LOS ANGELES, March 18 (Reuters) - Award-winning actress Natasha Richardson, a member of Britain’s Redgrave acting dynasty, died on Wednesday at age 45 after a suffering a severe injury in a skiing accident in Canada earlier this week.

Richardson had been hospitalized in New York since Tuesday, surrounded by her husband, actor Liam Neeson, her two sons Michael, 13, and Daniel Jack, 12, and members of her immediate family.