British actress York dies

The star passed away on Saturday (15Jan11) following a long battle with cancer. Her son Orlando Wells says, "She was an absolutely fantastic mother, who was very down to earth. She was a woman with grace and stature. She had advanced bone marrow cancer which she had an operation for. "But, last Thursday, she had a scan and then the descent was fast. In the end, her death was painless and quick." York began her acting career in 1960, starring in Tunes of Glory opposite Alec Guinness and John Mills, and went on to appear in movies such as The Greengage Summer, A Man for All Seasons, The Killing of Sister George and Battle of Britain. She received an Oscar nomination for her role in 1969's They Shoot Horses, Don't They? and took home

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