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Vicar of Dibley and Notting Hill actress Emma Chambers dies aged 53

Emma Chambers (Neil Munns/PA)
Emma Chambers (Neil Munns/PA)

ACTRESS Emma Chambers has died aged 53.

The star was perhaps best-known for her role as Alice Tinker opposite Dawn French’s Geraldine Granger in the long-running BBC comedy Vicar of Dibley.

She also won fans for her scene-stealing performance in Notting Hill as the zany sister of Hugh Grant’s character, Honey.

Her agent, John Grant, confirmed she died from natural causes.

Grant said the actress would be ‘greatly missed’ and ‘brought laughter and joy to many’.

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Emma as Alice in The Vicar Of Dibley (BBC)
He added: “We are very sad to announce the untimely death, from natural causes, of the acclaimed actress, Emma Chambers.

“Over the years, Emma created a wealth of characters and an immense body of work.

“She brought laughter and joy to many, and will be greatly missed.

“At this difficult time we ask that the privacy of the family and loved ones be respected.”

Emma Freud, wife of Vicar of Dibley creator Richard Curtis, has paid tribute to the late actress on Twitter, calling her a ‘tender, sweet, funny, unusual, loving human being’.

Hugh Grant, Emma’s Notting Hill co-star, has paid tribute on Twitter, saying she was a ‘hilarious and very warm person’.

Emma is survived by her husband Ian Dunn.