Overview

• Vanessa Redgrave, 88, publicly honored her late daughter Natasha Richardson on May 11, 2025, what would have been Natasha's 62nd birthday.
• The tribute, shared through Joely Richardson’s Instagram, included a personal anecdote about naming Natasha after Tolstoy’s 'War and Peace' while in Greece with her then-husband, Tony Richardson.
• Redgrave expressed her unresolved grief over Natasha’s death in a 2009 skiing accident, stating she will 'never be reconciled to her dying in the snow.'
• Natasha Richardson died at age 45 from an epidural hematoma after declining immediate medical treatment following a fall during a ski lesson in Mont Tremblant, Canada.
• Friends, fans, and celebrities, including Andy Cohen and Julianne Moore, left heartfelt messages and tributes on Joely Richardson’s Instagram post commemorating Natasha’s life and legacy.