Charlotte Cornwell dead at 71: John Le Carré's actress half-sister dies of cancer
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mirror.co.ukJohn Le Carré's actress half-sister Charlotte Cornwell has died at 71 following a battle with cancer. The accomplished TV, film and stage actress starred in BAFTA-winning TV series Rock Follies.
The hit 1970s TV show saw her play one of the fictional Little Ladies pop group, along with Rula Lenska and Julie Covington.
The show's soundtrack hit number one in the UK pop charts - knocking Status Quo off the top spot. Charlotte's death comes a month after le Carré died aged 89 after falling ill with pneumonia.
Le Carré based the main character in his 1983 spy novel The Little Drummer Girl on Charlotte. He encouraged her career and is said to have been disappointed when Diane Keaton was cast as her character in the movie version of the book.
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