Emmerdale's Paula Tilbrook has died aged 89.
The actress played Betty Eagleton in the ITV soap Emmerdale from 1994 to 2015.
In April 2015, it was announced that Tilbrook would be retiring and her final scenes as Betty aired on 25 May.
She had played the role of Betty for 21 years - reports Birmingham Live.
She died on December 1 2019 but the news was only made public on The Stage on Wednesday.
Paula retired from acting in 2015 when she bowed out of her role on Emmerdale.
She briefly reprised her role in Emmerdale on Christmas Day 2015, when Betty appeared via Skype to speak to the villagers.
A year later, she made an appearance on The Big Quiz 2016 Corrie V Emmerdale appearing in a scene with actor Mark Charnock who played Marlon Dingle).
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In 1977, Tilbrook made an appearance as Estelle Plimpton in Coronation Street, and followed this by appearances as Olive Taylor-Brown in the same show in 1978 and 1980.
Tilbrook's film credits include Yanks and Alan Bennett's A Private Function.
She appeared as dog-lover Mrs Tattersall in Open All Hours and played three roles in Last of the Summer Wine.
Her other credits include Crown Court Brookside and two episodes of the BBC's Play for Today.
