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Scottish Sun
2 days ago
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- Scottish Sun
Soldier Soldier star dies aged 61 as devastated colleagues pay tribute to ‘truest actor & good friend'
'LOVE YOU ALWAYS' Soldier Soldier star dies aged 61 as devastated colleagues pay tribute to 'truest actor & good friend' Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) SOLDIER, Soldier star Marise Wipani has died aged 61. The actress - who also appeared in Xena: Warrior Princess and was a former Miss New Zealand - passed away on her birthday on Friday (June 6). Sign up for the Entertainment newsletter Sign up A post on her Facebook page said: "Marise passed peacefully today on her 61st birthday surrounded by family and friends. "She just wanted to say....I have shuffled off this mortal coil. Good byyye, good luuuck, good God!!! Quote from Driving Miss Daisy." A cause of death was not revealed.
The Irish Sun
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Soldier Soldier star dies aged 61 as devastated colleagues pay tribute to ‘truest actor & good friend'
SOLDIER Soldier star Marise Wipani has died suddenly aged 61. The actress - who also appeared in Xena: Warrior Princess and Shortland Street, and was a former Miss New Zealand - passed away on her birthday on Friday (June 6). Advertisement A post on her Facebook page said: "Marise passed peacefully today on her 61st birthday surrounded by family and friends. "She just wanted to say....I have shuffled off this mortal coil. Good byyye, good luuuck, good God!!! Quote from Driving Miss Daisy." A cause of death was not revealed. Wipani played Ellie in season three of ITV drama Soldier, Soldier, which broadcast in 1993. Advertisement At its peak, the show saw an average viewership of 16.1 million, which coincided with Wipani's time in the cast. The programme - created by Lucy Gannon - followed the daily lives of a group of soldiers in 'A' Company, 1st Battalion The King's Fusiliers, and also featured Robson Green and Jerome Flynn, running from 1991 to 1997. Co-star Jay Laga'aia, who played Sgt. Bob Gilligan, was among those to pay tribute to Wipani, writing: "I saw this and quickly checked that it wasn't some kind of sick joke. "Sister I am devastated to hear this news. You are so young and I will miss you. We have worked together over the years and I was always so pleased to have you on set. Travel well my sister, love you always." Advertisement Most read in News TV 1 Marise Wipani played Ellie on ITV drama Soldier, Soldier
The Sun
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Soldier Soldier star dies aged 61 as devastated colleagues pay tribute to ‘truest actor & good friend'
SOLDIER Soldier star Marise Wipani has died suddenly aged 61. The actress - who also appeared in Xena: Warrior Princess and Shortland Street, and was a former Miss New Zealand - passed away on her birthday on Friday (June 6). A post on her Facebook page said: "Marise passed peacefully today on her 61st birthday surrounded by family and friends. "She just wanted to say....I have shuffled off this mortal coil. Good byyye, good luuuck, good God!!! Quote from Driving Miss Daisy." A cause of death was not revealed. Wipani played Ellie in season three of ITV drama Soldier, Soldier, which broadcast in 1993. At its peak, the show saw an average viewership of 16.1 million, which coincided with Wipani's time in the cast. The programme - created by Lucy Gannon - followed the daily lives of a group of soldiers in 'A' Company, 1st Battalion The King's Fusiliers, and also featured Robson Green and Jerome Flynn, running from 1991 to 1997. Co-star Jay Laga'aia, who played Sgt. Bob Gilligan, was among those to pay tribute to Wipani, writing: "I saw this and quickly checked that it wasn't some kind of sick joke. "Sister I am devastated to hear this news. You are so young and I will miss you. We have worked together over the years and I was always so pleased to have you on set. Travel well my sister, love you always." 1
NZ Herald
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- NZ Herald
Kiwi actor and former Lotto co-host Marise Wipani dies on birthday
Former Lotto co-host and actor Marise Wipani has died. The former Miss New Zealand runner-up and actor on classic Kiwi film Came a Hot Friday died on her 61st birthday, according to a post on her Facebook page. She died 'peacefully today … surrounded by family and friends', the message
