Eva Mottley
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Eva Mottley was a British
actress, best known for her role as Bella O'Reilly in the acclaimed television
drama Widows
.
She made other TV appearances, including a memorable guest role on the sitcom Only Fools and Horses
, in the episode "Who's a Pretty Boy?
as Corinne, the sharp-tongued wife of regular character Denzil.
She left the production of Widows 2 due to disagreements with the production team. On the 14 February 1985, whilst on holiday in Miami, Florida, she was found dead from a drugs overdose. Her death was declared as suicide
. Widows 2 was broadcast nearly two months later, with the role of Bella having been taken over by Debby Bishop
. Mottley and Bishop had both been cast members of film Scrubbers
.
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actress, best known for her role as Bella O'Reilly in the acclaimed television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
drama Widows
Widows (TV series)
Widows was a British primetime television serial aired in 1983, produced by Euston Films for Thames Television and aired on the ITV network....
.
She made other TV appearances, including a memorable guest role on the sitcom Only Fools and Horses
Only Fools and Horses
Only Fools and Horses is a British sitcom, created and written by John Sullivan. Seven series were originally broadcast on BBC One in the United Kingdom between 1981 and 1991, with sporadic Christmas specials until 2003...
, in the episode "Who's a Pretty Boy?
Who's a Pretty Boy?
"Who's a Pretty Boy?" is an episode of the BBC sitcom, Only Fools and Horses. It was the final episode of series 3, and was first screened on 22 December, 1983.-Synopsis:...
as Corinne, the sharp-tongued wife of regular character Denzil.
She left the production of Widows 2 due to disagreements with the production team. On the 14 February 1985, whilst on holiday in Miami, Florida, she was found dead from a drugs overdose. Her death was declared as suicide
Suicide
Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. Suicide is often committed out of despair or attributed to some underlying mental disorder, such as depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, alcoholism, or drug abuse...
. Widows 2 was broadcast nearly two months later, with the role of Bella having been taken over by Debby Bishop
Debby Bishop
Debby Bishop is a British actress. She is probably best known to television viewers for her appearance in the second series of the crime drama Widows, having taken over the part of Bella O'Reilly from Eva Mottley....
. Mottley and Bishop had both been cast members of film Scrubbers
Scrubbers
Scrubbers is a 1983 British drama film directed by Mai Zetterling and starring Amanda York and Chrissie Cotterill. It was shot primarily in Virginia Water, Surrey, England. It was inspired by the success of the 1979 film Scum.-Plot:...
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