NATALIE WOOD was a much beloved star until her untimely death. On Monday, March 1, at 9 p.m., ABC relates her life story, as she careens from the heights of superstardom to her watery tomb in 1981. British Actress JUSTINE WADDELL plays Natalie, and “Navy NCIS”’s MICHAEL WEATHERLY stars as ROBERT WAGNER, the love of her life. The TV movie was co-executive producer by Natalie’s sister LANA WOOD, who says, “It’s all so bittersweet, I have to take a deep breath and watch it all unfold. I think Natalie would watch and say thank you for remembering me.”

Based on several biographies — and testimonials from friends and family — this 2004 telefilm looks at the life and times of the glamorous, ill-fated actress (played by Justine Waddell, “Mansfield Park”). The child of Russian immigrants, young Natasha Gurdin was a shy creature who was pushed into movies by a domineering mother. Changing her name to Natalie Wood, she found success in films like “Miracle on 34th Street” — but she soon wanted to change her goody-two-shoes image. She took leaps in her personal life too — marrying, divorcing and then remarrying the love of her life, Robert Wagner (Michael Weatherly, “Dark Angel”) before her tragic death in 1981. Peter Bogdanovich (“The Last Picture Show,” “Mask”) directs.

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Michael attends Toronto Premiere of “Shattered Glass” (October 19th)

Michael a Toronto

Well, I think that’s what is happening this year on Dark Angel is that you have Max, Jessica Alba, on this on this brand new mission if you will to escape from the place where she had escaped when she was nine years old. But now she’s you know 20 years old and finds herself a prisoner again. That escape is what kicks off the season. And her escape has massive explosive repercussions through not just her world, but the actual entire world that we all live in, the whole society. So we have a lot happening. » Read More

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