Kay Purcell (6 December 1963 – 23 December 2020) was an English actress who portrayed Candice Smilie in Waterloo Road.
Career[]
She was known for her roles as Cynthia Daggert in Emmerdale and Gina Conway in Tracy Beaker Returns and its spin-off The Dumping Ground, Purcell also starred in Coronation Street, Casualty, Doctors, Holby City and So Awkward.
Personal life[]
Purcell was diagnosed with breast cancer in early 2017, and in early 2020 she was told it had spread to her liver and was terminal. She died at the age of 57 on 23 December 2020.
External links[]
Kay Purcell on IMDb
Kay Purcell on Wikipedia