EastEnders star Roberta Taylor has died at the age of 76.
The actress was best known for her role as Irene Raymond in the BBC soap from 1997 to 2000, before joining the cast of The Bill as Inspector Gina Gold.
According to Roberta’s obituary published in The Guardian, the star died on July 6 ‘from an infection caused by a fall two months prior, agitating her underlying health problems with pneumonia.’
She leaves behind her actor husband Peter Guinness, her son Elliott, a granddaughter and two stepbrothers.
Roberta’s last TV appearance came on the BBC private investigators comedy Shakespeare & Hathaway.
EastEnders star Roberta Taylor has died at the age of 76, after contracting an infection following a fall
Her EastEnders stint began in 1997, when she arrived in Walford as the matriarch of the Hills family, visiting her children Sarah (Daniela Denby-Ashe) and Tony (Mark Homer).
During her three-year stint on the soap, Roberta’s character Irene had a string of love interests, including Terry Raymond (Gavin Richards), as well as a steamy affair with her lodger Troy Harvey (Jamie Jarvis).
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