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Actress Anna Massey dies, aged 73

Anna Massey – Acclaimed for her work on stage and screen
Anna Massey – Acclaimed for her work on stage and screen

Anna Massey, the screen and stage actress whose credits included Peeping Tom, Frenzy, The Importance of Being Earnest and Possession, has died. She was 73.

The BAFTA winner had been diagnosed with cancer.

In a statement, her agent said: "Actress Anna Massey CBE passed away peacefully on Sunday 3rd July, with her husband and son by her side.

"She will be remembered as a loving wife and mother, a cherished grandmother, a generous colleague and, always, a consummate professional. She will be greatly missed."

Among Massey's other screen credits were the TV period dramas Tess of the D'Urbervilles, Oliver Twist and He Knew He Was Right. She also appeared in Poirot and Midsomer Murders.

The daughter of actors Raymond Massey and Adrianne Allen, Massey was the goddaughter of director John Ford and made her film debut in Ford's Gideon's Day.

Her stage credits included The Doctor's Dilemma, School for Scandal, The Glass Menagerie and The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie.

See the link below the picture of Anna to read a 2008 interview with her.

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