Available for everyone, funded by readers. The news come from The Sun as the publication reports the actress passed following her battle with lung cancer. https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/doctor-who-jacqueline-pearce-death “She gave every one of her roles ‘maximum power’! “She liked a glass of champagne and liked everyone to have a good time with her, and of course she was a brilliant actress and everyone who worked with her remembered her very fondly.”. 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", Maisie Williams – (left: She'll make a special appearance in Doctor Who, right: Game of Thrones – Arya), Tobias Menzies (left: Doctor Who – Lieutenant Stepashin, Cold War, right: Game of Thrones – Edmure Tully), David Bradley: (left: Doctor Who – William Hartnell, An Adventure through Space and Time; GoT – Walder Frey), Liam Cunningham (left: Doctor Who – Captain Zhukov, right: Cold War & Got – Davos Seaworth), Joe Dempsie – (left: Doctor Who - Cline, The Doctor’s Daughter; right: Game of Thrones – Gendry), Thomas Brodie-Sangster (left: Doctor Who - Tim Latimer, Human Nature/The Family of Blood; right: Ggame of Thrones - Jojen Reed), Iain Glen (left: Doctor Who – Octavian, Flesh and Stone/The Time of Angels; right: Game of Thrones - Ser Jorah Mormont), Julian Glover (Doctor Who - Count Scarlioni/Scaroth, City of Death; Game of Thrones - Grand Maester Pycelle, Dame Diana Rigg (Doctor Who - Mrs. Gillyflower, The Crimson Horror; Game of Thrones - Olenna Tyrell/Queen of Thorns), Harry Lloyd (Doctor Who – Baines, Human Nature/The Family of Blood; Game of Thrones Viserys Targareyenn). Our journalists will try to respond by joining the threads when they can to create a true meeting of independent Premium. After her marriage to Henley ended in 1967 (and he subsequently married Felicity Kendal), she took an impetuous sabbatical in Hollywood. © 2020 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. The modified Androgum tries to take the Second Doctor’s blood for herself, but she is killed during her escape attempt. After moving to South Africa for several years, initially to care for orphaned monkeys, Pearce returned to the UK in 2015. Alongside these roles, Pearce was named by Gary Russell as his preferred choice to play the character Godwanna in an imaginary film version of his 1995 Virgin Missing Adventures novel, Invasion of the Cat People. According to new reports, Jacqueline Pearce has passed away at 74 in her UK home. Today, the Doctor Who family is gathering to mourn the loss of one of their own. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. 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Are you sure you want to delete this comment? After training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts alongside Anthony Hopkins and John Hurt, she appeared in episodes of Danger Man and The Avengers, as well as the children’s dramas Moondial and Dark Season, written by Russell T Davies. You can also choose to be emailed when someone replies to your comment. Jacqueline Pearce (20 December 1943 – 3 September 2018) was a British film and television actress. Alongside her role in Blake's 7, which was expanded from a single episode to a regular role over four series due to her popularity, Pearce was also known for her guest role as Chessene in The Two Doctors episodes of Doctor Who in 1985 - opposite Colin Baker's Time Lord. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. On graduation, she secured the services of a good agent and television parts came quickly – the first in a 1964 ITV Play of the Week starring Ian McShane and Hurt.