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Natasha Gregson Wagner Born Natasha Gregson
September 29, 1970
Los Angeles, CaliforniaOther names Natasha Wagner Years active 1992–present Spouse D.V. DeVincentis (2003–2008) 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.
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Personal life
Natasha Gregson Wagner is the oldest daughter of Hollywood icon Natalie Wood, 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.
Career
Natasha Gregson Wagner's first film role was as Lisa in film Fathers and Sons, 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.
Filmography
Year Title Role Notes 1992 Fathers & Sons Lisa 1992 Dark Horse Martha 1992 Buffy the Vampire Slayer Cassandra 1993 Tainted Blood Lissa Drew TV movie 1993 The Substitute Jenny TV movie 1994 Inside the Goldmine Waitress 1994 Birdland Angie Episode: "1.1" 1994 Molly & Gina Gina 1994 Dead Beat Kirsten 1994 S.F.W. Kristen 1994 Dragstrip Girl Laura Bickford TV movie 1994 The Shaggy Dog Allison TV movie 1995 Crosstown Traffic TV movie 1995 Hart to Hart: Secrets of the Hart Tibby TV movie 1995 The Outpost Wendy 1996 The Method Kelly 1996 High School High Julie Rubels 1997 Lost Highway Sheila 1997 Dogtown Sara Ruth 1997 Quiet Days in Hollywood Kathy 1997 Two Girls and a Guy Lou 1997 First Love, Last Rites Sissel 1997 Glam Vanessa Mason 1998 Another Day in Paradise Rosie 1998 Urban Legend Michelle Mancini 1998 Ally McBeal Hannah Puck Episode: "The Story of Love" 1998 Modern Vampires Nico TV movie 1999 Hefner: Unauthorized Bobbie Arnstein TV movie 1999 Chicago Hope Dr. Sally Gates Episode: "Curing Cancer" 1999 Play It to the Bone Ringside Fan 2000 Stranger Than Fiction Violet Madison 2000 High Fidelity Caroline Fortis 2001 Sol Goode Brenda 2001 The Medicine Show Lynn Piegi 2001 Pasadena Beth Greeley 2001–2002 (13 episodes) 2002 The Gray in Between Julie 2002 Zero Effect TV movie 2002 Night Visions Sydney Episode: "Switch" 2002 Vampires: Los Muertos 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 Beverly Waller Episode: "Time Out of Mind" 2005 Cold Case Carmen Episode: "Committed" 2005–2007 The 4400 April Skouris 9 episodes 2006 The Accidental Witness Christine Sternwald TV movie 2006 ER Mary Warner Episode: "21 Guns"
Episode: "Bloodline"2007 State of Mind Sonoma Episode: "Snow Melts" 2008 Skip Tracer Dolly Colbert TV movie 2008 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Cody Cook Episode: "Grissom's Divine Comedy" 2008 House Sandra Episode: "Last Resort" 2010 The Funeral Party Irina 2010 A Kiss and a Promise Samantha Beck 2011 The Beautiful Outsiders Sarah Fugate Pre-production External links
Categories:- 1970 births
- Actors from California
- American film actors
- American television actors
- American people of Russian descent
- American people of English descent
- Emerson College alumni
- Living people
- People from Los Angeles, California
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