Natasha Gregson Wagner Explained

Birth Name:Natasha Gregson
Birth Date:1970 9, mf=yes
Birth Place:Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation:Actress
Yearsactive:1992–present
Relatives:Lana Wood
(maternal aunt)
Michael Craig
(paternal uncle)
Jessica Gregson
(paternal first cousin)
Reginald Hanson
(great-great grandfather)
Julia Gregson
(stepmother)
Robert Wagner
(stepfather)
Jill St. John
(de facto stepmother)
Katie Wagner
(stepsister)
Children:1

Natasha Gregson Wagner (Gregson; born September 29, 1970)[1] is an American actress. She is the daughter of film producer Richard Gregson and actress Natalie Wood. She has appeared in films including Lost Highway, Two Girls and a Guy, First Love, Last Rites (all 1997), Urban Legend, Another Day in Paradise (both 1998) and High Fidelity (2000).

Early life

Natasha Gregson was born September 29, 1970, in Los Angeles, to American actress Natalie Wood and British producer Richard Gregson.[2] Her godmother was actress Ruth Gordon.[3] Her parents separated when she was ten months old, and later divorced.[4] Her mother remarried actor Robert Wagner in 1972, and in 1974 they had a daughter, Courtney. Her aunt, with whom she has no contact,[5] is actress and producer Lana Wood. Through her father, she is a cousin of author Jessica Gregson, niece of actor Michael Craig, stepdaughter of journalist Julia Gregson and great-great granddaughter of Reginald Hanson, former Lord Mayor of London.[6] She is distantly related by marriage to baseball player Tim Lincecum on her mother's side.[7]

On November 29, 1981, Natalie Wood drowned near Santa Catalina Island.[2] After her mother's death, Gregson Wagner and her half-sister were raised in California by Wagner and actress Jill St. John.[8]

Gregson Wagner attended Crossroads School in Santa Monica. She went on to Emerson College and later transferred to the University of Southern California. She left in 1992 to pursue an acting career.

Career

Gregson Wagner's first film role was as Lisa in the 1992 crime drama film Fathers & Sons. 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 horror film Mind Ripper. In 1996, she co-starred with Jon Lovitz and Tia Carrere in the comedy High School High. She played Lou in the 1997 film Two Girls and a Guy.[9] Gregson Wagner played a small role in the 1998 thriller Urban Legend. That same year she guest starred in an episode of Ally McBeal and co-starred with Vincent Kartheiser, James Woods and Melanie Griffith in Larry Clark's crime drama Another Day in Paradise. To avoid an NC-17 rating, a rough sex scene with Kartheiser had to be removed from the theatrical version.[10]

In 2000, Gregson Wagner had roles in Stranger Than Fiction, and High Fidelity opposite John Cusack. In 2001, she was regular cast member in the short-lived prime time soap opera, Pasadena.[11] In 2003, she played Barbara Richardson in the movie Wonderland. In 2004, she had a role in the Hallmark movie, Angel in the Family playing the part of Beth. In 2005 Gregson Wagner guest-starred on 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 and House M.D.

In 2020, Gregson Wagner produced the documentary film , directed by Laurent Bouzereau.[12] [13]

Personal life

From 1990 to 1997, Gregson Wagner dated Josh Evans, son of Ali MacGraw and Robert Evans.[14] She was married to screenwriter D.V. DeVincentis from October 2003 to January 2008.[15]

On May 30, 2012, Gregson Wagner and actor Barry Watson had a daughter, Clover Clementyne Watson.[16] The couple married in December 2014.[17]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1992Fathers & SonsLisa
Dark HorseMartha
Buffy the Vampire SlayerCassandra
1994Molly & GinaGina
Dead BeatKirsten
S.F.W.Kristen
1995Mind RipperWendy Stockton
1996Kelly
High School HighJulie Rubels
1997Lost HighwaySheila
Quiet Days in HollywoodKathy
Two Girls and a GuyLou
First Love, Last RitesSissel
GlamVanessa Mason
DogtownSara Ruth Van Horn
1998Another Day in ParadiseRosie
Urban LegendMichelle Mancini
Modern VampiresNico
2000Stranger than FictionViolet Madison
High FidelityCaroline Fortis
2001Lynn Piegi
2002Zoey
Julie
2003Sol GoodeBrenda
WonderlandBarbara Richardson
2004How Did It Feel?Maggie
2011Deep Blue BreathThe MotherShort film
2012Samantha Beck
2014Vkus AmerikiIrina
2015AnesthesiaMarta
2016Search EnginesGeorgia
Thirty NineTabatha
2020Herself Documentary film, also producer

