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Doctor Who actress Mary Tamm dies
Doctor Who star Mary Tamm, who played companion Romana alongside Tom Baker, has died aged 62.
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Tamm, who lived in London, had been suffering from cancer for 18 months.
The actress played Romana, a Time Lady from the Doctor's home planet of Gallifrey, alongside Tom Baker's Doctor and his robot dog K-9 in a season of six connected stories in 1978-9.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-18995370
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Tamm, who lived in London, had been suffering from cancer for 18 months.
The actress played Romana, a Time Lady from the Doctor's home planet of Gallifrey, alongside Tom Baker's Doctor and his robot dog K-9 in a season of six connected stories in 1978-9.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-18995370
She was the first actress to play Romana - as a Time Lady, she was allowed a regeneration, and Lalla Ward (briefly married to Tom Baker, and now married to Richard Dawkins) took the part over.
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