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‘Notting Hill’ actress Emma Chambers dies at 53

British actress Emma Chambers, who was best known for her films Notting Hills and The Vicar of Dibley, died on Wednesday at…

SNS | New Delhi | February 25, 2018 4:10 pm

‘Notting Hill’ actress Emma Chambers dies at 53

British actress Emma Chambers, who was best known for her films Notting Hills and The Vicar of Dibley, died on Wednesday at an age of 53 years.

Her agent said Chambers died of natural causes on Wednesday evening. “The actor brought laughter and joy to many and will be greatly missed,” her agent said. Chambers is survived by her husband Ian Dunn, who is also an actor.

In Notting Hill, Chambers played the younger sister of Hugh Grant’s character. Hugh, on Saturday, shared the condolence on Twitter, saying “a hilarious and very warm person and of course a brilliant actress.”

Emma Chambers was a hilarious and very warm person and of course a brilliant actress. Very sad news.

— Hugh Grant (@HackedOffHugh) February 24, 2018

Chambers is well known in England for her long-standing role as Alice Tinker in the BBC’s popular sitcom “The Vicar of Dibley.” The series ran for more than a decade.

British actress Dawn French, who starred alongside Chambers in the sitcom, tweeted a photo of the two together, adding “I loved her. A lot.”

She tied the knot in 1991 at a low-key ceremony in New Forest and described her marriage as ‘glorious’ in an interview in January this year.

(inputs from IANS)