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Patricia Greene, longest-running soap actor, dies at 95
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Patricia Greene, longest-running soap actor, dies at 95
Patricia Greene, who voiced Jill Archer on BBC Radio 4's The Archers for 68 years, has died aged 95.
- Greene played Jill Archer from 1957 to 2025, making her final appearance in September 2025.
- She was appointed MBE in 1997 and is recognized as the world's longest-serving soap opera actor.
- Greene recalled that her audition for the role involved a scene as a "sexy blonde in a tea tent."
- She is survived by her son Charles from her marriage to Cyril Richardson.
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