress Natalie Wood
. She left Emerson College
to pursue an acting career.
, from her marriage to British producer Richard Gregson. She is of Russian
heritage, as her maternal grandparents immigrated from Russia. Her parents separated when she was ten months old. Her mother later married actor Robert Wagner
. Natasha has a younger half-sister, Courtney Wagner. On November 29, 1981, Natalie Wood drowned near Catalina Island
. After her mother's death, she took the last name of her stepfather, who cut off all contact with Natalie Wood's family. Her aunt Lana Wood
wrote a book "Natalie: A Memoir By Her Sister," in which she expressed her sadness of Wagner forbidding her to have contact with Natasha and Courtney. Her mother's death left deep emotional scars that would ultimately carry into the dark-edged roles that she would play in Hollywood. Her stepmother is actress Jill St. John
. When Natasha's maternal grandmother died of pneumonia in 1998, neither she nor her half-sister attended the funeral. Natasha had a long-term relationship with Josh Evans (film producer)
and was married to D.V. DeVincentis from October 2003 to January 2008. Her uncle is British actor Michael Craig
.
, with Jeff Goldblum
and Famke Janssen
in 1992. She then had a small role in the movie Buffy the Vampire Slayer
. Following that film she starred in several TV movies including Modern Vampires
, Hefner: Unauthorized, and The Shaggy Dog. In 1995 she starred with her stepfather Robert Wagner in a Hart to Hart TV movie. She starred in the Wes Craven
film The Outpost
. In 1996 she co-starred with Jon Lovitz
in the comedy High School High
. In the 1997 film Two Girls and a Guy
she played Lou, a sexually liberated young woman, who discovers that her actor boyfriend Blake Allen (Robert Downey Jr.
) is cheating on her with Carla Bennett (Heather Graham). Gregson Wagner had a small role in the 1998 thriller Urban Legends in which her character Michelle is killed off in the first few minutes by a serial killer hiding in the backseat of her car. That same year she guest starred in an episode of Ally McBeal
. In 1999 she played a heroin junkie in the Another Day in Paradise
where she had an explicit sex scene with Vincent Kartheiser
. In 2000 she had roles in Stranger Than Fiction
and High Fidelity
opposite John Cusack
. In 2003 she played Barbara Richardson in the movie Wonderland, the true story about the Wonderland Avenue murders in Laurel Canyon that resulted in the deaths of Ron Launius, Billy Drevell, Barbara Richardson, Joy Miller, and left Launius' wife Susan Launius in critical condition. In 2005 she guest starred on hit TV shows Cold Case and Medium
. In 2006 she starred in two episodes of ER
: "Bloodline" and "21 Guns". From 2005 to 2007 she had a recurring role on the TV show The 4400
as April Skouris, the sister of NTAC agent Diana Skouris. In 2008 she guest starred on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
and House M.D. Her current film The Funeral Party is in post-production.
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actress.
Gregson Wagner was born in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Richard Gregson, a film producer, and the late actress Natalie Wood
Natalie Wood
Natalie Wood, born Natalia Nikolaevna Zacharenko was an American film and television actress. After first working in films as a child, Wood became a successful Hollywood star as a young adult, receiving three Academy Award nominations before she was 25 years old.Wood began acting in movies at the...
. She left Emerson College
Emerson College
Emerson College is a private coeducational university located in Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1880 by Charles Wesley Emerson as a "school of oratory," Emerson is "the only comprehensive college or university in America dedicated exclusively to communication and the arts in a liberal arts...
to pursue an acting career.
Personal life
Natasha Gregson Wagner is the oldest daughter of Hollywood icon Natalie WoodNatalie Wood
Natalie Wood, born Natalia Nikolaevna Zacharenko was an American film and television actress. After first working in films as a child, Wood became a successful Hollywood star as a young adult, receiving three Academy Award nominations before she was 25 years old.Wood began acting in movies at the...
