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Former 'Dynasty' star Kate O'Mara dies

Dynasty actress Kate O'Mara has died at her home in southern England after a brief illness. She was 74.

British actress Kate O'Mara

Former Dynasty star Kate O'Mara has died at the age of 74 in England after a brief illness. (AAP)

Actress Kate O'Mara, best known for her role in the 1980s soap opera Dynasty, has died at the age of 74.

Her agent Phil Belfield says O'Mara died on Sunday in a nursing home in southern England after a short illness.

The actress, who began her television career in the 1960s, became a household name for playing Alexis Colby's scheming sister Cassandra "Caress" Morrell in Dynasty.

She also appeared in the original run of British series Doctor Who and BBC drama Howards' Way.

In the 1990s she starred in the comedy show Absolutely Fabulous with Joanna Lumley.


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