Kate-O'Mara-Obituary

Kate O'Mara

1939 - 2013

Obituary

LONDON (AP) — British actress Kate O'Mara, best known for her role in the 1980s soap opera "Dynasty," died Sunday at the age of 74, her agent said.

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Phil Belfield said O'Mara died in a nursing home in southern England after a short illness.

The actress, who began her television career in the 1960s, became a household name for playing Cassandra "Caress" Morrell, sister to Joan Collins' Alexis Colby, in "Dynasty."

In Britain she is often remembered for her role in "Triangle" — a soap opera set aboard a North Sea ferry that is often cited as the worst piece of British television.

She also appeared in the original run of British series "Doctor Who" and BBC drama "Howards' Way." In the 1990s she starred in the comedy show "Absolutely Fabulous" with Joanna Lumley.

More recently she appeared in a 2012 stage adaptation of Agatha Christie's "Death on the Nile."

She is survived by her sister, actress Belinda Carroll.




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I would like to offer my sincerest condolences to the family and friends of KATEO' MARA a very good actress I will definitely miss her acting may the God of tender mercies grant her peace

With deep sympathy. Draw close to God for comfort and peace.

To Katherine O'Mara,
You were a very talented actress. I liked watching you in the nighttime soap opera Dynasty. My prayers go to your family and friends. Lisa Weiner

I'm very sorry for her family lost she was very loved

Loved her in Ab-Fab!!!

May the love of friends and family carry you through your grief.

Please accept my condolences for your loss. Keep encouraging one another and building one another up, just as you are in fact doing.

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