Liam Neeson has reflected on how his family is “coming 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 suffering a head injury during a skiing accident. She was 45 years old.
Neeson, now 72, had to raise her two young sons, Micheál, 29, and Daniel, 28, who were just 13 and 12 when their mother died.
The Taken star said People of the accident: “It was a horrible thing that happened.”
Praising Natasha’s sister, Joely Richardson, and mother, Vanessa Redgrave, who are also acclaimed actresses, he said: “They all pulled together.” Vanessa and Joely were extraordinary. “We were fortunate in many ways.”
Liam Neeson has reflected on his family “coming together” after the tragic death of his wife Natasha Richardson in 2009 (pictured in 2008, five months before Natasha’s death).
The Taken star, 72, said the accident was “a horrible thing” in a moving interview.
Micheál changed his last name to Richardson in 2018 to honor his late mother and starred alongside his father in the 2020 comedy-drama Made In Italy.
Speaking about 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 skiing lesson when the accident occurred.
He was not wearing a helmet and initially said he felt fine before his condition worsened at his hotel an hour later.
Liam rushed to her side and she was then taken to intensive care in New York, where she died two days later in hospital with her family, including her mother Vanessa and sister Joely, at her bedside.
An autopsy revealed that Richardson died from a hemorrhage in the skull caused by the fall on a ski slope in Mont Tremblant.
Neeson, now 72, had to raise her two young sons, Micheál, 29, and Daniel, 28, who were just 13 and 12 when their mother died (pictured in November 2008).
Praising Natasha’s sister, Joely Richardson, and mother, Vanessa Redgrave, who are also acclaimed actresses, he said: “They all pulled together.” Vanessa and Joely were extraordinary. We were lucky in many ways’ – photographed together in 2000
Neeson and his son Micheal starred in 2020’s Made in Italy. Speaking about 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 previous year when they were cast in the Broadway play Anna Christie.
In 2018, Micheal changed his last name to Richardson to honor his late mother and “keep her close.”
Liam and Natasha married in 1994 after meeting the previous year when they were cast in the Broadway play Anna Christie.
Neeson dated businesswoman Freya St. Johnston in 2010, but they split in 2012, amid reports that Neeson wanted to spend more time with his children in New York City.
