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Cleo Sylvestre, an histrion who starred successful galore TV shows and films, has died aged 79, her cause confirmed.
Sylvestre was known for her roles successful deed programmes Grange Hill, The Bill, Till Death Do Us Part and New Tricks, portion connected the large surface she starred successful films including Paddington and Kidulthood.
After a little quality successful Coronation Street, she became the first-ever regular achromatic British pistillate quality connected British TV, successful Crossroads, playing Meg Richardson’s adopted girl Melanie from 1970 to 1972.
Announcing Sylvestre’s decease this evening, a connection from Fulcrum Talent said: ‘It is with heavy regret that I person to denote the bittersweet quality that Cleo Sylvestre MBE died this morning.
‘Much loved and admired by her peers, she volition beryllium remembered arsenic a trailblazer and a existent friend. She volition beryllium sorely missed by truthful many.
‘We inquire that you respect the privateness of her household astatine this hard time.’
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