Since the news of beloved veteran Australian actress Val Jellay broke yesterday, tributes have been flooding in from around the country from those with fond memories of her and the characters she gave life to over her years in television.
Fellow actors and people who loved her work have paid tribute on Twitter to the actress, who was 89 when she passed away after a battle with pneumonia.
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Here are just some of the lovely messages of tribute and condolence.
RIP Val Jellay. Back with your beloved Maurie. I will treasure the time spent with you both. Beautiful people ❤️ #ValJellay #rip
— Simone Buchanan (@simonebuchanan8) May 6, 2017
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Keeping you @Martyfields and your family in my thoughts #ValJellay https://t.co/wcYy6I3jdr
— Steve Kelly (@SteveKellyNews) May 6, 2017
So sad to hear Val Jellay's passing. Val was always a delight especially at opening nights & her kindness to younger Arts peeps. #valjellay https://t.co/41hF3lgvaU
— The Smoked Oyster (@DorathyMichaelz) May 6, 2017
Her son Marty confirmed her death on social media yesterday, saying his mother had been hospitalised late last month and was battling pneumonia in intensive care, and was then put on life support.
“My mum, Val, passed away today,” he wrote. “She lived an amazing life.”
“She’s back with her beloved Maurie now. I will miss her very much.”
Val’s son, Marty Fields, is a comic, MC, musician, actor, and radio presenter who had long running roles in Hey Hey It’s Saturday, Blue Heelers, Blankety Blanks, and various other television shows, as well as appearing in musicals. He clearly takes after his parents with his love for the arts, and will surely miss his mother very much.
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