Mary Tamm, best known for her role as Romana on Doctor Who, has passed away.
She had been fighting cancer recently, but was scheduled as a possible guest for next February's Gallifrey One convention, since she had missed the previous one. Mary had recently been working with Big Finish audio books to recreate Romana's adventures.
As the Doctor Who News site said about her career:
Post-Doctor Who, Tamm continued her TV career with a recurring role as Jill Fraser in The Assassination Run and The Treachery Game, Jennifer Reynoldston in The Hello Goodbye Man, Yvonne Edwards in Paradise Heights and a stint in Brookside as Penny Crosbie. Other guest appearances included Casualty, Holby City, Jonathan Creek, Crime Traveller, Heartbeat, and adding EastEnders to her CV as Orlanda in 2009. She was due to play a judge in the film Far Out Far In but illness forestalled that role.
Mary was 62. The Doctor Who fans of Lagspike.tv will miss her.
For more information, check out Doctor Who News at http://www.doctorwhonews.net/2012/07/dwn260712100008-mary-tamm-1950-2012.html