, from her marriage to British producer Richard Gregson. She is of Russian
Russians
The Russian people are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Russia, speaking the Russian language and primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries....
heritage, as her maternal grandparents immigrated from Russia. Her parents separated when she was ten months old. Her mother later married actor Robert Wagner
Robert Wagner
Robert John Wagner is an American actor of stage, screen, and television.A veteran of many films in the 1950s and 1960s, Wagner gained prominence in three American television series that spanned three decades: It Takes a Thief , Switch , and Hart to Hart...
. Natasha has a younger half-sister, Courtney Wagner. On November 29, 1981, Natalie Wood drowned near Catalina Island
Santa Catalina Island, California
Santa Catalina Island, often called Catalina Island, or just Catalina, is a rocky island off the coast of the U.S. state of California. The island is long and across at its greatest width. The island is located about south-southwest of Los Angeles, California. The highest point on the island is...
. After her mother's death, she took the last name of her stepfather, who cut off all contact with Natalie Wood's family. Her aunt Lana Wood
Lana Wood
Lana Wood is an American actress and producer. She was born to Russian émigré parents, Nikolai and Maria Zakharenko, and is the younger sister of the late actress Natalie Wood. Her first major role was at age 9 in the John Wayne western The Searchers. She was a regular on the soap opera Peyton Place...
wrote a book "Natalie: A Memoir By Her Sister," in which she expressed her sadness of Wagner forbidding her to have contact with Natasha and Courtney. Her mother's death left deep emotional scars that would ultimately carry into the dark-edged roles that she would play in Hollywood. Her stepmother is actress Jill St. John
Jill St. John
Jill St. John is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Tiffany Case, the lead Bond girl in Diamonds Are Forever.-Early life:...
. When Natasha's maternal grandmother died of pneumonia in 1998, neither she nor her half-sister attended the funeral. Natasha had a long-term relationship with Josh Evans (film producer)
Josh Evans (film producer)
Josh Evans is an American filmmaker, screenwriter, and actor.-Life and education:Evans was born in New York City, New York, the son of actress Ali MacGraw and producer Robert Evans. He is also the nephew of the late producer Charles Evans, stepson of Steve McQueen, and the stepbrother of actor and...
and was married to D.V. DeVincentis from October 2003 to January 2008. Her uncle is British actor Michael Craig
Michael Craig (actor)
Michael Craig is a British actor, known for his work in film and television in both the United Kingdom and Australia. Craig was born in Poona, Maharashtra, British India, the son of Donald Gregson, a captain in the 3rd Indian Cavalry. He came to England with his family when aged three, and went to...
.
Career
Natasha Gregson Wagner's first film role was as Lisa in film Fathers and SonsFathers and Sons
Fathers and Sons is an 1862 novel by Ivan Turgenev, his best known work. The title of this work in Russian is Отцы и дети , which literally means "Fathers and Children"; the work is often translated to Fathers and Sons in English for reasons of euphony.- Historical context and notes :The fathers...
, with Jeff Goldblum
Jeff Goldblum
Jeffrey Lynn "Jeff" Goldblum is an American actor. His career began in the mid-1970s and he has appeared in major box-office successes including The Fly, Jurassic Park and its sequel Jurassic Park: The Lost World, and Independence Day...
and Famke Janssen
Famke Janssen
Famke Beumer Janssen is a Dutch actress and former fashion model. She is known for playing the villainous Bond girl Xenia Onatopp in GoldenEye and Jean Grey/Phoenix in the X-Men film series .- Early life and education :...
in 1992. She then had a small role in the movie Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (film)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer is a 1992 American action/comedy/horror film about a Valley girl cheerleader named Buffy who learns that it is her fate to hunt vampires. The original script for the film was written by Joss Whedon, who later created the darker and more acclaimed TV series of the same name...
. Following that film she starred in several TV movies including Modern Vampires
Modern Vampires
Modern Vampires is a 1998 black horror/comedy film that was released Oct 19, 1999 straight to video, written by Matthew Bright and directed by Richard Elfman....
