Geraldine McEwan's role in Miss Marple introduced her to a
new audience, as Rebecca Jones reports
Actress Geraldine McEwan, known for playing Agatha Christie
sleuth Miss Marple on ITV, has died aged 82, her family have said.
She died on 30 January following a stroke at the end of
October, her family said.
The Bafta award winner had a long and successful career in
theatre, television and films.
She appeared as Miss Marple from 2004 until 2009.
In 1991 she took the Bafta TV award for best actress for her
role in Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit.
Miss Marple
Her son Greg and daughter Claudia said in a statement:
"Following a stroke at the end of October and a period in hospital,
Geraldine McEwan passed away peacefully on January 30.
Her family would like to thank the staff at Charing Cross
Hospital who cared for her incredibly well."
Actors she worked with during her career included Laurence
Olivier and Kenneth Williams.
She was born in Old Windsor, Berkshire, and married Hugh
Cruttwell, a former principal of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in 1953.
The couple had a son Greg and daughter Claudia, and she did not re-marry after
Mr Cruttwell's death in 2002.
As well as starring as the spinster detective Miss Marple in
12 television episodes for ITV, she also appeared in box-office hits such as
Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves in 1991, which saw her play evil witch Mortianna
alongside Kevin Costner.
The actress, who was born Geraldine McKeown, also won awards
for her theatre work, collecting two Evening Standard Best Actress Awards: in
1983 for The Rivals and in 1995 for The Way Of The World.
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