Natasha Gregson Wagner (née 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 (1997), Two Girls and a Guy (1997), First Love, Last Rites (1997), Urban Legend (1998), Another Day in Paradise (1998) and High Fidelity (2000).
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Born | Natasha Gregson (1970-09-29) September 29, 1970 (age 52) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1992–present |
Spouse(s) | D.V. DeVincentis
(m. 2003; div. 2008) |
Children | 1 |
Parent(s) | Richard Gregson Natalie Wood |
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) |
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.[3] 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]
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.[3][7]
Gregson Wagner attended Crossroads School in Santa Monica.[7] She went on to Emerson College and later transferred to the University of Southern California. She left in 1992 to pursue an acting career.[3]
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.[8] 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.[9]
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.[10] 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 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and House M.D.
In 2020, Gregson Wagner produced the documentary film Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind, directed by Laurent Bouzereau.[11][12]
From 1990 to 1997, Gregson Wagner dated Josh Evans, son of Ali MacGraw and Robert Evans.[13] She was married to screenwriter D.V. DeVincentis from October 2003 to January 2008.[14]
On May 30, 2012, Gregson Wagner and actor Barry Watson had a daughter, Clover Clementyne Watson.[15] The couple married in December 2014.[16]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1992 | Fathers & Sons | Lisa | |
1992 | Dark Horse | Martha | |
1992 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Cassandra | |
1994 | Molly & Gina | Gina | |
1994 | Dead Beat | Kirsten | |
1994 | S.F.W. | Kristen | |
1995 | Mind Ripper | Wendy Stockton | |
1996 | The Method | Kelly | |
1996 | High School High | Julie Rubels | |
1997 | Lost Highway | Sheila | |
1997 | Quiet Days in Hollywood | Kathy | |
1997 | Two Girls and a Guy | Lou | |
1997 | First Love, Last Rites | Sissel | |
1997 | Glam | Vanessa Mason | |
1997 | Dogtown | Sara Ruth Van Horn | |
1998 | Another Day in Paradise | Rosie | |
1998 | Urban Legend | Michelle Mancini | |
1998 | Modern Vampires | Nico | |
2000 | Stranger than Fiction | Violet Madison | |
2000 | High Fidelity | Caroline Fortis | |
2001 | The Medicine Show | Lynn Piegi | |
2002 | Vampires: Los Muertos | Zoey | |
2002 | The Gray in Between | Julie | |
2003 | Sol Goode | Brenda | |
2003 | Wonderland | Barbara Richardson | |
2004 | How Did It Feel? | Maggie | |
2011 | Deep Blue Breath | The Mother | Short film |
2012 | A Kiss and a Promise | Samantha Beck | |
2014 | Vkus Ameriki | Irina | |
2015 | Anesthesia | Marta | |
2016 | Search Engines | Georgia | |
2016 | Thirty Nine | Tabatha | |
2020 | Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind | Herself | Documentary film, also producer |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1993 | Tainted Blood | Lissa Drew | Television film |
1993 | The Substitute | Jenny | Television film |
1994 | Birdland | Angie | Episode: Pilot |
1994 | Dragstrip Girl | Laura Bickford | Television film |
1994 | The Shaggy Dog | Allison | Television film |
1995 | Hart to Hart: Secrets of the Hart | Tibby | Television film |
1998 | Ally McBeal | Hannah Puck | Episode: "Story of Love" |
1999 | Chicago Hope | Dr. Sally Gates | Episode: "Curing Cancer" |
1999 | Hefner: Unauthorized | Bobbie Arnstein | Television film |
2001–2002 | Pasadena | Beth Greeley | Main role |
2002 | Night Visions | Sydney | Episode: "Switch" |
2004 | Angel in the Family | Beth | Television film |
2005 | Medium | Beverly Waller | Episode: "Time Out of Mind" |
2005 | Cold Case | Carmen Hayes in 1954 | Episode: "Committed" |
2005–2007 | The 4400 | April Skouris | Recurring role |
2006 | The Accidental Witness | Christine Sternwald | Television film |
2006 | ER | Mary Warner | Episode: "Twenty-One Guns", "Bloodline" |
2007 | State of Mind | Sonoma | Episode: "Snow Melts" |
2008 | Skip Tracer | Dolly Colbert | Television film |
2008 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Cody Cook | Episode: "Grissom's Divine Comedy" |
2008 | House | Sandra | Episode: "Last Resort" |
2010 | The Closer | Cherie Walker | Episode: "The Big Bang" |
2017 | Date My Dad | Stephanie's friend | Episode: "Moving On" |
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