EastEnders’ Ina Clare Dies
With her trademark red hair, Ina was a regular sight as one of the main supporting artists on the BBC serial where she played Ina Foot.
Ina’s background in dancing saw her appear in numerous roles where she had to ‘shake a leg’ – including the 1976 movie The Slipper and the Rose which starred Richard Chamberlain and more recently in the film version of Evita which saw Madonna in the lead role.
As well as being one of Albert Square’s regular residents she had also appeared in other shows for the BBC such as sitcom In Sickness and in Health, a recurring role in the 1987 series of French and Saunders and science fiction drama, Blakes 7. At ITV she worked as a supporting artist on Anglia Television’s long running drama, Tales of the Unexpected.
Robert Kazinsky, who played Sean Slater in EastEnders, described the actress as an “On-set legend” on Twitter.
