Natalie Gregory | |
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Born | |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1983–1990 |
Spouse | Marc Mitchell (m. 1997) |
Natalie Lynn Gregory is an American former child actress.
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.
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 .
She has also appeared as Annie at Cranium Command, an attraction at Epcot, a Walt Disney World Resort theme park. Prior to acting in movies and TV shows, she got her start appearing in commercials for certain products, such as Hamburger Helper, Care Bears, McDonald's, and Chips Ahoy.[ citation needed ]
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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1983 | Two Marriages | TV episode - "Relativity". (OAD: 08/24/1983) | |
Matt Houston | Jody Harrison | TV 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 Mitchell | TV episode - "Child Witness". (OAD: 10/15/1984) | |
Magnum, P.I. | Elizabeth Bowman | TV episode - "Blind Justice". (OAD: 11/08/1984) | |
1985 | Robert Kennedy and His Times | Courtney Kennedy | TV 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 | Amy | TV episode - "A Child of God". (OAD: 02/06/1985) | |
Kids Don't Tell | Krista Mueller | TV movie, originally aired on CBS. (OAD: 03/05/1985) | |
Alice in Wonderland | Alice | TV 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 | Dorothy | TV episode - "Dorothy and Ben". (OAD: 03/02/1986) |
Fathers and Sons | Rebecca | TV episode - "We'll Always Have the Mall". (OAD: 04/13/1986) | |
Spot Marks the X | Kathy | TV 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 Kensington | TV miniseries; 5-part miniseries, originally aired on CBS. | |
Mr. Belvedere | Cindy Douglas | TV 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 Decker | TV episode - "A Blinding Fear". (OAD: 04/29/1987) | |
1988 | Stranger on My Land | Gillian | TV movie, originally aired on ABC. (OAD: 01/17/1988) |
Highway to Heaven | Jennifer Bradley | TV 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 Foxworth | The 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 | Annie | Former 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 | Rose | Belgian/French/Italian/American production, released in Europe on December 6, 1989, and in the U.S. on June 29, 1990. | |
The Princess and the Dwarf [5] | Unfinished TV Movie. | ||
1990 | Beanpole | Belinda | Unsold half-hour sitcom pilot; aired on ABC as a special. (OAD: 07/04/1990) |
Dad's a Dog | Sarah Dryden | Unsold half-hour sitcom pilot; aired on ABC as a special. (OAD: 07/05/1990) | |
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