, Hefner: Unauthorized, and The Shaggy Dog. In 1995 she starred with her stepfather Robert Wagner in a Hart to Hart TV movie. She starred in the Wes Craven
Wes Craven
Wesley Earl "Wes" Craven is an American actor, film director, writer, producer, perhaps best known as the director of many horror films, particularly slasher films, including the famed A Nightmare on Elm Street and Wes Craven's New Nightmare, featuring the iconic Freddy Krueger character, the...
film The Outpost
The Hills Have Eyes III
The Hills Have Eyes III, also known as Mind Ripper, or The Hills Still Have Eyes, or The Outpost, is a horror film released on HBO in 1995...
. In 1996 she co-starred with Jon Lovitz
Jon Lovitz
Jonathan "Jon" Lovitz is an American comedian, actor, and singer. He is best known as a cast member of the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live from 1985 to 1990.-Early life:...
in the comedy High School High
High School High
High School High is a 1996 comedy film about an inner city high school in the Los Angeles, California area, starring Jon Lovitz, Tia Carrere, Mekhi Phifer, Louise Fletcher, Malinda Williams and Brian Hooks...
. In the 1997 film Two Girls and a Guy
Two Girls and a Guy
Two Girls and a Guy is a film produced in 1997 by Edward R. Pressman and Chris Hanley. The director was James Toback, who also wrote the screenplay.-Plot:...
she played Lou, a sexually liberated young woman, who discovers that her actor boyfriend Blake Allen (Robert Downey Jr.
Robert Downey Jr.
Robert John Downey, Jr. is an American actor. Downey made his screen debut in 1970 at the age of five when he appeared in his father's film Pound, and has worked consistently in film and television ever since. During the 1980s he had roles in a series of coming of age films associated with the...
) is cheating on her with Carla Bennett (Heather Graham). Gregson Wagner had a small role in the 1998 thriller Urban Legends in which her character Michelle is killed off in the first few minutes by a serial killer hiding in the backseat of her car. That same year she guest starred in an episode of Ally McBeal
Ally McBeal
Ally McBeal is an American legal comedy-drama series which aired on the Fox network from 1997 to 2002. The series was created by David E. Kelley, who also served as the executive producer, along with Bill D'Elia...
. In 1999 she played a heroin junkie in the Another Day in Paradise
Another Day in Paradise (film)
Another Day in Paradise is a 1998 drama film directed by Larry Clark, and released by Trimark Pictures. It is based on the novel Another Day in Paradise written by Eddie Little.-Plot:...
where she had an explicit sex scene with Vincent Kartheiser
Vincent Kartheiser
Vincent Paul Kartheiser is an American actor known for playing Connor in Angel and Pete Campbell in Mad Men.-Early life:Kartheiser was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the son of Janet Marie and James Ralph Kartheiser...
. In 2000 she had roles in Stranger Than Fiction
Stranger than Fiction (2000 film)
Stranger Than Fiction is a 2000 comedy-thriller film directed by Eric Bross and starring Mackenzie Astin.-Plot:While waiting for their flight in a bar of an airport, the writer Donovan Miller tells the story of his best-seller to a stranger to kill time. In Lake City, Violet Madison, Austin Walker,...
and High Fidelity
High fidelity
High fidelity—or hi-fi—reproduction is a term used by home stereo listeners and home audio enthusiasts to refer to high-quality reproduction of sound or images, to distinguish it from the poorer quality sound produced by inexpensive audio equipment...
opposite John Cusack
John Cusack
John Paul Cusack is an American film actor and screenwriter. He has appeared in more than 50 films, including The Journey of Natty Gann, Say Anything..., Grosse Point Blank, The Thin Red Line, Stand by Me, Con Air, Being John Malkovich, High Fidelity, Serendipity, Runaway Jury, The Ice Harvest,...
. In 2003 she played Barbara Richardson in the movie Wonderland, the true story about the Wonderland Avenue murders in Laurel Canyon that resulted in the deaths of Ron Launius, Billy Drevell, Barbara Richardson, Joy Miller, and left Launius' wife Susan Launius in critical condition. In 2005 she guest starred on hit TV shows Cold Case and Medium
Medium (TV series)
Medium is an American television drama series that premiered on NBC on January 3, 2005, and ended on CBS on January 21, 2011. Themed on supernatural gifts, its lead character, Allison DuBois , is a medium employed as a consultant for the Phoenix, Arizona district attorney's office...
