Jacqueline Pearce, Blake's 7 and Doctor Who actor, dies aged 74

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/sep/03/jacqueline-pearce-blakes-7-and-doctor-who-actor-dies-aged-74

Blake’s 7 star Jacqueline Pearce has died at the age of 74, shortly after being diagnosed with lung cancer, her friend John Ainsworth has said.

The actor, best known for playing the villainous Supreme Commander Servalan in the popular BBC science fiction series Blake’s 7, died at her home in Lancashire.

Alongside her role in Blake’s 7, which was expanded from a single episode to a regular role over four series due to her popularity, Pearce was also known for her guest role as Chessene in The Two Doctors episodes of Doctor Who in 1985, opposite Colin Baker’s version of the Time Lord.

After training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts alongside Anthony Hopkins and John Hurt, she appeared in episodes of Danger Man and The Avengers, as well as the children’s dramas Moondial and Dark Season, written by Russell T Davies.