Liam Neeson has reflected on his family ‘pulling together’ after the tragic death of his wife Natasha Richardson in 2009.
British actress Richardson died of an epidural hematoma on March 18, 2009, two days after she sustained a head injury during a skiing accident. She was 45.
Neeson, now 72, was left to raise their two young sons Micheál, 29, and Daniel, 28 – who were aged just 13 and 12 when their mother died.
The Taken star told People of the accident: ‘It was a horrible thing to happen.’
Praising Natasha’s sister Joely Richardson and mother Vanessa Redgrave – who are also both acclaimed actresses – he said: ‘Everybody just pulled together. Vanessa and Joely were extraordinary. We were fortunate in lots of ways.’
Liam Neeson has reflected on his family ‘pulling together’ after the tragic death of his wife Natasha Richardson in 2009 – pictured 2008, five months before Natasha’s death
The Taken star, 72, said the accident was a ‘horrible thing to happen’ in a moving interview
Micheál changed his surname to Richardson in 2018 to honor his late mother and acted alongside his father in 2020 comedy-drama Made In Italy.
Speaking of his eldest son following in his parents’ acting footsteps, Neeson said: ‘I think Natasha would be proud. I hope so.’
Daniel was at home in New York at the time of his mother’s accident, but his brother was by her side when the Tony Award winner fell and hit her head while skiing on the slopes in 2009.
Liam was in Toronto filming.
Natasha, who had appeared in Hollywood films such as The Parent Trap and Maid In Manhattan, was taking a beginner’s skiing lesson when the accident happened.
She wasn’t wearing a helmet and had initially said she felt fine before her condition deteriorated back at her hotel an hour later.
Liam rushed to her side, and she was then flown under intensive care to New York where she died two days later in hospital with her family, including her mother Vanessa and sister Joely, at her bedside.
A post mortem revealed that Richardson died from bleeding in her skull caused by the fall on a ski slope in Mont Tremblant.
Neeson, now 72, was left to raise their two young sons Micheál, 29, and Daniel, 28 – who were aged just 13 and 12 when their mother died – pictured November 2008
Praising Natasha’s sister Joely Richardson and mother Vanessa Redgrave – who are also both acclaimed actresses – he said: ‘Everybody just pulled together. Vanessa and Joely were extraordinary. We were fortunate in lots of ways’ – pictured together in 2000
Neeson and son Micheal starred in 2020’s Made in Italy – Speaking of his eldest son following in his parents’ acting footsteps, Neeson said: ‘I think Natasha would be proud. I hope so’
Liam and Natasha married in 1994 after meeting the year prior when they were cast in the Broadway play Anna Christie
In 2018, Micheal changed his surname to Richardson to honour his late mother and to ‘keep her close’.
Liam and Natasha married in 1994 after meeting the year prior when they were cast in the Broadway play Anna Christie.
Neeson dated businesswoman Freya St. Johnston in 2010 but parted ways in 2012 – amid reports Neeson wanted to spend more time with his sons in New York City
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