Natasha Richardson's burial on Sunday in NY
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British actress Natasha Richardson arrives at the amFAR Gala in New York in this file photo taken on January 31, 2008. Richardson, the wife of actor Liam Neeson and part of the Redgrave acting dynasty, has died, a family spokesman said on March 18, 2009.

British actress Natasha Richardson arrives at the amFAR Gala in New York in this file photo taken on Jan. 31, 2008. (Xinhua/Reuters, File Photo)
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    BEIJING, March 22 (Xinhuanet) -- Hollywood actress Natasha Richardson, who died last week following a skiing accident, will be buried Sunday in Millbrook, New York.

    The burial, near her Millbrook Dutchess County home in New York, will follow the private funeral services for the actress in upstate N.Y.

    On Friday, a wake was held for actress Natasha Richardson in New York. The family of the actress, including her husband, Irish actor Liam Neeson, and their two sons, and Richardson's mother, Vanessa Redgrave, and sister, Joely Richardson, attended the wake at the American Irish Historical Society in Manhattan.

    The 45-year-old actress died in a New York hospital Wednesday, two days after falling and hitting her head during a private ski lesson at Canada's Mont Tremblant resort, about 75 miles north of Montreal.

    (Agencies)

Famed actress Natasha Richardson died after ski fall

British actress Natasha Richardson and actor Liam Neeson arrive at the premiere of the film "Dreamgirls" in New York in this picture taken December 4, 2006. Richardson, the wife of Neeson and part of the Redgrave acting dynasty, has died, a family spokesman said on March 18, 2009.

British actress Natasha Richardson and actor Liam Neeson arrive at the premiere of the film "Dreamgirls" in New York in this picture taken December 4, 2006. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)
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    NEW YORK, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Natasha Richardson, a film star, Tony-winning stage actress and member of the famed Redgrave acting family, died here Wednesday at 45 after suffering injuries in a ski accident, CNN quoted a family statement as saying.

    Richardson, wife of actor Liam Neeson, was injured Monday in a fall on a ski slope at a Quebec resort about 129 km northwest of Montreal. Full story

Natasha Richardson in critical condition

    BEIJING, March 18 -- British actress Natasha Richardson was in critical condition in a Montreal hospital after being severely injured in a skiing accident in Quebec, according to published reports.

    People.com and IrishCentral.com reported that the Tony award-winning actress and wife of Liam Neeson suffered a head injury Monday and is in a Montreal hospital.Full story 

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