Tracy Beaker Returns and Waterloo Road, has died at the age of 57, her agent has confirmed. Purcell portrayed Gina Conway, a care worker at “The Dumping Ground”, the nickname given to the foster home lived in by Tracy Beaker (Dani Harmer) in the long-running sitcom.
She also portrayed Candice Smilie in three series of Waterloo Road, and starred as Cynthia Daggert in Emmerdale from 2001 until 2002. “Kay was a very valued client who had been represented by David Daly Associates for many years,” her agent tweeted. “We send sympathy and love to her family and friends. ”Harmer led tributes to Purcell on Twitter, simply tweeting a “heartbreak” emoji.
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