Author: The Associated Press / Source: USA TODAY
LONDON — British actress and comedic star June Whitfield, whose long career included memorable roles in TV series “Absolutely Fabulous” and “Terry and June,” has died. She was 93.
Her agent said that she died Friday night.
Whitfield enjoyed a career spanning decades, appearing on some of Britain’s most popular TV shows and earning generations of fans drawn by her wide range and impeccable timing.
She was prominent in the “Carry On” series and the sitcom “Terry and June” with Terry Scott in the ’80s before playing a vital role in “Absolutely Fabulous.”
Her time on “Ab Fab” playing the slightly odd mother of Jennifer Saunders’ boozy character Edina introduced Whitfield to fans who hadn’t been born when she started on radio decades earlier.
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