Kay Purcell

Kay Purcell (6 December 1963 – 23 December 2020) was an English actress. She was most known for her role as Gina Conway in the CBBC drama series Tracy Beaker Returns (2010–2012) and its spin-off series The Dumping Ground (2013). She also portrayed Cynthia Daggert in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale (2001–2002), Candice Smilie in the BBC One school-based drama series Waterloo Road (2007–2009), and Mrs. Rennison in the CBBC sitcom So Awkward (2015–2017).

Kay Purcell
Born(1963-12-06)6 December 1963
Leyland, Lancashire, England[1]
Died23 December 2020(2020-12-23) (aged 57)
Lancashire, England
Cause of deathLiver cancer
NationalityBritish
OccupationActress
Years activec.early 1990s–2020
Known forEmmerdale
Bernard's Watch
Waterloo Road
Tracy Beaker Returns
The Dumping Ground
So Awkward
Children3

Personal life

In early 2017, Purcell was diagnosed with breast cancer. Purcell posted images, videos and blogs on social media to show her own experience of the disease.[2] In early 2020, Purcell was diagnosed with terminal liver cancer and was given a life expectancy of two years.[3] She died from the disease on 23 December 2020, aged 57.

Filmography
YearTitleRoleNotes
1995CrackerTV ReporterEpisode: "True Romance: Part 2"
1996–1998EmmerdaleCarmel MorganRecurring role; 9 episodes
1997Coronation StreetRhona Summers3 episodes
1998CasualtyWDC McCarthyEpisode: "Taking Sides"
1999City CentralJennyEpisode: "Paradise Lost"
My Parents Are AliensMrs. WilliamsEpisode: "The Home Team"
2000CasualtyDiane AbleyEpisode: "Fall Out"
Children's WardWinsomeSeries 12: Episode 8
2001–2002EmmerdaleCynthia DaggertRegular role; 188 episodes
2003Holby CityHeather NixonEpisode: "Read My Lips"
2004–2005Bernard's WatchMs. Yvonne SavageMain role; 21 episodes
2004Sex Lives of the Potato MenGloriaFilm role
2005MessiahProf UhomiEpisodes: "The Harrowing: Parts 1–3"
DoctorsMrs. Jane Manners2 episodes
2006IdealAliceEpisode: "The Delivery"
My Parents Are AliensMrs. Brookman3 episodes
2007–2009Waterloo RoadCandice SmilieMain role; 24 episodes
2010–2012Tracy Beaker ReturnsGina ConwayAll 39 episodes
2011–2012Tracy Beaker Survival FilesMain role
2012Hacker TimeHerselfEpisode: "Connor Byrne and Kay Purcell"
2013The Dumping GroundGina ConwayMain role; 13 episodes
2014–2016Hacker TimeMrs. Breadbin13 episodes
2015–2017So AwkwardMrs. RennisonMain role; 25 episodes
2016Sunny DBarbaraEpisode: "D Is for Declarations"
2020When It RainsSoniaSupporting role; 5 episodes
2021DoctorsMo LarkinEpisode: "Of Mice and Women"; post-humous release

References
  1. "TV star Kay Purcell courageously shares her cancer journey". Blog Preston. 27 February 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  2. "Kay Purcell: My Story".
  3. "Kay Purcell - Facebook".

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