Dennis Quaid Remembers 'Beautiful' Parent Trap Costar Natasha Richardson: 'She's So Sorely Missed'

Dennis Quaid is paying tribute to his late Parent Trap costar Natasha Richardson.

The Long Game actor, 70, told E! News, "Natasha, God bless her. She passed from us about 10 years ago and she's so sorely missed. What a beautiful, beautiful woman, great person."

Richardson died in March 2009 at age 45 after suffering head injuries from a skiing accident. She was survived by her husband Liam Neeson and their two sons Michéal and Daniel, who were 13 and 12 at the time.

In 1998's The Parent Trap, Quaid and Richardson played Nick and Elizabeth, the exes whose twins Hallie Parker and Annie James (both played by Lindsay Lohan) try to get back together. The film also starred Elaine Hendrix and Lisa Ann Walter.

Quaid told E! News where he thinks his character would be after the events of the original film.

"I guess he'd be sipping some of the wine out of his vineyard, not traveling too far from home," said the actor, adding that "he's still with Elizabeth" too.

The star also revealed that Lohan, now 37, recently sent him a video message on his 70th birthday.

"She sent a video wishing me a happy birthday yesterday," said Quaid, recalling, "She came to screen test and I think she was 11, and wow — I couldn't believe it. She just had such control over her talent and what she was doing and during the shooting. She had me believing there were two girls. She was completely fearless."

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In 2021, Richardson's son Micheál, now 28, told U.K.'s The Times he rewatches her movies, including Parent Trap, when he misses his "terrific mother."

“It was so sudden. When it’s unexpected and it’s just a complete freak accident it really sort of messes with your mind, whether you believe in fate or not," he said.

"It can send you for a bit of a head spin, and so you just latch on to the tiny little memories, whether it’s her laugh or her energy in the room or her cooking. I do have her films to go back and watch her in, which I’m incredibly grateful for."