. In 2006 she starred in two episodes of ER
ER (TV series)
ER is an American medical drama television series created by novelist Michael Crichton that aired on NBC from September 19, 1994 to April 2, 2009. It was produced by Constant c Productions and Amblin Entertainment, in association with Warner Bros. Television...
: "Bloodline" and "21 Guns". From 2005 to 2007 she had a recurring role on the TV show The 4400
The 4400
The 4400 is a science fiction TV series produced by CBS Paramount Network Television in association with Sky Television, Renegade 83, and American Zoetrope for USA Network. The show was created and written by Scott Peters and René Echevarria, and it stars Joel Gretsch and Jacqueline McKenzie...
as April Skouris, the sister of NTAC agent Diana Skouris. In 2008 she guest starred on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation is an American crime drama television series, which premiered on CBS on October 6, 2000. The show was created by Anthony E. Zuiker and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer...
and House M.D. Her current film The Funeral Party is in post-production.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Fathers & Sons | Lisa | |
| 1992 | Dark Horse Dark Horse (1992 film) Dark Horse is a 1992 American drama film directed by David Hemmings. The screenplay by Janet Maclean was adapted from an original story by Tab Hunter.-Plot:... |
Martha | |
| 1992 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer Buffy the Vampire Slayer (film) Buffy the Vampire Slayer is a 1992 American action/comedy/horror film about a Valley girl cheerleader named Buffy who learns that it is her fate to hunt vampires. The original script for the film was written by Joss Whedon, who later created the darker and more acclaimed TV series of the same name... |
Cassandra | |
| 1993 | Tainted Blood | Lissa Drew | TV movie |
| 1993 | Jenny | TV movie | |
| 1994 | Inside the Goldmine | Waitress | |
| 1994 | Birdland | Angie | Episode: "1.1" |
| 1994 | Molly & Gina Molly & Gina Molly & Gina is a 1994 movie directed by Paul Leder and written by Leder and his son, Reuben. It stars Frances Fisher, Natasha Gregson Wagner, and Peter Fonda. It is also the feature film debut of Elizabeth Berkley. The plot deals with a secretary and an actress who attempt to find the killers of... |
Gina | |
| 1994 | Dead Beat | Kirsten | |
| 1994 | S.F.W. S.F.W. S.F.W. is a 1994 film directed by Jefery Levy. It is based on a novel by Andrew Wellman, and stars Stephen Dorff, Jake Busey and Reese Witherspoon, in one of her first lead roles.-Plot:... |
Kristen | |
| 1994 | Dragstrip Girl | Laura Bickford | TV movie |
| 1994 | Allison | TV movie | |
| 1995 | Crosstown Traffic | TV movie | |
| 1995 | Hart to Hart: Secrets of the Hart Hart to Hart Hart to Hart is an American television series, starring Robert Wagner and Stefanie Powers as Jonathan and Jennifer Hart, a wealthy couple who also moonlighted as amateur detectives. The series was created by writer Sidney Sheldon and produced by Aaron Spelling and Leonard Goldberg... |
Tibby | TV movie |
| 1995 | Wendy | ||
| 1996 | Kelly | ||
| 1996 | High School High High School High High School High is a 1996 comedy film about an inner city high school in the Los Angeles, California area, starring Jon Lovitz, Tia Carrere, Mekhi Phifer, Louise Fletcher, Malinda Williams and Brian Hooks... |
Julie Rubels | |
| 1997 | Lost Highway | Sheila | |
| 1997 | Dogtown Dogtown (film) Dogtown is a 1997 drama film by George Hickenlooper about life in the small Missouri town of Cuba, Missouri starring Mary Stuart Masterson, Jon Favreau, Rory Cochrane, Harold Russell, and Natasha Gregson Wagner. The film is 93-minute long and was shot entirely in Torrance, California... |
Sara Ruth | |
