Natasha Richardson starred in `` Patty Hearst '' .
Early in her career , she portrayed Mary Shelley in Ken Russell 's `` Gothic '' , 1986 , but was unable to star as Patty Hearst in the eponymous 1988 film directed by Paul Schrader ; she later received critical acclaim and a `` Theatre World Award '' for her Broadway debut in the 1993 revival of `` Anna Christie '' .
Natasha Richardson