Anna Karen, star of On the Buses and EastEnders, has died aged 85 in a house fire in east London.
As well as On the Buses and EastEnders, her other screen credits include The Bill, Troubles and Strife and The Rag Trade.
A London Fire Brigade spokesperson said: “Sadly, a woman has died following a house fire on Windsor Road in Ilford.
She moved to London aged 17 and trained at The London School of Dramatic Art, before making her screen debut in the 1961 naturist film Nudist Memories.