Actress Shirley Anne Field has died aged 87, her family has announced.The stage and screen star was brought to prominence in the 1960s following her role in The Entertainer opposite the late Laurence Olivier.
She went on to feature in films including Alfie and Saturday Night And Sunday Morning.The star married Scottish RAF pilot and racing driver Charles Crichton-Stuart in 1967, and had daughter Nicola in 1969.
A statement shared by her representative from her family said: "It is with great sadness that we are sharing the news that Shirley Anne Field passed away peacefully on Sunday 10 December 2023, surrounded by her family and friends."Shirley Anne will be greatly missed and remembered for her unbreakable spirit and her amazing legacy spanning more than five decades on stage and screen."Shirley also starred in many television shows, such as Murder She Wrote, Monarch of the Glen, Last of the Summer Wine and Doctors.The marriage ended in divorce during the late 1970s, which she mentions in her 1991 autobiography, A Time for Love.The star previously discussed growing up in children's homes, telling MailOnline: "I grew up in children's homes.
I finally met my mother again when I was 38 and discovered my whole other family - three lovely American half-sisters. "My mother lived to 98.
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