Dame June Whitfield, star of Absolutely Fabulous, dies aged 93

Actor seen on stage and screen over seven decades ‘passed away peacefully’ on Friday

Dame June Whitfield, celebrated for her roles in some of the best-loved British sitcoms of the last 50 years, has died aged 93.

The London-born actress was a regular fixture on TV and radio for seven decades, her best-known roles coming in Terry and June, in which she played half of a middle-aged, middle-class suburban couple, and as Jennifer Saunders’s mother in Absolutely Fabulous. She also appeared in Carry On films, Hancock’s Half Hour, and even had a part in Friends. Whitfield’s agent confirmed her “peaceful” death on Friday.

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from The Guardian http://bit.ly/2CFL58W

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