FILE: Actress Natasha Richardson dies after ski fall

Record ID: 386048

  • Title: FILE: Actress Natasha Richardson dies after ski fall
  • Date: 19th March 2009
  • Summary: LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES (JULY 20, 1998) (REUTERS) DENNIS QUAID POSING WITH NATASHA RICHARDSON NATASHA RICHARDSON SAYING "I only saw the original when I knew I was going to do this and started work on this. In England, it's not the classic movie that it is here, so I was blissfully ignorant."
  • Embargoed: 3rd April 2009 13:00
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  • Topics: Entertainment,Obituaries
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  • Story Text: Actress Natasha Richardson, the wife of actor Liam Neeson and part of the Redgrave acting dynasty, has died, a family spokesman said on Wednesday (March 18).
    "Liam Neeson, his sons, and the entire family are shocked and devastated by the tragic death of their beloved Natasha. They are profoundly grateful for the support, love and prayers of everyone, and ask for privacy during this very difficult time," Los Angeles-based spokesman Alan Nierob said in a statement.
    Richardson, 45, the daughter of actress Vanessa Redgrave and director Tony Richardson, suffered a severe injury on Monday (March 16) while she was skiing at the Mont Tremblant resort in Canada, about 75 miles (120 km) north of Montreal.
    Richardson's mother, actress and activist Vanessa Redgrave, sister, television star Joely Richardson, and aunt, actress Lynn Redgrave, visited Richardson at the overnight.
    The Canadian ski resort said Richardson appeared to be in good condition after falling, but her instructor called a ski patrol to take her to the bottom of the hill. They escorted her back to the hotel and later called an ambulance after noticing she was not well.
    She was flown to New York City from Montreal's Hopital du Sacre-Coeur on Tuesday (March 17).
    Richardson, whose father was director Tony Richardson, followed her family's footsteps into acting.
    Perhaps best known for playing Lindsay Lohan's mother in the 1998 remake of the Disney movie "The Parent Trap," Richardson has been equally at home on New York's Broadway and London's West End. She won a Tony award, Broadway's highest honor, in 1998 for her role in the musical "Cabaret."
    Richardson and Neeson starred together in the Jodie Foster film drama "Nell" and they married in July 1994.
    She has two sons aged 12 and 13 with Neeson.
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