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Richardson dies two days after fall while skiing.

Natasha Richardson, a film star, Tony-winning stage actress and a member of the famed Redgrave acting family, has died. She was 45.

Richardson's family released a statement saying, "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."

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Richardson unconscious-‘very serious condition’

Information about Natasha Richardson's ambulance ride in New York to Lenox Hill Hospital -- she was "unconscious," her pupils "non-reactive," her skin was "pale" and she was suffering from "major head trauma."We're told her husband Liam Neeson held her hand the entire time and caressed her face as he sat in silence.We're also told when the plane landed in New Jersey, medics on board told members of the ambulance team that Richardson was "brain dead."

Richardson, 45, part of the Redgrave dynasty of British actors and the wife of Liam Neeson, was flown from Montreal to New York on Tuesday after the accident, a person close to the family, who asked not to be identified because of the sensitivity of the matter, told The Associated Press on Tuesday.

A family friend told People.com “there is no chance” of recovery. “It is a fact that her heart is beating but she is brain dead,” the unidentified friend told the magazine.

Aunt Lynn Redgrave, her mother Vanessa, sister Joely Richardson, and her children Micheal and Daniel visited Natasha at Lenox Hill Hospital in NYC last night

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