21 June 1954 – 19 January 2015
The charismatic actor loved making her friend and co-star laugh,but in all her decades on the Street, ‘Deirdre’ never fluffed a line herself
• Read the Observer’s obituaries of 2015 in full here
• Cilla Black remembered by John MadejskiAnnie was incredibly sexy; she was one of the sexiest females Ive ever met. But she was like that without trying. You always knew she was in the building before you saw her, or because you’d hear that fabulous,raucous laugh. She was just a powerhouse – but in a very kind, caring way. She was larger than life in everything she did. She was full of empathy (sensitivity to another's feelings as if they were one's own) for everyone. She didn’t have a manipulative bone in her body. I’m not just saying that because she’s not here now, or that’s the way she was.
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Source: theguardian.com