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Foxnews.com: Una Stubbs, '60s star and 'Sherlock' actress, dead at 84

Una Stubbs, the English actress who played Mrs. Hudson in "Sherlock" to cap a half-century career in TV, theater and film, died today following an illness, her agent confirmed to Deadline. She was 84.

"Mum passed away quietly today with her family around her, in Edinburgh. We ask for privacy and understanding at this most difficult and sad of times," a statement from the family read.

Stubbs was a stalwart of British TV and stage for six decades, breaking through in the 1960s with the film "Summer Holiday," which starred Cliff Richard before she landed the role of Rita Rawlings in the long-running sitcom "Till Death Do Us Part"; she also starred in the 1968 film of the same name. Stubbs also appeared with Richard and the Shadows in 1964’s "Swingers’ Paradise."

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