Soldier Soldier star Marise Wipani has died at the age of 61 on her birthday.
The actress played Ellie in series three of the British ITV series, and also appeared in TV shows Xena: Warrior Princess, Hercules and Shortland Street.
She passed away on Friday, her 61st birthday, with her death being confirmed with a post on her Facebook page. A cause of death was not revealed.
It read: ‘Marise passed peacefully today on her 61st birthday surrounded by family and friends.
‘She just wanted to say….I have shuffled off this mortal coil. Good byyye, good luuuck, good God!!! Quote from Driving Miss Daisy.’
Marise’ Soldier Soldier co-star Jay Laga’aia was one of the first to pay tribute, writing a heartfelt message to her that read: ‘I saw this and quickly checked that it wasn’t some kind of sick joke.
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