Lynda Bellingham

Lynda Bellingham, OBE (born Meredith Lee Hughes; 31 May 1948 – 19 October 2014) was a Canadian-born English actress, broadcaster and author. She played the role of the mother in the long-running series of "Oxo Family" British TV adverts between 1983 and 1999.

Lynda Bellingham OBE
at the Barnardo’s Black Country Wheels Project, 2010
Born	Meredith Lee Hughes (1948-05-31)31 May 1948 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Died	19 October 2014(2014-10-19) (aged 66) London, England
Cause of death	Colon cancer
Occupation(s)	Broadcaster, actress, author
Years active	1971–2014
Spouse(s)	Greg Smith (m. 1975–1976; divorced) Nunzio Peluzo (m. 1981–1996; divorced) Michael Pattemore (m. 2008–2014; her death)
Children	2
Website	www.lyndabellingham.com

Bellingham died on 19 October 2014 from colon cancer in a London hospital, aged 66.^[1][2]