Shirley Anne Field, the British actress known for her roles in the romance drama “Saturday Night and Sunday Morning” and the comedy “Alfie,” has died. She was 87.
“It is with great sadness that we are sharing the news that Shirley Anne Field passed away peacefully on Sunday, Dec. 10, surrounded by her family and friends,” a spokesperson told The Hollywood Reporter on Tuesday.
“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.”
Her family confirmed her death was due to “natural causes” in a statement to the BBC.
The Post has contacted reps for Field for comment.
Born in Forest Gate, Newham, in 1936, Field was first molded for pin-up magazines in the 50s.
Field married race car driver Charles Crichton-Stuart in 1967. They had a daughter, Nicola, in 1969, and divorced in the late 1970s.
Her TV credits include “The Bill,” “Doctors,” “Murder She Wrote,” “Last of the Summer Wine,” and “Upstairs, Downstairs.”
Her last film was “The Power of Three” in 2011.
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