Actress Dinah Sheridan died on Sunday morning at the age of 92, reports ITV.
Sheridan was most famed for her role as the mother, Mrs Waterbury, in the 1970 film version of 'The Railway Children' and also starred in 1980s British sitcom, 'Don't Wait Up' and 'Doctor Who'.
She was married four times and is survived by her son, Sir Jeremy James Hanley and daughter, actress Jenny Hanley.
Ms Sheridan famously played Mrs Waterbury in the film version of The Railway Children
Sheridan passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family at her home in Middlesex, her agent Gareth Owen said.
The actress was considered the quintessential English rose because of her elegance and quiet beauty.
She was born Dinah Nadyejda Ginsburg in Hampstead in 1920 to a Russian father and German mother who were photographers to the Royal Family.
Her first stage role came at the tender age of 12 and she subsequently went on tour as Wendy in 'Peter Pan' which starred Charles Laughton as Captain Hook.
Ms Sheridan's film break came shortly after when she was 16 and appeared in such films as 'Irish And Proud of It' (1938) until her momentum was interrupted by the Second World War.
In 1942 she married actor Jimmy Hanley and had three children, although one died at birth.
One daughter, Jenny Hanley, followed in her parents' footsteps and became a noted actress.
The couple appeared together in titles such as 'Salute John Citizen' (1942), '29 Acacia Avenue' (1945) and 'The Huggetts Abroad' (1949).
Ms Sheridan's career peaked with the sparkling comedy 'Genevieve' (1953), co-starring John Gregson, Kenneth More and Kay Kendall.
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British Film Stars - London
British film stars at Northolt Airport after returning from Dublin, where they attended the annual benefit performance of the Catholic Stage Guild. (l-r) Susan Shaw, Robert Beatty (rear), Jack Warner, Dinah Sheridan and Joan Rice. *Low res scan - Hi res scan on request
British Entertainment - Theatre - The Boston Story - Duchess Theatre - 1968
Nicola Paget, Tony Britton and Dinah Sheridan rehearse the play "The Boston Story" at the Duchess Theatre
PA NEWS PHOTO 23/09/52 DINAH SHERIDAN WITH SUSIE A SAINT BERNARD APPEARING IN THE FILM "OLD CROCKS" THE FILM IS NOW KNOWN AS TH...
PA NEWS PHOTO 23/09/52 DINAH SHERIDAN WITH SUSIE A SAINT BERNARD APPEARING IN THE FILM "OLD CROCKS" THE FILM IS NOW KNOWN AS THE CLASSIC "GENEVIEVE"
British Entertainment - Actor - Jimmy Hanley - London - 1950
British character actor Jimmy Hanley, seen in London during his divorce from actress Dinah Sheridan.
British Entertainment - Actress - Dinah Sheridan - London - 1950
British actress Dinah Sheridan, seen in London during her divorce case.
Mr John Davis marries Dinah Sheridan
Mr John Davis and film star singer Dinah Sheridan, after their wedding at Caxton Hall, London.
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Two new recruits got a warm welcome from the Portsmoth Command field-gun team. The girls are actresses Julie Ege (left) and Jenny Hanley, daughter of actress Dinah Sheridan and the late actor Jimmy Hanley. The actresses appeared in the Bond film "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" and were visiting the team at HMS Excellence, Portsmouth.
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1952: British actresses Ann Todd (1909-1993) and Dinah Sheridan star in the David Lean film 'The Sound Barrier', aka 'Breaking the Sound Barrier', which was written by Terence Rattigan. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Ivory Hunter
1951: From left to right, Dinah Sheridan, William Simons and Anthony Steel (1920 - 2001) on the set of the Ealing adventure film 'Ivory Hunter', also titled 'Where No Vultures Fly'. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
1952. Bedfordshire, England. British actress Dinah Sheridan is pictured holding a large key with 21 on it as she rides a camal at the 21st birthday celebrations for Whipsnade Zoo.
1952, Bedfordshire, England, British actress Dinah Sheridan is pictured holding a large key with 21 on it as she rides a camal at the 21st birthday celebrations for Whipsnade Zoo (Photo by Popperfoto/Getty Images)
1952. A picture of British actress Dinah Sheridan being made-up by a make-up artist on the set of the film "Genevieve".
1952, A picture of British actress Dinah Sheridan being made-up by a make-up artist on the set of the film 'Genevieve' (Photo by Popperfoto/Getty Images)
Joanna Lumley And Dinah Sheridan
British actresses Joanna Lumley and Dinah Sheridan show off some jewellery on January 11, 1984. (Photo by Mike McKeown/Express/Getty Images)
Where No Vultures Fly (1951) is, in many ways, an overlooked Ealing film of the early 1950s, being released after the one-two hit of The Lavender Hill Mob (June 1951) and The Man in the White Suit (August 1951), and belonging to a genre - colonial action-adventure - that is less well-covered in histories of the studio.
If Where No Vultures Fly (1951) was an attempt to combine documentary, travelogue, action-adventure and colour filmmaking, then West of Zanzibar slims that concoction down by losing most of the documentary approach and focusing on the colonial action-adventure, personified here by stalwart hero Bob Payton (again played by Anthony Steel).
great lady i watch the railway children with my 2 grandaughters i use it as a history lesson, steam power, horse and cart, class system, theft, bravery, dress, work then and now, etc
Saint_wright: great lady i watch the railway children with my 2
shame that someone so nice has to die, for memories to come flooding back. Great actress and I believe a nice person too. On a lighter note, does anyone remember, JIMS INN, probably the first ever, what we call now as a soap programe. It was set in a pub and Jimmy Handley was the landlord, I do believe it was on nightly for about 15 minutes. There was a story line, but each sketch addvertised something particular, like cigarettes, or soap powder. I know it is sad, but I was hooked on it. Trouble is I have not found anyone of a certain age who remembers it. Starting to think I dreamt the whole thing. Night All !!! Now why did I just think of DICKSON OF DOCK GREEN. Of all the places I could have written this, I had to write it here. x x
rullah1479: shame that someone so nice has to die, for memories
I remember it. I must be older than I think I am. We didn't have a TV till I was 7 so I must have seen it at my Nans. Ahh the 1950's, smog, rickets, no shoes and dry bread for tea.
dirtyboy: I remember it. I must be older than I think
I thought the first soap was the one with Mia Farrow? I can not just place the nae at present.
Yes I used to watch Dixon Of Dock Green, ( Jack Warner) He even looked like my Granddad, ha ha.
spookyjoshuah: I thought the first soap was the one with Mia
what a great run she's had 92 and now the curtain has come down for the last time. No need for second and third curtain calls. What a great actress. RIP
davidacrammond: what a great run she's had 92 and now the
No Debzi, if you google Jenny Hanley, I'm sure you will recognize her instantly. Ms Sheridan was a lovely actress and played some very memorable roles. R.I.P
scottishcarol: No Debzi, if you google Jenny Hanley, I'm sure you
No. Her father was an officer in the British Army and involved with troop entertainment and resided with his wife, her mother , in Cyprus whilst she and her brother attended boarding school in Englandd. Hope that helps.
nib2: No. Her father was an officer in the British Army
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