Kay Purcell | |
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 Purcell as Gina Conway in Tracy Beaker Returns | |
| Born | 6 December 1963 Leyland, Lancashire, England |
| Died | 23 December 2020 (aged 57) Lancashire, England |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1993–2020 |
| Television | Emmerdale Waterloo Road Tracy Beaker Returns The Dumping Ground So Awkward |
| Children | 3 |
Kay Purcell (6 December 1963 – 23 December 2020)[1][2] was an English actress. She was best known for portraying the roles of Cynthia Daggert in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale (2001–2002), Candice Smilie in the BBC school-based drama series Waterloo Road (2007–2009), and Gina Conway in the CBBC drama series Tracy Beaker Returns (2010–2012) and its spin-off series The Dumping Ground (2013). From 2015 to 2017, she appeared as Mrs. Rennison in the CBBC sitcom So Awkward.[3][4]
- ^ Purcell, Kay (5 December 2018). "My thoughts. My Journey. My Story with Cancer". Facebook. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
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- ^ "Kay Purcell of Emmerdale and Tracy Beaker Returns dies at 57". BBC News. 24 December 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
- ^ "Tracey Beaker Returns Star Kay Purcell's Wicked Role in Doncaster Panto". Doncaster Free Press (Doncaster, England) (subscription required). 26 September 2012. Archived from the original on 20 February 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
- ^ "Kay's back home for Christmas". Lancashire Post. Retrieved 18 December 2015.