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Liam Neeson claimed that he and Richardson had a mutual agreement in their marriage that in the event one of them entered a vegetative state, they would not stay on life support. Richardson's liver, kidneys, and heart were all transplanted.

Her private funeral service was held in New York on March 22, 2009. Among the people in attendance were her husband Liam Neeson, their two sons, her mother Vanessa Redgrave, her sister Joely Richardson, her aunt Lynn Redgrave, Laura Linney, Ralph Fiennes, Ciarán Hinds, Meryl Streep, Don Gummer, Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman, Alan Rickman, Holly Hunter, Mia Farrow, Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick.

Met her husband Liam Neeson when they both appeared in Eugene O'Neill's "Anna Christie" (1993) for which she was nominated for a Tony award.

(October 20, 2018) Her older son, 23-year-old Micheál Neeson, changed his surname from Neeson to Richardson in her honor, nine years after her tragic death.

On March 16, 2009, she received a serious head injury during a private beginner's skiing lesson at Mont-Tremblant, 80 miles outside Montreal. She appeared to be fine, and initially refused treatment. That afternoon, she developed a headache and was taken to Centre Hospitalier Laurentien, in Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, Quebec. That evening, she was transferred to the ICU at Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur in Montréal, where she was declared brain dead. The next day, at her family's request, she was transferred to Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan, where she was removed from life support.

Meryl Streep was among her very closest friends.

An accomplished cook, she was renowned for the lavish dinners she and husband Liam regularly threw at their upstate New York estate. Regular diners at the couple's table have included Ralph Fiennes, Griffin Dunne, Meryl Streep, and Laura Linney.

Franco Nero gave her away at her wedding to Liam Neeson.

At the time of her death, she was preparing to star in a Broadway revival of 'A Little Night Music' with her mother, Vanessa Redgrave.

Won a libel case against newspapers who claimed that her marriage was in trouble in 1998.

Was a naturalized United States citizen.

Natasha was godmother of two of Mia Farrow's adopted children.

Both she and her sister, Joely Richardson, starred in remakes to classic Disney movies. Natasha starred in Ein Zwilling kommt selten allein (1998) and Joely starred in 101 Dalmatiner (1996).

At the time of her untimely death, Richardson lived with her family in Millbrook, New York.

Interred at St. Peter's Cemetery in Lithgow, New York, USA.

Won Broadway's 1998 Tony Award as Best Actress (Musical) for a revival of "Cabaret." She was also nominated as Best Actress (Play) in 1993 for a revival of Eugene O'Neill's "Anna Christie."

Trained at London's Central School of Speech and Drama.

She started her career on the stage in Leeds.

Her break through was as Mary Shelley in Gothic in 1987.

Former sister-in-law of actors James Fox and Edward Fox. Former daughter-in-law of Angela Fox.

Natasha and her aunt, Lynn Redgrave, are one of three sets of relatives to be nominated for the Tony Award in the same category in the same year. In 1993, both were nominated for Lead Actress in a Play: Natasha for "Anna Christie" and Lynn for "Shakespeare for My Father". Both lost, although Natasha would win her Tony in 1998 for "Cabaret"(Lead Actress in a Musical).

Former sister-in-law of Tim Bevan.

Not related to actress Miranda Richardson.

Took 8 years to get Asylum made as executive producer but was rewarded with an Evening Standard Film Award.

She moved to America in the early 90's.

Was delivered via Caesarean section.

Won a Tony Award for Cabaret in 1998.