Alan Rickman, Ralph Fiennes, Uma Thurman and Holly Hunter were among the celebrities who paid their final respects to actress Natasha Richardson as she was laid to rest in New York state on Sunday (22Mar09).

The stars joined Richardson's widower Liam Neeson and their sons and her mother Vanessa Redgrave and sister Joely Richardson as the actress was buried at St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Millbrook.

Meanwhile, Richardson's fellow Brit Hugh Laurie admitted he's still coming to terms with the terrible news.

Paying tribute to the actress, he said, "It's almost the very definition of tragedy; it's just an awful thing."