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BRITISH actress Natasha Richardson has died two days after she apparently suffered brain damage in what was initially dismissed as a minor ski accident.

Richardson, married to Irish actor Liam Neeson, died in New York, where she had been flown after the accident in Canada. She was 45.

"Liam Neeson, his sons, and the entire family are shocked and devastated by the tragic death of their beloved Natasha," spokesman Alan Nierob in Los Angeles said.

"They are profoundly grateful for the support, love and prayers of everyone, and ask for privacy during this very difficult time."

The actress became gravely ill shortly after a tumble on a beginner's slope at the Mont Tremblant resort in Canada.

In the hours after she was injured, Neeson, 56, rushed to her side and flew her on a private jet to New York, where tabloids reported the star was "brain-dead".

Richardson's mother, British theatre icon Vanessa Redgrave, was seen arriving overnight at the Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan, as were Natasha's sister Joely Richardson and her two sons.

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