British TV Actress Coman Dies
British TV actress Gilly Coman has died, aged 50.
Coman was found dead near her home in the Wirral area of Merseyside, England on Tuesday from a suspected heart attack, according to local media reports.
She was best known for her role as wannabe model Aveline Boswell in hit 1980s Liverpool-based sitcom Bread, which she starred in for five series before quitting to have a baby in 1989.
She returned to TV roles in the 1990s, appearing in U.K. soap operas Brookside, Coronation Street and Emmerdale Farm, but retired from acting in 2000 to bring up her three sons and a daughter with husband Phil.
Bread creator Carla Lane pays tribute to the late actress, saying: "She was a nice girl, a good actress and she never questioned the lines I gave her.
"She knew how to walk to make people laugh and she knew the character better than I did."...
Coman was found dead near her home in the Wirral area of Merseyside, England on Tuesday from a suspected heart attack, according to local media reports.
She was best known for her role as wannabe model Aveline Boswell in hit 1980s Liverpool-based sitcom Bread, which she starred in for five series before quitting to have a baby in 1989.
She returned to TV roles in the 1990s, appearing in U.K. soap operas Brookside, Coronation Street and Emmerdale Farm, but retired from acting in 2000 to bring up her three sons and a daughter with husband Phil.
Bread creator Carla Lane pays tribute to the late actress, saying: "She was a nice girl, a good actress and she never questioned the lines I gave her.
"She knew how to walk to make people laugh and she knew the character better than I did."...
- 7/16/2010
- WENN
'Bread' actress Gilly Coman has died of a suspected heart attack. The 54 -year-old star - who was best known for her role as Aveline in the Liverpudlian show - reportedly died suddenly after falling unwell with chest pains. Speaking about the late TV star, 'Bread' writer, Carla Lane said: ''She was a nice girl, a good actress and she never questioned the lines I gave her. ''She knew how to walk to make people laugh and she knew the character better than I did.'' As well as playing the legendary character, Gilly also appeared in 'Brookside', 'Coronation Street' and 'Emmerdale' before giving up ..
- 7/16/2010
- Virgin Media - TV
Bread actress Gilly Coman has passed away, aged 50. Coman, who played Aveline in the Liverpool-based sitcom for five series, died from a suspected heart attack. The episode involving Coman's character's wedding to vicar Oswald attracted 21 million viewers in 1988. She gave up the role of Aveline for the final two series and was replaced by Melanie Hill. Her other TV credits included Brookside, Coronation Street, Emmerdale Farm and Boys From The Blackstuff. Lifelong friend Jane Joseph, who is now director of St Helens Theatre Royal, told the Liverpool Echo: "She was a fantastic actress, the (more)...
- 7/16/2010
- by By Alex Fletcher
- Digital Spy
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