7 h. ago From Harry Potter to The Crying Game, Susie Figgis’s explosive enthusiasm made her an irreplaceable casting director

Producer Stephen Woolley pays tribute to Figgis, who has died aged 77, a brilliant professional whose ‘molotov cocktail personality’ enabled her work in British and Hollywood cinemaI first encountered Susie Figgis over 40 years ago when I interviewed her for The Company of Wolves, my debut movie production with Neil Jordan. We met at my then-cinema the Scala – it was a busy, noisy office but a sunny day, so we went up to the roof. Susie, who was already something of a legend having cast Stephen Frears’ Bloody Kids, Laura Mulvey’s avant garde films and Ben Kingsley in Gandhi, unleashed a volcanic eruption of unbridled enthusiasm for Angela Carter and Neil’s script. The collection of explosive expletives and voluble “darlings” almost blasted me to the King’s Cross streets below.So began a professional relationship that spanned more than 23 movies. The task we set her for The Company of Wolves was tricky: to find an actor to play the adolescent Rosaleen. She achieved it through painsta...

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11 h. ago Women's rugby star dies aged 25 as tributes pour in for 'exceptional' friend

Polina Krakowska, who represented Poland in rugby and competed in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, has died at the age of 25 and tributes have poured in from team-mates, coaches and friends

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15 h. ago Matrix actor Martin Grelis dead as tributes pour in for Australian star

The Matrix star Martin Grelis, who also appeared in the Australian mini-series Schapelle, has died at the age of 57 as tributes pour in for the actor

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16 h. ago Martin Grelis dead: The Matrix actor dies aged 57 as tributes paid

Australian actor Martin Grelis, who starred in the 1999 sci-fi classic The Matrix, has died at the age of 57 after a career spanning over three decades

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39 h. ago Home And Away star Rachael Carpani dies ‘unexpectedly’ aged 45 as heartbreaking tributes pour in

HEARTBREAKING tributes have poured in for a beloved Australian actress after she "unexpectedly" died. Rachael Carpani – known for her roles on Home and Away and hit Aussie TV show McLeod’s Daughters – passed away in early December. The 45-year-old's parents confirmed her shock passing in a heartbreaking social media post. "It is with great...

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4 d. ago Iconic The Simpsons voice actor dies age 96 as family pay tribute

Beloved Canadian actress Béatrice Picard, who voiced the iconic character of Marge Simpson in the Quebec French dub of The Simpsons Movie, has passed away at the age of 96

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4 d. ago Bestselling author Joanna Trollope dies aged 82 as tributes paid to 'inspirational' writer

Joanna Trollope, a bestselling romance author, has sadly passed away following a literature career spanning decades as her daughters confirmed the sad news of her death

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4 d. ago Scots actor Stanley Baxter dies aged 99 as tributes paid to comedy legend

The Glasgow-born actor has sadly passed away at the age of 99.

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6 d. ago Sophie Kinsella dead: Isla Fisher pays tribute to Confessions of a Shopaholic author after she dies aged 55 from cancer

WORLD-FAMOUS author Sophie Kinsella has died aged 55 after a devastating battle with aggressive brain cancer. The tragic news has shaken fans worldwide - and Hollywood star Isla Fisher has led heartfelt tributes to the woman who created one of fiction’s most beloved characters. Isla, who played Becky Bloomwood in the hit 2009 film Confessions...

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6 d. ago Sophie Kinsella dies aged 55 after cancer battle as tributes paid to Shopaholic author

The Shopaholic series author, whose real name was Madeleine Sophie Wickham, received a diagnosis of glioblastoma in 2022.

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7 d. ago The Mavericks star Raul Malo dies age 60 as tributes paid to 'greatest voice ever heard'

Raul Malo, the operatic vocalist and frontman of country music group the Mavericks, has died at the age of 60 following a cancer battle

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1 week ago Beloved BBC presenter dies of cancer aged 72 as tributes pour in

Tributes have been paid to a BBC presenter, who has died aged 72 after a battle with pancreatic cancer

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1 week ago BBC radio presenter Dave Monk has died aged 72 following pancreatic cancer battle as his heartbroken colleagues pay tribute

Former BBC radio presenter Dave Monk has died at the age of 72 following a battle with cancer. 

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1 week ago BBC radio presenter dies after cancer battle as colleagues pay emotional tribute

BBC radio host Dave Monk has died aged 72 after battling pancreatic cancer, with his colleagues paying tribute to the DJ whose career spanned nearly four decades

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1 week ago Steve Cropper dies aged 84: Tributes paid to legendary Booker T and the MGs guitarist

The musician played on and co-wrote Otis Redding's Sittin' On the Dock of the Bay and Wilson Pickett's In the Midnight Hour

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1 week ago So You Think You Can Dance star dead at 46 as family say 'her spirit never dimmed'

So You Think You Can Dance star Donyelle Jones has died aged 46, with her family and friends paying an emotional tribute to the dancer following her battle with cancer

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2 w. ago BBC presenter and host of hit property show Hugh Wallace dies 'suddenly' aged 68 as his heartbroken husband pays tribute

Hugh, who was an architect by trade, passed away 'suddenly' at home on Monday evening, his husband Martin Corbett confirmed yesterday.

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2 w. ago Beloved TV presenter dies suddenly aged 68 as tributes pour in

Hugh Wallace was best known for his roles on RTE programmes such as Home of the Year and My Bungalow Bliss

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2 w. ago Billy Bonds dies aged 79 as West Ham pay emotional tribute to club legend

Billy Bonds spent 21 years at West Ham as a player making 799 appearances for the Hammers, captaining them to two FA Cup victories in 1975 and 1980

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2 w. ago West Ham United legend Billy Bonds dies aged 79 as family pay tribute to 'beloved dad'

West Ham United's former player and manager Billy Bonds has passed away, according to the club, as The Hammers will pay tribute to the legend before their Liverpool clash today

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