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EastEnders 'signs up' Hollywood actor as cast film funeral scenes for soap legend

EastEnders has cast a Hollywood actor for a major new storyline as they were seen filming funeral scenes following a soap legend's death.

WhatToWatch · Nov 20, 2023

On The Buses' Anna Karen leaves most of her £420,000 estate to EastEnders co-star Sophie Lawrence

Anna Karen, who played Olive in the ITV sitcom and Aunt Sal in the BBC soap, died in a house fire in February

Wales Online · Aug 21, 2022

On The Buses’ Anna Karen leaves most of £400,000 fortune to co-star Sophie Lawrence

On The Buses ‘Olive’ star Anna Karen has left the bulk of her £400,000 fortune to her former EastEnders co-star Sophie Lawrence after she died in a house fire aged 85

Daily Mirror · Aug 21, 2022

Anna Karen's fatal house fire 'started by cigarette', neighbours believe

EastEnders star Anna Karen, who was 85, tragically passed away in a house fire at her home in Ilford, east London

Daily Mirror · Feb 23, 2022

Anna Karen obituary

Actor best known for playing the put-upon wife, Olive, in the 1970s sitcom On the Buses and its three spin-off feature films

The Guardian - UK · Feb 23, 2022

Police surround Anna Karen's home after EastEnders star dies in tragic fire

Anna Karen, 85, who was loved for her character Olive from On The Buses and Aunt Sal in EastEnders died last night in a house fire

Daily Mirror · Feb 23, 2022

Anna Karen once told how she went from size 12 to 16 for Olive in On The Buses role

Late actress Anna Karen once revealed she was instructed to put on weight to play the role of Olive in On The Buses

Daily Mirror · Feb 23, 2022

BBC EastEnders actress Anna Karen 'dies in house fire' as tributes pour in

Anna was also best known for her role in 70s comedy On The Buses

Manchester Evening News · Feb 23, 2022

On The Buses star Anna Karen dies in house fire aged 85

The actress was also known for playing Aunt Sal in Eastenders.

The Independent UK · Feb 23, 2022

EastEnders and On the Buses star Anna Karen dies in London house fire

Friends and colleagues pay tribute to actor, 85, who died in fire at Ilford home

The Guardian - UK · Feb 23, 2022