Australian director Amanda Brotchie, known for Riot Women, Doctor Who, Renegade Nell, Gentleman Jack, The Letdown, Picnic at Hanging Rock, Mr Black, Girlboss, and Lowdown, has died after a battle with cancer according to a 19 December Instagram post shared by her husband Adam Zwar. View this post on Instagram A post shared … >
Pauline Collins, OBE, best known for her titular role in the 1989 English romantic comedy-drama film Shirley Valentine, died peacefully on 6 November, aged 85, surrounded by family. Born Pauline Angela Collins in Devon in 1940, she spent her early education at a Catholic convent school and eventually studied acting at the Central School of … >
Jordanian-British actor, writer, and disability rights advocate Nabil Shaban, who is best known for playing Sil in the 1985 Doctor Who story Vengeance on Varos, died on 18 October 2025 at his home in London. He was 72. Born on February 12, 1953, in Amman, Jordan, Shaban was diagnosed with osteogenesis imperfecta, a brittle-bone condition … >