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She was surrounded by Hollywood glamor from the onset as the daughter of film star Natalie Wood and British producer/writer/agent Richard Gregson, who was married to Wood from 1969-1972. Natasha Gregson was born on September 29, 1970, in Los Angeles. Her mother was of Russian heritage and christened her Natalia but affectionately nicknamed her Natasha during her childhood -- hence, the name. Her parents separated before she was even a year old, and Natalie married Robert Wagner when Natasha was 22 months. It's hardly surprising, therefore, that the young girl expressed an early interest in acting. The tragic Catalina Island drow
She was surrounded by Hollywood glamor from the onset as the daughter of film star Natalie Wood and British producer/writer/agent Richard Gregson, who was married to Wood from 1969-1972. Natasha Gregson was born on September 29, 1970, in Los Angeles. Her mother was of Russian heritage and christened her Natalia but affectionately nicknamed her Natasha during her childhood -- hence, the name. Her parents separated before she was even a year old, and Natalie married Robert Wagner when Natasha was 22 months. It's hardly surprising, therefore, that the young girl expressed an early interest in acting. The tragic Catalina Island drowning of her mother on November 29, 1981, when Natasha was only 11, left deep emotional scars that would ultimately carry into the dark-edged roles she would play in Hollywood.
The dark-eyed and dark-haired actress certainly bears more than a passing resemblance to her father rather than her famous mom. Unlike Natalie, Natasha has downplayed the glamor and displays a quirky, ditsy-like appeal. Refusing to conform to Hollywood standards, she has instead carved out her own individual path, finding herself much more attracted to offbeat and unconventional material. She debuted in a minor part in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992) and initially went around playing cute and plucky in such innocuous TV-movie fare as The Shaggy Dog (1994) (TV), the remake of the 1950s Disney classic, and the juvenile delinquent 1950s spoof Dragstrip Girl (1994) (TV). In 1995 Natasha had a top role in one of the "Hart to Hart" TV mini-movies that served to reunite her former stepfather with his former co-star Stefanie Powers.
Natasha started creating a major buzz shortly thereafter as her characters grew edgier, uninhibited and more risk-taking. In David Lynch's Lost Highway (1997) she turned heads as Balthazar Getty's cheating girlfriend, and played an adulterous wife in Quiet Days in Hollywood (1995). The ball really started rolling with her standout role as the feisty, street-savvy Lou in the improvisation-styled romantic triangle Two Girls and a Guy (1997). With Robert Downey Jr. and Heather Graham, the film truly captured Natasha's gift for gab and off-the-wall magnetism. From there she continued to offer solid work in hit-and-miss showcases. She co-starred with Giovanni Ribisi in the sexy, no-holds-barred First Love, Last Rites (1997) as a white-trash couple who assertively reevaluate their relationship between the sheets. Her most prominent film to date was Another Day in Paradise (1998), where she and Vincent Kartheiser played a drug-addicted couple who goes on the run with James Woods and Melanie Griffith. Natasha had two explicit sex scenes with Kartheiser in the film, one of which was cut from the theatrical release in order to avoid an NC-17 rating. Although Natasha has taken a couple of U-turns into the mainstream, notably as a decapitated victim in the slasher horror opus Urban Legend (1998), they have been few and far between.
During the filming of the well-received John Cusack film High Fidelity (2000), Natasha and the film's screenwriter/co-producer D.V. DeVincentis became an item, and the couple married in 2003, but divorced in 2008. Natasha was a cast member of the short-lived TV series "Pasadena" (2001). She continues her affinity for the weird but compelling with the more recent films Glam (1997), The Medicine Show (2001), Wishing Time (2003) and Wonderland (2003), the last one a sensationalized account of the true-life mass murder committed by Los Angeles dope dealers in which drug-ravaged porn star John Holmes was involved -- Natasha portrayed one of the victims. In more recent years, she has appeared in less independent films and resorted to guest roles on TV shows like "House M.D." (2004) in 2008. Natasha had a long-term relationship with Josh Evans.
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Spouse
D.V. DeVincentis (11 October 2003 - 5 January 2008) (divorced)
Trivia
Daughter of Natalie Wood and Richard Gregson.
Former stepdaughter of Robert Wagner.
Niece of Lana Wood and Michael Craig.
Half-sister of Courtney Wagner.
Dating screenwriter D.V. DeVincentis. [2001]
Owns a West Highland White Terrier.
Her wedding was featured in the February 2004 issue of InStyle Magazine.
Named after her mother, Natalie Wood, whose family nickname was Natasha.
Her mother Natalie Wood drowned when Natasha was only eleven years old.
Step-sister of Katie Wagner.
In the film Wild Things (1998), Natasha was up for the lesbian-tinged lead role that eventually went to model Denise Richards. When in auditions director John McNaughton realized she was the stepdaughter of Robert Wagners and asked her if she thought the senior Wagner would play a small role in the movie. R.J. ended up with an amusing extended cameo, playing a foul-mouthed prosecutor that was the absolute antithesis of his smooth, charming TV image.
Godmother was Ruth Gordon, and her godfather is Mart Crowley.
Her former stepfather is now married to actress, Jill St. John.
Had a seven-year relationship with Josh Evans.
She is estranged from her mother's side of the family.
Ex-sister-in-law of Sarah DeVincentis.
Personal Quotes
Comparing herself to her mother, Natalie Wood (1994), "We have a temper, we flirt, and we both are mischievous".
On the loss of her mother, Natalie Wood: "Her death was probably the most defining part of me. I've spent the rest of my life dealing with it. Her death changed me forever".
Falling in love for the first time, and then the heart break of having it end, is difficult, but I don't think it would ever hurt as much as when my mother was killed in the boating accident. I feel a part of my heart has already been broken, and that place is reserved for mother.
On the tragic death of her mother Natalie Wood. It was the most horrible thing that could ever happen.
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