Liam Neeson attends tribute event to Redgrave acting dynasty... and family of late wife Natasha Richardson By DAILY MAIL REPORTER

Liam Neeson, 60, attended the American Theater Wing's Annual Gala in New York with the mother and sister of his late wife Natasha Richardson.

Vanessa Redgrave, 75, and 47-year-old daughter Joely Richardson stepped out for the event at the Plaza Hotel on Monday night, which paid tribute to the six generation acting dynasty and their contribution to theatre.


The Taken actor, Natasha, Vanessa and Joely were among the family members honoured, with the long list also including Corin, Michael, Lynn Redgrave and Rachel Kempson.

Joey Richardson looked stunning in a silver dress for the event, while Vanessa opted for an all-in-black outfit.

Executive director of the organisation Heather Hitchens said before the event: 'I don't know of another family with six generations of actors in it.'

Tragic: Liam Neeson's late wife Natasha Richardson died in 2009 after a freak skiing accident in Canada



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Liam Neeson used grief for emotional scene (SF Gate)

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Moviemaker Joe Carnahan urged Liam Neeson to channel his grief over the death of his wife Natasha Richardson for an emotional scene in new movie “The Grey.”

The film focuses on a group of plane crash survivors who are stranded in the Alaskan wilderness, and Neeson plays Ottway, whose spirits are kept alive by the thought of reuniting with his wife.

In a crucial scene, his character pens a heart-wrenching letter to his loved one – and Carnahan suggested Neeson should think of his late wife Richardson to summon up the appropriate emotions.

He tells Empire magazine, “There’s a letter that Ottway’s writing to his wife, and I said, ‘Write it to Natasha.’ I wanted it to come from an innermost place… I think it’s one of Liam’s finest performances. It might honestly be his best.”

Richardson died in 2009 after suffering a head injury in a skiing accident in Quebec, Canada.

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