Former Brookside actress Anna Norbury dies aged 26 as her mother pays tribute to her ‘beautiful and innocent humanity’
- Anna Norbury is best known for playing Alice Farnham in Channel 4’s Brookside
- The 26-year-old acress died on September 7, her family have shared today
- Her mother Maria paid tribute to her ‘warmth, wit, clarity and forthrightness’
Former Brookside actress Anna Norbury has died at the age of 26, with her mother paying tribute to her ‘beautiful and innocent humanity’.
Anna was best known for playing Alice Farnham in the Channel 4 soap.
She died on September 7, her family have shared today.
Anna’s mother Maria wrote in an obituary published in The Telegraph: ‘She will be remembered for her warmth, her wit, her clarity, her forthrightness, and above all for her beautiful and innocent humanity.
‘Anna may have been born with special needs, but she was so special and unique in herself that we were the ones who needed her.
‘Her smile shone a bright light into the world of everyone who was lucky enough to meet her. Our loss is greater than we can ever say.’
Former co-star Michael Starke tweeted yesterday: ‘Today we say farewell to Anna Norbury.
‘She was ‘Baby Alice Farnham’ in Brookside.
‘She was one of the most treasured and beautiful young cast members. Love and strength to her wonderful family.’
Anna spent three years on Channel 4 soap Brookside, joining in 1994.
More to follow.