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Vicar of Dibley actress Emma Chambers dies aged 53 Vicar of Dibley actress Emma Chambers dies aged 53
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British actress Emma Chambers has died aged 53, her agent has confirmed. Actors Dawn French and Hugh Grant have led tributes to their former co-star Emma Chambers, who has died aged 53.
Known for playing Alice Tinker in the BBC's The Vicar of Dibley, the Doncaster-born star also had roles in Notting Hill and the TV adaptation of Martin Chuzzlewit. Known for playing Alice Tinker in The Vicar of Dibley, Doncaster-born Chambers also had roles in Notting Hill and a Martin Chuzzlewit adaptation.
Chambers, who died from natural causes on Wednesday evening, would be "greatly missed", her agent John Grant said. Chambers died from natural causes on Wednesday evening and would be "greatly missed", her agent John Grant said.
He said: "Emma created a wealth of characters and an immense body of work. She brought laughter and joy to many". "Emma created a wealth of characters and an immense body of work," he added.
Chambers is survived by her husband, fellow actor Ian Dunn. She leaves a husband, fellow actor Ian Dunn.
Dawn French, her co-star in The Vicar of Dibley for 13 years, has paid tribute. French, who starred in The Vicar of Dibley alongside Chambers for 13 years, paid tribute to a "very bright spark and the most loyal and loving friend anyone could wish for".
"Emma was a very bright spark and the most loyal and loving friend anyone could wish for," she said. "I will miss her very much", she said, while also posting a picture of the pair on Twitter.
"I will miss her very much." Notting Hill star Hugh Grant, who played the older brother of Chambers' character Honey in the 1999 film, spoke of his sadness following the news, adding: "She brought laughter and joy to many."
She also tweeted: Other well-wishers included Emma Freud, the wife of Richard Curtis, who created both the film and the TV comedy.
Other well-wishers, including Emma Freud, the wife of The Vicar Of Dibley's creator Richard Curtis, have paid tribute to Chambers on Twitter. Chambers played the character of Alice Tinker, a village church verger, in The Vicar of Dibley between 1994 and 2007, with French in the title role.
Chambers played the character of Alice Tinker, a village church verger, in The Vicar of Dibley between 1994 and 2007, alongside French in the title role. In 1998, she won the British Comedy Award for best TV actress for her performance.
In 1998, she won the British Comedy Award for best TV actress for her performance. The following year she appeared as Honey in Notting Hill, the younger sister of Hugh Grant's character, William Thacker. Jon Plowman, executive producer of the series and former head of comedy at the BBC, described Chambers as "bright and clever".
He said: "Emma was a gifted comic actress who made any part she played - no matter how ditzy or other worldly - look easy."
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