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1993Tainted BloodLissa DrewTelevision film
JennyTelevision film
1994BirdlandAngieEpisode: Pilot
Dragstrip GirlLaura BickfordTelevision film
AllisonTelevision film
1995Hart to Hart: Secrets of the HartTibbyTelevision film
1998Ally McBealHannah PuckEpisode: "Story of Love"
1999Chicago HopeDr. Sally GatesEpisode: "Curing Cancer"
Bobbie ArnsteinTelevision film
2001–2002PasadenaBeth GreeleyMain role
2002Night VisionsSydneyEpisode: "Switch"
2004Angel in the FamilyBethTelevision film
2005MediumBeverly WallerEpisode: "Time Out of Mind"
Cold CaseCarmen Hayes in 1954Episode: "Committed"
2005–2007April SkourisRecurring role
2006Christine SternwaldTelevision film
ERMary WarnerEpisode: "Twenty-One Guns", "Bloodline"
2007State of MindSonomaEpisode: "Snow Melts"
2008Skip TracerDolly ColbertTelevision film
Cody CookEpisode: "Grissom's Divine Comedy"
HouseSandraEpisode: "Last Resort"
2010Cherie WalkerEpisode: "The Big Bang"
2017Date My DadStephanie's friendEpisode: "Moving On"

Notes and References

  1. Book: Gregson Wagner . Natasha . More Than Love . 2020 . Scribner . 17 . 9781982111182 .
  2. News: Rosman. Katherine. A Mother's Death, a Daughter's Life: Remembering Natalie Wood. The New York Times. 19 March 2016 . 25 April 2016.
  3. Jewel. Dan. 1998-05-08. Natalie's Girl. People. 49. 17. 2012-11-17. 2016-04-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20160422004748/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20125141,00.html. dead.
  4. News: Natalie Wood Seeks Divorce. 1971-08-04. Waycross Journal-Herald. 17 November 2012.
  5. Web site: My mother Natalie Wood and the mystery of the night she died. Belfast Telegraph. July 11, 2020.
  6. News: Richard Gregson, film producer, Oscar-nominated screenwriter and agent who counted Robert Redford among his roster of stars – obituary. The Telegraph. 28 October 2019.
  7. News: Obituaries. The Town Talk. May 27, 2005. C4.
  8. News: Natasha Wagner Capture the Limelight. Davis. Ivor. 1998-06-10. Reading Eagle. 17 November 2012.
  9. Web site: TWO GIRLS AND A GUY. Ebert, Roger. RogerEbert.com. Chicago Sun-Times. 24 April 1998.
  10. Web site: Trouble in Making of 'Paradise' . Natale, Richard. Los Angeles Times. 28 December 1998.
  11. Web site: Pasadena. Michael. Speier. September 23, 2001.
  12. Web site: 'Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind': Film Review | Sundance 2020. The Hollywood Reporter. 29 January 2020.
  13. Web site: Natalie Wood Documentary Produced By Natasha Gregson Wagner Hits HBO In May. April 12, 2020.
  14. News: In Step With Natasha Gregson Wagner. 1998-03-05. The Post and Courier. 18. 17 November 2012.
  15. Web site: Four Keeps. October 27, 2003. People magazine. February 21, 2012. September 24, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924151527/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20148453,00.html. dead.
  16. Web site: Natasha Gregson Wagner and Barry Watson Welcome Daughter Clover Clementyne. People. June 4, 2012. June 4, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120606015602/http://celebritybabies.people.com/2012/06/04/barry-watson-natasha-gregson-wagner-welcome-daughter-clover-clementyne/. June 6, 2012. dead.
  17. Web site: Dawn. Randee. Today Parents. Robert Wagner opens up about Natalie Wood's death, his bond with daughter Natasha. 25 April 2016.