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Margaret Tyzack has died at the age of 79.

The veteran actress of the stage and screen passed away peacefully surrounded by family at her home on Saturday, the Daily Mail reports.

Tyzack made her name playing Winifred in the 1967 BBC adaptation of Victorian drama The Forsyte Saga and most recently had a short-lived stint in EastEnders as Lydia Simmonds, the grandmother of Albert Square regular Janine Malloy (Charlie Brooks).

Tyzack withdrew from the role in April due to her ill health and was replaced by Heather Chasen. The character passed away on-screen earlier this month.

Tyzack's filmography also includes parts in Stanley Kubrick classics 2001: A Space Odyssey and A Clockwork Orange, as well as Woody Allen's Match Point.

She was appointed OBE in 1970, and was made CBE in the 2010 New Year Honours List for services to drama.

RIP.