| 1997 | Quiet Days in Hollywood Quiet Days in Hollywood Quiet Days in Hollywood is a 1997 drama film written by Robert G. Brown and Josef Rusnak, the latter also directed. The movie features Hilary Swank, Chad Lowe, and Natasha Gregson Wagner.-Plot:... |
Kathy | |
| 1997 | Two Girls and a Guy Two Girls and a Guy Two Girls and a Guy is a film produced in 1997 by Edward R. Pressman and Chris Hanley. The director was James Toback, who also wrote the screenplay.-Plot:... |
Lou | |
| 1997 | First Love, Last Rites First Love, Last Rites First Love, Last Rites is a collection of short stories by Ian McEwan. It was first published in 1975 by Jonathan Cape and re-issued in 1997 by Vintage.- Context :... |
Sissel | |
| 1997 | Glam | Vanessa Mason | |
| 1998 | Another Day in Paradise Another Day in Paradise (film) Another Day in Paradise is a 1998 drama film directed by Larry Clark, and released by Trimark Pictures. It is based on the novel Another Day in Paradise written by Eddie Little.-Plot:... |
Rosie | |
| 1998 | Urban Legend Urban Legend (film) Urban Legend is a 1998 horror film starring Alicia Witt, Rebecca Gayheart, Jared Leto, Michael Rosenbaum, Natasha Gregson Wagner, Loretta Devine, Robert Englund, John Neville, Joshua Jackson, Regina King, and Tara Reid... |
Michelle Mancini | |
| 1998 | Ally McBeal Ally McBeal Ally McBeal is an American legal comedy-drama series which aired on the Fox network from 1997 to 2002. The series was created by David E. Kelley, who also served as the executive producer, along with Bill D'Elia... |
Hannah Puck | Episode: "The Story of Love" |
| 1998 | Modern Vampires Modern Vampires Modern Vampires is a 1998 black horror/comedy film that was released Oct 19, 1999 straight to video, written by Matthew Bright and directed by Richard Elfman.... |
Nico | TV movie |
| 1999 | Hefner: Unauthorized | Bobbie Arnstein | TV movie |
| 1999 | Chicago Hope Chicago Hope Chicago Hope is an American medical drama series created by David E. Kelley that ran from September 18, 1994, to May 5, 2000. It takes place in a fictional private charity hospital.-Premise:The show stars Mandy Patinkin as Dr... |
Dr. Sally Gates | Episode: "Curing Cancer" |
| 1999 | Play It to the Bone Play It to the Bone Play It to the Bone is a 1999 sports/comedy-drama film, starring Antonio Banderas and Woody Harrelson, written and directed by Ron Shelton.... |
Ringside Fan | |
| 2000 | Stranger Than Fiction Stranger than Fiction (2000 film) Stranger Than Fiction is a 2000 comedy-thriller film directed by Eric Bross and starring Mackenzie Astin.-Plot:While waiting for their flight in a bar of an airport, the writer Donovan Miller tells the story of his best-seller to a stranger to kill time. In Lake City, Violet Madison, Austin Walker,... |
Violet Madison | |
| 2000 | High Fidelity High Fidelity (film) High Fidelity is a 2000 American comedy-drama film directed by Stephen Frears and starring John Cusack and the Danish actress Iben Hjejle. The film is based on the 1995 British novel of the same name by Nick Hornby, with the setting moved from London to Chicago and the name of the lead character... |
Caroline Fortis | |
| 2001 | Sol Goode Sol Goode Sol Goode is a 2001 American romantic comedy film directed by Danny Comden. The lead role of Sol Goode is played by Balthazar Getty; other cast include Katharine Towne, Jamie Kennedy, Danny Comden, and Cheri Oteri... |
Brenda | |
| 2001 | Lynn Piegi | ||
| 2001 | Pasadena Pasadena (TV series) Pasadena is an American primetime soap opera originally broadcast in the U.S. from September to November 2001 on Fox.-Summary:The series starred Alison Lohman as Lily McAllister, an initially naïve young woman who witnesses a stranger's suicide and begins to investigate the secrets being hidden by... |
Beth Greeley | 2001–2002 (13 episodes) |
| 2002 | Julie | ||
| 2002 | Zero Effect | TV movie | |
