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image captionPurcell played care worker Gina Conway in The Dumping Ground
Actress Kay Purcell, known for her roles in Emmerdale and Tracy Beaker Returns, has died at the age of 57.
Her death was announced "with great regret" on Twitter by her agents, David Daly Associates.
Purcell played two roles in ITV's Emmerdale and Gina Conway in Tracy Beaker Returns, a role she reprised in its spin-off series The Dumping Ground.
She was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2017 and was told she had inoperable liver cancer earlier this year.
Earlier this month she took to Facebook to say she was "certainly not giving up" and was looking forward to turning 60.