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Geraldine McEwan died following a stroke, her family said
Actress Geraldine McEwan, known for playing Agatha Christie sleuth Miss Marple on ITV, has died aged 82, her family have said.
She appeared as Miss Marple from 2004 until 2009.
The Bafta award winner had a long and successful career in theatre, television and films.
Her son Greg and daughter Claudia said in a statement: "Following a stroke at the end of October and a period in hospital, Geraldine McEwan passed away peacefully on January 30.
"Her family would like to thank the staff at Charing Cross Hospital who cared for her incredibly well."
Actors she worked with during her career included Laurence Olivier and Kenneth Williams, and she won a Bafta TV award for best actress in 1991 for her role in Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit.
She played Marcella in Troy Kennedy Martin's thriller The Man Without Papers in 1965.
She also played Miss Rose Farnaby in the 1990s comedy series Mulberry