It has been revealed that Liam Neeson's mom has died just one day before his birthday.
The actor has had a lot of loss and heartbreak in his life so this is just devastating...
Northern Irish actor Liam Neeson has had his fair share of heartbreak.
via: Getty Images
And this week's news truly tops it off.Liam is really at the top of the big-screen game.
The star, who was born in Northern Ireland in 1952, has been in some of the biggest productions of our time.The big-screen native began pursuing an acting career in the mid '70s.
via: Getty Images
And his breakout role came with the 1993 Holocaust drama Schindler's List.ÂThe movie is based on the 1982 novel "Schindler's Ark" by Australian novelist Thomas Keneally.
via: imdb
And chronicles Oskar Schindler, a Sudeten German businessman who together with his wife Emilie Schindler saved more than a thousand mostly Polish-Jewish refugees from the Holocaust by employing them in his factories during World War II.Liam garnered an Academy Award nomination for his role in the acclaimed movie.
via: imdb
And it well and truly shot him to box office fame.The actor went on to headline several films in the '90s.
via: Getty Images
Including the likes of Nell (1994), Rob Roy (1995), and Michael Collins (1996), and an adaptation of Les Misérables (1998).But he had another huge wave of success in 1999...
via: imdb
The actor bagged the role of Jedi mentor Qui-Gon Jinn in the highly-anticipated Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace.His career continued on an upward streak through the '00s.
via: imdb
In 2004, Liam starred in Kinsey which earned a Golden Globe nomination for his work. The following year, he returned to the superhero genre as Ra's al Ghul in Batman Begins, and voiced Aslan the lion for the first of 3 movie adaptations of The Chronicles of Narnia.And of course, who can forget?
One of his most popular roles to date came with 2008's Taken where he portrays an ex-CIA operative on the hunt for his daughter.Even in recent years, Liam continues to act.
via: imdb
And his most recent work came just last year in Cold Pursuit.ÂWhile Liam has had a star-studded acting career...
via: Getty Images
His personal life has been filled with heartache.In 1994, Liam married English actress Natasha Richardson, with whom he had 2 children.
via: Getty Images
Natasha starred in the likes of The Parent Trap and The Comfort of Strangers.But in 2009, tragedy struck.Â
via: Getty Images
On March 18, 2009, Natasha hit her head during a skiing accident in Canada.At first, she seemed to be fine...
via: Getty Images
And initially refused to be taken to the hospital.But tragically she suffered an epidural hematoma...
via: Getty Images
And heartbreakingly passed away. She was just forty-five years old.Liam spoke out about his wife's tragic death in 2018.
via: Getty Images
"I was told she was brain dead. And seeing this X-ray it was, like, 'Wow,'" he recalled in October 2018. "But obviously she was on life support and stuff. And I went in to her and told her I loved her. Said, 'Sweetie, you’re not coming back from this. You’ve banged your head. It’s – I don’t know if you can hear me, but that’s – this is what’s gone down. And we’re bringing ya back to New York. All your family and friends will come.' And that was more or less it."And sadly, that wasn't Liam's only devastating loss.
via: Getty Images
In January last year, Liam's nephew, Ronan Sexton, died 5 years after suffering a fatal fall. He was just thirty-five years old.In 2014, Ronan was out with friends in Brighton...
Liam Neeson's nephew Ronan Sexton dies aged 35 Ronan Sexton was partying with friends in Brighton in June 2014 when… https://t.co/esOJU2Ilb1— Jane Doe (@Jane Doe)1547729957.0
And this week, it seems Liam has received some more heartbreaking news.
His ninety-four-year-old mom, Â Katherine "Kitty" Neeson, has passed away.The actor found out the news just one day before his birthday.
The death of Liam's mother, Katherine ‘Kitty’ Neeson, was announced during a live broadcast of a local church servi… https://t.co/jHfoxbW91O— H24 News Ireland (@H24 News Ireland)1591541541.0