Natalie Gregory

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Natalie Gregory
OccupationActress
Years active1983–1990
Spouse
Marc Mitchell
(m. 1997)

Natalie Gregory is an American former child actress.

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Career

She starred as Alice in the 1985 television film Alice in Wonderland . [1] [2] [3] [4] Gregory is the youngest actress (age 9 years when she filmed the miniseries) to have played the role in a television or sound-film production based on the Lewis Carroll novels. Gregory's performance in the film earned a nomination for Exceptional Young Actress Starring in a Television Special or Movie of the Week at the 1986 Young Artist Awards.[ citation needed ]

Her real-life sister Sharee Gregory portrayed Alice's elder sister in the film; Sharee married Michael Landon Jr. in 1987.

Gregory has had guest-starring roles in a number of television series including a two-part episode of Highway to Heaven, starring her brother's-in-law father. She provided the voice of Jenny Foxworth for the 1988 Disney animated film Oliver & Company .

Filmography

YearFilmRoleNotes
1983 Two Marriages TV episode - "Relativity". (OAD: 08/24/1983)
Matt Houston Jody HarrisonTV episode - "The Ghost of Carter Gault". (OAD: 10/28/1983)
1984 Trapper John, M.D. TV episode - "Send in the Clowns". (OAD: 02/12/1984)
Cagney & Lacey Carrie MitchellTV episode - "Child Witness". (OAD: 10/15/1984)
Magnum, P.I. Elizabeth BowmanTV episode - "Blind Justice". (OAD: 11/08/1984)
1985 Robert Kennedy and His Times Courtney KennedyTV miniseries; appeared in parts 1 & 2 of 3-part miniseries, originally aired on CBS. Natalie played as the child version, while Betsy Baker played as the adult version in part 3. (OAD for parts 1 & 2: 01/27/1985 and 01/28/1985 respectively)
Highway to Heaven AmyTV episode - "A Child of God". (OAD: 02/06/1985)
Kids Don't Tell Krista MuellerTV movie, originally aired on CBS. (OAD: 03/05/1985)
Alice in Wonderland AliceTV miniseries, aired as a two-night event on CBS from December 9–10. Part 1 was Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, while part 2 was Alice Through the Looking Glass. A slightly re-edited version, with both parts treated as two completely separate stories, was released by Warner Home Video in 1996.
1986 Amazing Stories DorothyTV episode - "Dorothy and Ben". (OAD: 03/02/1986)
Fathers and Sons RebeccaTV episode - "We'll Always Have the Mall". (OAD: 04/13/1986)
Spot Marks the X KathyTV movie, Disney Channel original. Originally aired on October 18, 1986. Later aired on ABC on May 17, 1987, in a 2-hour format as part of The Disney Sunday Movie. Also aired in a 2-part format on that show, with part 1 airing on July 3, 1988, and part 2 airing the following Sunday.
Fresno China KensingtonTV miniseries; 5-part miniseries, originally aired on CBS.
Mr. Belvedere Cindy DouglasTV episode - "The Spelling Bee". (OAD: 12/05/1986)
1987 The Wizard Katie and Caroline (dual role)TV episode - "Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves" . (OAD: 02/03/1987)
The New Mike Hammer Jennifer DeckerTV episode - "A Blinding Fear". (OAD: 04/29/1987)
1988 Stranger on My Land GillianTV movie, originally aired on ABC. (OAD: 01/17/1988)
Highway to HeavenJennifer BradleyTV episodes - "A Dolphin Song for Lee": Parts 1 & 2. (OAD for parts 1 & 2: 03/16/1988 and 03/23/1988 respectively)
Oliver & Company Jenny FoxworthThe 27th full-length animated film from The Walt Disney Company. Originally released in theaters on November 18, 1988, and again on March 29, 1996. Was not released on home video in the United States until 1996.
1989 Cranium Command AnnieFormer Epcot Center attraction at Walt Disney's World Resort theme park. Opened on October 19, 1989. Attraction closed on January 1, 2007.
Wait Until Spring, Bandini RoseBelgian/French/Italian/American production, released in Europe on December 6, 1989, and in the U.S. on June 29, 1990.
The Princess and the DwarfUnfinished TV Movie.
1990BeanpoleBelindaUnsold half-hour sitcom pilot; aired on ABC as a special. (OAD: 07/04/1990)
Dad's a DogSarah DrydenUnsold half-hour sitcom pilot; aired on ABC as a special. (OAD: 07/05/1990)

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References

  1. "Natalie Gregory was great in "Alice in..." Los Angeles Times. 1985-12-29. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
  2. O'Connor, John J. (1985-12-09). "Carroll's 'Alice,' on Cbs". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2020-04-20.
  3. "'Alice' Through the Years: 16 Actresses Who Played the Iconic Character". The Hollywood Reporter. 27 May 2016. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
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