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Grange Hill actress Gwyneth Powell, known to millions as headmistress Mrs. McCluskey, has died aged 76 after undergoing major surgery for a perforated colon
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Actress Gwyneth Powell, known to viewers as headmistress Mrs. McCluskey in BBC series Grange Hill, has died aged 76.
Her agent Matthew Lacey said in a statement on behalf of the family that she died “after complications following a major operation for a perforated colon.”
She died last Thursday and the statement added: ‘She passed away peacefully, with her husband (Alan Leith) and niece at her bedside.’
Tragic: Actress Gwyneth Powell, known to viewers as headmistress Mrs. McCluskey in BBC series, has died aged 76