| 2002 | Night Visions Night Visions Night Visions is an American television anthology series created in the style of The Twilight Zone. Each 43 minute episode was made up of two 21 to 22 minutes stories that dealt with themes of the supernatural or simply explored the dark side of human nature. Henry Rollins was the uncredited host... |
Sydney | Episode: "Switch" |
| 2002 | Vampires: Los Muertos Vampires: Los Muertos Vampires : Los Muertos is a 2002 sequel to John Carpenter's Vampires starring Jon Bon Jovi in the role of a vampire hunter. The film is not a direct sequel but takes place within the same universe as the first film. This film is produced by John Carpenter. Cristián de la Fuente and Natasha Gregson... |
Zoey | |
| 2003 | Wishing Time | Maggie | |
| 2003 | Wonderland | Barbara Richardson | |
| 2004 | How Did It Feel? | Maggie | |
| 2004 | Angel in the Family | Beth | TV movie |
| 2005 | Medium Medium (TV series) Medium is an American television drama series that premiered on NBC on January 3, 2005, and ended on CBS on January 21, 2011. Themed on supernatural gifts, its lead character, Allison DuBois , is a medium employed as a consultant for the Phoenix, Arizona district attorney's office... |
Beverly Waller | Episode: "Time Out of Mind" |
| 2005 | Cold Case | Carmen | Episode: "Committed" |
| 2005–2007 | April Skouris | 9 episodes | |
| 2006 | Christine Sternwald | TV movie | |
| 2006 | ER ER (TV series) ER is an American medical drama television series created by novelist Michael Crichton that aired on NBC from September 19, 1994 to April 2, 2009. It was produced by Constant c Productions and Amblin Entertainment, in association with Warner Bros. Television... |
Mary Warner | Episode: "21 Guns Twenty-One Guns (ER) Twenty-One Guns is the 267th episode of the NBC television series, ER.-Plot synopsis:It's the day of Michael's funeral. It is a private ceremony and Pratt is the only non-family member invited. He stops off in the ER in the morning and all the staff give their love for him to pass on to Neela. As... " Episode: "Bloodline Bloodline (ER) Bloodline is the 268th episode of the NBC television series, ER.-Plot synopsis:The episode begins with Weaver in the ambulance bay. All around is chaos as police try to secure the area, ambulances wheel away critical patients and press and spectators try to get a good look... " |
| 2007 | State of Mind State of Mind (TV series) State of Mind is a one-hour drama series created by novelist Amy Bloom. The series starred Lili Taylor as psychiatrist Anne Bellowes, who unexpectedly finds her husband cheating on her with their marriage counselor. The series deals with Bellowes and her relationship with her patients as well as... |
Sonoma | Episode: "Snow Melts" |
| 2008 | Skip Tracer | Dolly Colbert | TV movie |
| 2008 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation CSI: Crime Scene Investigation CSI: Crime Scene Investigation is an American crime drama television series, which premiered on CBS on October 6, 2000. The show was created by Anthony E. Zuiker and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer... |
Cody Cook | Episode: "Grissom's Divine Comedy" |
| 2008 | House House (TV series) House is an American television medical drama that debuted on the Fox network on November 16, 2004. The show's central character is Dr. Gregory House , an unconventional and misanthropic medical genius who heads a team of diagnosticians at the fictional Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in... |
Sandra | Episode: "Last Resort Last Resort (House) "Last Resort" is the ninth episode of the fifth season of House and the ninety-fifth episode overall. It aired on November 25, 2008. This episode is an "extended episode" as it runs for an extra seven minutes , taking the total episode's length without ads to 50 minutes.-Plot:A gun-wielding man... " |
| 2010 | Irina | ||
| 2010 | Samantha Beck | ||
| 2011 | Sarah Fugate | Pre-production |