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Tributes paid to Susannah York

2011-01-16 78 Dailymotion

<p><br /> Tributes are being paid to Susannah York who has died age 72 from cancer.<br /> </p><p><br /> The actress enjoyed a glittering career which began in the 1960s and saw her star in film, theatre and television.<br /> </p><p><br /> She won a Bafta for her appearance in the 1969 film They Shoot Horses, Don't They? The role also saw her nominated for a best supporting actress Oscar.<br /> </p><p><br /> Her actor son, Orlando Wells, told the Daily Telegraph she was "an absolutely fantastic mother".<br /> </p><p><br /> He said: "She loved nothing more than cooking a good Sunday roast and sitting around a fire of a winter's evening.<br /> </p><p><br /> "In some sense, she was quite a home girl.<br /> </p><p><br /> "Both Sasha (Orlando's sister) and I feel incredibly lucky to have her as a mother."<br /> </p>

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