Kroningsgade and Shameless star Maggie Fox has died after an accident.
Fox comedy partner Sue Ryding announced the news, saying she is in “a state of shock”.
She wrote on Facebook: “It is with great sadness that I have to announce that Maggie Fox, my comedy partner for 40 years and co-artistic director of LipService, is dead. Maggie died yesterday with her family around her. .. As you can imagine, I am completely crushed. ”
Details of the accident are currently unclear.
Between 1990 and 2010, Fox played two roles in the ITV soap Coronation Street: Ruth Audsley and Judge Travers. In a section from 2006 by Shamelessshe acted as registrar at Frank and Sheila’s wedding.
Fox was best known for playing Bilson in the drama of the ITV era Forsyte Sagaen. Bilson was the housekeeper for Damian Lewis’ lawyer Soames Forsyte.
She also appeared in the Radio 4 sketch show Lip service, which she co-authored with Ryding. The couple was scheduled to go on a nationwide tour this week.