French actor Emmanuelle Debever, who accused Gérard Depardieu of sexual assault, dies aged 60

MEXICO CITY — Mexican actor Ana Ofelia Murguía, who gave voice to the character of “Mama Coco” in the popular Pixar film “Coco,” has died, Mexican officials said. She was 90.Mexico’s National Fine Arts Institute announced Murguía’s death Sunday without providing a cause of death.“She leaves an enormous void on our country’s sets,” Culture Secretary Alejandra Frausto Guerrero said in a statement.“Coco,” which was released in 2017, brought Murguía to an international audience late in life.But the actor had a long acting career in Mexican film and television, and on the stage.She appeared in some 70 plays and 90 movies, including ‘Life Sentence’ (1979) and ’The Queen of the Night’ (1994).In the animated “‘Coco,” she voiced the soft-spoken great-grandmother of a boy discovering his family’s musical history.In April, the National Autonomous University of Mexico awarded Murguía its Ingmar Bergman Medal for leaving “an indelible mark” on Mexican film and theater.In her acceptance speech, Murguía displayed her typical humility, asking “Why me?” She said she was exhausted by all of the recognition and plaudits.“This career has been my life,” Murguía said.

The Full Monty, and was nominated for two Oscars, for In the Bedroom (2001) and Michael Clayton (2007). He also appeared in films including Shakespeare in Love (1998), Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004), Batman Begins (2005) and The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014). He died suddenly at home on Saturday (December 30) with his wife and family, they said in a statement.

Actor Tom Wilkinson has "suddenly" died at the age of 75, his family have announced. The British actor was best known for his role as former steel mill foreman Gerald Cooper in the comedy movie The Full Monty. He also starred in Shakespeare in Love and Batman Begins.

British acting star David Kernan, famed for his role as Nicholas in the 1972 comedy Carry On Abroad, has sadly died at the age of 85.

Oscar-nominated actor Tom Wilkinson has died aged 75, his family has announced.

Some 600 French art and entertainment world figures have signed a “counter-petition” decrying moves to defend iconic actor Gérard Depardieu in the face of multiple accusations of sexual assault and one of rape.

Ethan Shanfeld Fifty-six French stars, including Carla Bruni, Charlotte Rampling and Carole Bouquet, signed an open letter defending Gerard Depardieu, the Oscar-nominated actor who has been charged with rape and accused by more than a dozen other women of sexual assault, harassment or groping. The essay, published in the right-wing French newspaper Le Figaro, reads, in part: “We cannot remain silent in the face of the lynching targeting him, the torrent of hate being dumped on his personality” (via AP). “When Gerard Depardieu is targeted this way, it is the art [of cinema] that is being attacked.

Some 50 French entertainment personalities have signed an open letter speaking out against the public “lynching” and cancelling of Gérard Depardieu in the wake of multiple accusations of sexual assault and one of rape.

TV star Richard Franklin has passed away on Christmas Day at the age of 87.

Actor Ian Pepperell has sadly died at the age of 53 following a long illness, the BBC have confirmed. Ian was best known for playing Roy Tucker in The Archers.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent French broadcaster France Televisions has been blamed by supporters of Gerard Depardieu, the Oscar-nominated actor of “Cyrano de Bergerac,” for contributing to the downfall of one of country’s most iconic actors with a bombshell documentary about his history of sexual abuse allegations which aired on Dec. 7.

A former assistant of Vin Diesel is suing the actor for sexual battery, alleging in a suit filed Thursday in Los Angeles she was assaulted while working on the "Fast Five" film. Asta Jonasson accused Diesel, his sister Samantha Vincent and their One Race Productions of discrimination and wrongful termination for firing her only after the alleged sexual assault took place, according to documents obtained by Fox News Digital. In the suit, she claimed Diesel "forcibly grabbed Ms.

French President Emmanuel Macron has come out in support of Gérard Depardieu whose star has fallen in France in recent days following the airing of a documentary investigating multiple allegations of sexual assault against the actor.

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Variety. He had been diagnosed with multiple myeloma, though it is currently unclear when he was informed of the illness.James McCaffrey is survived by his wife Rochelle Bostrom and daughter Tiernan McCaffrey.Multiple myeloma is a type of bone marrow cancer characterised by abnormal expansion of malignant plasma cells in the bone marrow.

Coronation Street star Mo Moreland, who hailed from Sheffield, had been battling a long-term illness and died in a North Shore nursing home. Her adoring fans are now expressing their condolences online. Despite only appearing twice on Coronation Street, Mo's most famous role was alongside comedian Les Dawson in The Roly Polys.

Misfits, has died aged 69.The news was announced on social media by Zach Rector, a friend of Martinez’s. No cause of death has been given.“Going to miss you Brother Manny Martinez” he wrote, also calling him “a true living legend” and “a student of Buddy Rich”.He continued: “I remember Manny telling me Multiple occasions of Buddy bringing up his chops while coming up, & his stories of his family’s notorious bar …An Original MISFITS period.” Rector added that Martinez was an “all around stand up guy,” often checking in with the renovation of his house built in 1872.“More than just a musician, artist & carpenter…he was my friend,” he finished.

It has been announced that Emmerdale star Steve Halliwell, who played Zac Dingle on the ITV soap, passed away aged 77 on Friday, 15 December, and now his final social media post has been revealed.The actor, who had portrayed the popular character since 1994 and was Emmerdale's second longest-serving cast member as of 2023, hadn't shared anything to his X/Twitter profile since September 2020. But his final posts were when he took a moment to share two incredible scenic snaps that he appeared to capture while on an early morning walk.

Buffy The Vampire Slayer actor Camden Toy has died from pancreatic cancer aged 68.Toy’s death on Monday (December 11) was confirmed in a press release by his representatives, who said: “We are saddened to report the death of our friend and client.”The actor, who had the illness for two years, was best known for playing a number of monsters and supernatural characters on the hit US show starring Sarah Michelle Gellar.Toy was known by fans primarily as the “ubervamp” Turok-Han, who recurred throughout the series, but his most memorable appearance in the show came in the season four episode ‘Hush’, in which he played one of the demonic ghouls known as The Gentlemen.Released in 1999, ‘Hush’ is considered to be one of the fantasy show’s greatest episodes.Toy returned to the series, created by Joss Whedon, in 1997 for the season seven episode ‘Same Time, Same Place’, this time playing a skin-eating demon named Gnarl. He also appeared in the Buffy spin-off series Angel, playing the Prince of Lies.Some of actor’s other credits included cult shows such as The Bay and Goodnight Burbank, as well the anthology series Into The Dark, which began in 2018.Being the son of a make-up artist, Toy mostly desired to play characters requiring special effects prosthetics.He was best friends with the Shape Of Water actor Doug Jones, who is renowed for playing non-human creatures via heavy make-up and visual effects.