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Obituary: British actress Charlotte Coleman has died, after suffering a massive asthma attack. While probably best known for having played teenage punkette Marmalade Atkins on TV, she has played a number of other roles, including serial poisoner Graham Young's sister in The Young Poisoner's Handbook, and apparently had a part in some romantic comedy or other. She was 33.

(My first thought: damn. My second thought: guess she won't be starring in Not So Soft: The Movie then.)

It's a funny thing. I haven't seen many things with her in them, and yet the certainty that there will never be any more, that there is absolutely no chance of being surprised by seeing her name on a quirky character in a new film, seems rather sad. It's all so ... final.

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Posted by: Paul http:// Wed Nov 21 12:53:34 2001

Nice site: Thanks for mentioning Charlotte Colemans sad passing. You're right, she was one of those actresses who for some reason you always remembered. Guess she was just good. Rest in peace lovely Charlotte

Posted by: acb http://dev.null.org Wed Nov 21 15:13:12 2001

Yes indeed. Judging by all accounts, she was a very cool, and rather eccentric, person too. The kind of person who leaves a particularly unfillable void when they go.

Posted by: acb http://dev.null.org Wed Nov 21 15:19:47 2001

It's a funny thing; I was only vaguely aware that she was still around until I heard that she wasn't any longer, and the news of her passing has been profoundly saddening to me.

Posted by: acb http://dev.null.org Thu Nov 22 13:10:36 2001

Btw, the BBC has a tribute page to Charlotte. It's at

http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/entertainment/film/newsid_1669000/1669160.stm