Born as Natasha Nikolaevna Zacharenko, Natalie married Robert Wagner (R.J.) twice in 1958 and 1972. She was only a child when she was being cast in the 1947 film, "Miracle on 34th Street" in 1947. Her big break came when she played Judy in "Rebel Without A Cause" opposite James Dean as she was nominated for the Best Supporting Actress. Then she went on and made many big box office movies. I just list a few of my favourite ones below:
Kings Go ForthMarjarie Morningstar
All the Fine Young Cannibals
West Side Story
Splendor In the Grass
Gypsy
Love With The Proper Stranger
Inside Daisy Clover
Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice
The Candidate
Cat On A Hot Tin Roof
Meteor
Brainstorm
Her Death - "On 27th November, 1981, R.J. and Natalie went out on their boat, The Splendour. Joining them was Christopher Walken, Natalie’s co-star from Brainstorm. Sometime after midnight on Saturday, November 28th, Natalie said goodnight to R.J. and left him talking to Walken on the main deck. That was the last time Robert Wagner would ever kiss her goodnight. Somehow, Natalie accidentally slipped and fell overboard. When R.J. discovered that Natalie was missing, he called the authorities to help him search for her. The next morning, in the first hour of light, Natalie’s body was found. She had drowned."
Here's the YouTube link of Natalie and Richard Beymer in West Side Story lip-singing Somewhere (actually sung by Jim Bryant & Marni Nixon):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BQMgCy-n6U&feature=related
Natalie in Gypsy with the striptease number Let Me Entertain You:
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