What I’ve learnt: Joely Richardson

‘The death of my Natasha taught me a brutal lesson. Things change and there’s nothing you can do’
Joely Richardson
Joely Richardson
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The actress Joely Richardson, 48, is the daughter of Vanessa Redgrave and Tony Richardson and the sister of Natasha Richardson, who died following a skiing accident in 2009. She’s best known for the TV series Nip/Tuck and The Tudors, and was once married to film producer Tim Bevan. Their daughter, Daisy, 21, is also an actress.

Everyone feels, in some respects, like an outsider. It’s one of the complexities of human nature. Each of us feels like a rebel, when, actually, we’re all the same.

We all have family baggage. In my case, I’ve got three or four generations’ worth. A year and a half ago I played Ellida in Ibsen’s The Lady from the Sea, which is a role that my mother and