Andy Cohen Reflects on the Loss of Natasha Richardson 15 Years After Her Death: 'We All Miss Her'

Mar. 15, 2025

Natasha Richardson and Andy Cohen.Photo:Andy Cohen/Instagram

Andy Cohen/Instagram

Andy Cohenis remembering his late friendNatasha Richardsonon the 15th anniversary of her death at 45.

On Monday, Cohen, 55, shared a number of photos of the late Richardson, aTony Award-winning actress who graced the stage and screen, to hisInstagramaccount. The photo carousel shows solo shots of the late actress, as well as photos of her posing with Cohen,Sarah Jessica ParkerandMatthew Broderick,Ralph Fiennesand Richardson’s widowerLiam Neeson, among others.

“Fifteen years ago today, heaven got a new angel. Natasha was ‘Perfectly Marvelous’… and left a profound impact on her friends, and on millions who she touched as an artist,” Cohen wrote in a caption to his post, making reference to the song fromCabaret, for which Richardsonwon a Tony for her roleas Sally Bowles in 1998.

“I’m trying to put into words the effect she had on my personal trajectory and one way I’m thinking is that she unlocked a window into the world that I’d never considered,” he continued in his caption. “She not only taught me about “the good life” in all senses of the word (art, travel, food, wine, fashion), but beyond that she was dogmatic about the importance of community, shared experience, kindness, manners, laughter and love - all the truly important things in life.”

Cohen met and grew a close friendship with Richardson through a mutual friend, actor John Benjamin Hickey, according to a 2011 profile on Cohen inThe New York Times. Richardson died on March 18, 2009 of blunt force trauma after she fell while skiing at Quebec’s Mont Tremblant, leaving behind her husband Neeson, now 71, and their two sons: Micheál Richardson and Daniel Neeson.

“I think there was a part of me during those magical years where she was the ringleader for the best things in life that knew that this lightning in a bottle couldn’t last forever,” Cohen shared in his Instagram caption. “I sure appreciated that time then, and it lives inside me forever.”

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TheWatch What Happens Live!host added in his caption that he believes Richardson would have despised social media’s impact on the world, as well as “the current state of the world and politics,” but he remained confident that Richardson’s place amongst her family and friends would have never changed.

Natascha Richardson and Liam Neeson.Frank Trapper/Corbis via Getty

source: people.com