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British actress Geraldine McEwan died on Friday at age 82. In a statement, her children, Greg and Claudia, said she "passed away peacefully" on Jan. 30 after suffering a severe stroke at the end of October, for which had been hospitalized in recent months. "Her family would like to thank the staff at Charing Cross Hospital who cared for her incredibly well," McEwan’s children said in the statement. McEwan appeared in plays, television shows and films, and is best known for playing Miss Marple, Agatha Christie's spinster consultant detective, in 12 episodes that aired on ITV from 2004 to 2009. She also shared...

Geraldine McEwan has died at the age of 82.

The BAFTA-award winning actress - famed for her starring role as Agatha Christie's detective Miss Marple in the ITV drama Marple - passed away at Charing Cross Hospital in London.

"Following a stroke at the end of October and a period in hospital, Geraldine McEwan passed away peacefully on January 30," read a statement from the late actress's family.

"Her family would like to thank the staff at Charing Cross Hospital who cared for her incredibly well."

McEwan was born in 1932, attending school in her home town of Windsor. She was appointed as an assistant stage manager at the Theatre Royal in the town at the age of just 14, making her stage debut there in October 1946.

Her West End debut followed in 1951, and she spent several seasons with the Royal Shakespeare Company in the 1950s and 1960s.

McEwan played Miss Marple between 2004 and 2008 on ITV,...

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