Tony Winner Natasha Richardson Critically Injured in Ski Accident
by Broadway.com Staff • Mar 17, 2009
Tony Award winner Natasha Richardson is reportedly in critical condition after suffering a head injury at the Mont Tremblant ski resort in Quebec. Multiple sources say the British-born actress was injured on March 16 and was taken to a Montreal hospital.
According to The New York Times, the ski resort said that Richardson fell during a beginner’s lesson. She not wearing a helmet, but did not hit any other skiers or any objects during the fall. A statement from the resort spokesperson said that Richardson did not show any external signs of injury but was taken to the hospital an hour later after experiencing headaches. A BBC report said that the actress’ husband, actor Liam Neeson, is believed to have flown to her bedside from the set of his latest film, which is shooting in Toronto. Their sons, Micheál Richard Antonio, 13, and Daniel Jack, 12, were reportedly with her at the time of the accident.
A Best Actress Tony winner for Cabaret, Richardson most recently starred on Broadway as Blanche Du Bois in the 2005 revival of A Streetcar Named Desire. She and her mother, Vanessa Redgrave, appeared together onstage in January in Roundabout Theatre Company’s benefit performance of A Little Night Music. Richardson is the daughter of the late director Tony Richardson and the sister of actress Joely Richardson.
According to The New York Times, the ski resort said that Richardson fell during a beginner’s lesson. She not wearing a helmet, but did not hit any other skiers or any objects during the fall. A statement from the resort spokesperson said that Richardson did not show any external signs of injury but was taken to the hospital an hour later after experiencing headaches. A BBC report said that the actress’ husband, actor Liam Neeson, is believed to have flown to her bedside from the set of his latest film, which is shooting in Toronto. Their sons, Micheál Richard Antonio, 13, and Daniel Jack, 12, were reportedly with her at the time of the accident.
A Best Actress Tony winner for Cabaret, Richardson most recently starred on Broadway as Blanche Du Bois in the 2005 revival of A Streetcar Named Desire. She and her mother, Vanessa Redgrave, appeared together onstage in January in Roundabout Theatre Company’s benefit performance of A Little Night Music. Richardson is the daughter of the late director Tony Richardson and the sister of actress Joely Richardson.
The 45-year-old actress married Neeson in 1994, a year after they co-starred in a Broadway revival of Anna Christie.