Richardson and her sister Natasha’s early education began in London at the independent St Paul’s Girls’ School in Hammersmith. A year later, she appeared in Shining Through alongside her future brother in law Liam Neeson, where both played Nazis. Thus, she secured the role of that queen in the 2001 film The Affair of the Necklace. in 2003, Richardson took on the role of Julia McNamara in the television drama Nip/Tuck, based on the lives of two plastic surgeons in Miami. Soon after the season finale, it was announced that Richardson would return for the fifth season of Nip/Tuck, though her role may be limited. in 2005, Richardson starred in Lies My Mother Told Me, based on a true story about a murderous con artist. Richardson is divorced from film producer Tim Bevan.
