Natalie Gregory Explained

Natalie Gregory
Occupation:Actress
Yearsactive:1983–1990

Natalie Gregory is an American former child actress.

Career

She starred as Alice in the 1985 television film Alice in Wonderland.[1] [2] [3] [4] Gregory is the youngest actress (age 9 years when she filmed the miniseries) to have played the role in a television or sound-film production based on the Lewis Carroll novels. Gregory's performance in the film earned a nomination for Exceptional Young Actress Starring in a Television Special or Movie of the Week at the 1986 Young Artist Awards.

Her real-life sister Sharee Gregory portrayed Alice's elder sister in the film; Sharee married Michael Landon Jr. in 1987.

Gregory has had guest-starring roles in a number of television series including a two-part episode of Highway to Heaven, starring her brother's-in-law father. She provided the voice of Jenny Foxworth for the 1988 Disney animated film Oliver & Company.

Filmography

YearFilmRoleNotes
1983Two MarriagesTV episode - "Relativity". (OAD: 08/24/1983)
Matt HoustonJody HarrisonTV episode - "The Ghost of Carter Gault". (OAD: 10/28/1983)
1984Trapper John, M.D.TV episode - "Send in the Clowns". (OAD: 02/12/1984)
Cagney & LaceyCarrie MitchellTV episode - "Child Witness". (OAD: 10/15/1984)
Magnum, P.I.Elizabeth BowmanTV episode - "Blind Justice". (OAD: 11/08/1984)
1985Robert Kennedy and His TimesCourtney KennedyTV miniseries; appeared in parts 1 & 2 of 3-part miniseries, originally aired on CBS. Natalie played as the child version, while Betsy Baker played as the adult version in part 3. (OAD for parts 1 & 2: 01/27/1985 and 01/28/1985 respectively)
Highway to HeavenAmyTV episode - "A Child of God". (OAD: 02/06/1985)
Kids Don't TellKrista MuellerTV movie, originally aired on CBS. (OAD: 03/05/1985)
Alice in WonderlandAliceTV 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 in 1996.
1986Amazing StoriesDorothyTV episode - "Dorothy and Ben". (OAD: 03/02/1986)
Fathers and SonsRebeccaTV episode - "We'll Always Have the Mall". (OAD: 04/13/1986)
Spot Marks the XKathyTV 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.
FresnoChina KensingtonTV miniseries; 5-part miniseries, originally aired on CBS.
Mr. BelvedereCindy DouglasTV episode - "The Spelling Bee". (OAD: 12/05/1986)
1987The WizardKatie and Caroline (dual role)TV episode - "Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves" . (OAD: 02/03/1987)
The New Mike HammerJennifer DeckerTV episode - "A Blinding Fear". (OAD: 04/29/1987)
1988Stranger on My LandGillianTV movie, originally aired on ABC. (OAD: 01/17/1988)
Highway to HeavenJennifer BradleyTV episodes - "A Dolphin Song for Lee": Parts 1 & 2. (OAD for parts 1 & 2: 03/16/1988 and 03/23/1988 respectively)
Oliver & CompanyJenny FoxworthThe 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.
1989Cranium CommandAnnieFormer 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, BandiniRoseBelgian/French/Italian/American production, released in Europe on December 6, 1989, and in the U.S. on June 29, 1990.
The Princess and the DwarfUnfinished TV Movie.
1990BeanpoleBelindaUnsold half-hour sitcom pilot; aired on ABC as a special. (OAD: 07/04/1990)
Dad's a DogSarah DrydenUnsold half-hour sitcom pilot; aired on ABC as a special. (OAD: 07/05/1990)

References

  1. Web site: Natalie Gregory was great in "Alice in.... 1985-12-29. Los Angeles Times. en-US. 2020-04-20.
  2. News: O'Connor. John J.. Carroll's 'Alice,' on Cbs. 1985-12-09. The New York Times. 2020-04-20. en-US. 0362-4331.
  3. Web site: 'Alice' Through the Years: 16 Actresses Who Played the Iconic Character. The Hollywood Reporter. 27 May 2016. en. 2020-04-20.
  4. Web site: AN ALICE MADE FOR THE PART. Daley. Steve. chicagotribune.com. en-US. 2020-04-20.