Neighbours star Joy Chambers-Grundy has passed away aged 76, her family have announced.The talented actress portrayed Rita in The Restless Years, Dr Robyn Porter in The Young Doctors and Rosemary Daniels in Neighbours.Joy's family announced the heartbreaking news of her death in a statement, which read: "Joy has passed away in her sleep early this morning surrounded by loved ones.
Joy will be remembered as a Logie award-winning actress, a best-selling author, a poet, a philanthropist and an exceptional businesswoman who worked alongside her husband to build one of the largest independent production companies in the world."Joy was the second wife of late TV mogul Reg Grundy, who created Neighbours, and she won a Logie Award for Best Female Personality in 1969 and 1970 after starring in her husband's soap operas.
Joy and Reg tied the knot in 1971 after his divorce from his first wife and they remained together until his death aged 92 in May 2016.She was also a 'business woman, poet, philanthropist, fine-art collector and writer', having written seven historical fiction novels over the past two decades.
Her works include Mayfield, None But The Brave, Vale Valhalla, For Freedom, My Zulu Myself, and The Great Deception.We'll be bringing you the very latest updates, pictures and video on this breaking news story.
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