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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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| Actors Dawn French and Hugh Grant have led tributes to their former co-star Emma Chambers, who has died aged 53. | 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 Vicar of Dibley, Doncaster-born Chambers also had roles in Notting Hill and a Martin Chuzzlewit adaptation. | 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 died from natural causes on Wednesday evening and 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. |
| "Emma created a wealth of characters and an immense body of work," he added. | "Emma created a wealth of characters and an immense body of work," he added. |
| She leaves a husband, fellow actor Ian Dunn. | She leaves a husband, fellow actor Ian Dunn. |
| 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". | 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". |
| "I will miss her very much", she said, while also posting a picture of the pair on Twitter. | "I will miss her very much", she said, while also posting a picture of the pair on Twitter. |
| 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." | 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." |
| Other well-wishers included Emma Freud, the partner of Richard Curtis, who created both the film and the TV comedy. | |
| 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, with 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. |
| Jon Plowman, executive producer of the series and former head of comedy at the BBC, described Chambers as "bright and clever". | 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." | 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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