'She was a ball of joy' Miranda Hart leads tributes after death of actress Clare Cathcart
COMEDIAN Miranda Hart has lead the tributes to actress Clare Cathcart, after it was announced she died yesterday at her home in Brighton aged 48.
Hart, who starred alongside the late star in BBC period drama Call The Midwife, says she was a 'ball of joy'.
Paying tribute to Cathcart on Twitter, she wrote: "Reeling from closer to home news of Clare Cathcart.
"Had the privilege of some serious laughing with her on call the midwife."
Other celebrities paying their tributes include comedian Lenny Henry, and former Coronation Street star Charlie Condou.
A representative for the Fermanagh-born starlet described Clare as "brilliant, fearless and funny; a wonderful actor who we are immensely proud to have represented."
She continued:"Her credits are too vast to list in full but, to name a few, she’ll be remembered for her work at The Royal Court, The RSC, The National, The Tricycle and Chichester Festival Theatre as well as innumerable appearances on screen, most recently in New Tricks and Call The Midwife.
"Without her razor-sharp wit and glorious laugh the world will seem a darker place. We will miss her enormously."
One of the most beautiful people I've known. A 20 year friendship I'll treasure forever. I love you Clare Cathcart pic.twitter.com/PTHhz0w7Xu
— Charlie Condou (@Charliecondou) September 5, 2014
Reeling from closer to home news of Clare Cathcart. Had the privilege of some serious laughing with her on call the midwife. A ball of joy.
— Miranda Hart (@mermhart) September 4, 2014
So sad to hear that my colleague fr Comedy of Errors Clare Cathcart passed away. She ws bright and very funny. She'll be missed. Bye Claire
— Lenny Henry (@LennyHenry) September 4, 2014
Cathcart was best known for her role in 'Doctors', Call The Midwife' as well as British comedy-drama 'New Tricks'.
Her last appearance on stage was in Kathy Burke’s production of Mary J O’Malley’s Once a Catholic at the Tricycle Theatre, London in 2013.
She had been scheduled to play a school teacher in the forthcoming thriller ‘The White Room’.
Cathcart’s cause of death has not been confirmed.