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Jayne Claire King is an English actress. She is known for her roles as Kim Tate in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale and Karen Betts in Bad Girls. She has appeared in the fourth series of Strictly Come Dancing in 2006, Safari School in 2007, and Celebrity Big Brother 14 in 2014.

Emmerdale actress Sheila Mercier dies aged 100

Feb 16,2020 9:11 am

Sheila Mercier was part of The First ever episode of Emmerdale Farm

Emmerdale actress Sheila Mercier has died aged 100, ITV has confirmed.

The Hull-born star played Annie Sugden in the soap from its first episode in 1972 until 1994 and continued to make guest appearances up until 2009.

The British Soap Awards remembered Mercier - - as the "very definition of a matriarch".

Claire King , who plays Kim Tate in Emmerdale, has described Mercier as the soap's "beating heart".

A spokeswoman for ITV confirmed Mercier 's death in a statement on Friday Night .

She Said : "It's always sad to hear of the death of an actor who played a significant part in Emmerdale's success.

"Even more so when that actor was in the very first episode and around whose family The Show was built. "

Emmerdale actor, Mark Charnock , also paid tribute to Mercier .

Charnock, who plays Marlon Dingle , said: "The great Sheila Mercier has left us. What an iconic character Annie Sugden was.

"Used to watch it with my grandparents as a boy, so to meet her in later years was a thrill. "



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Source of news: bbc.com

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