Martha Ross (24 March 1939 – 14 January 2019)[1] was a British actress and radio presenter.

Martha Ross
Born(1939-03-24)24 March 1939
Died14 January 2019(2019-01-14) (aged 79)
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)Actress and radio presenter
Spouse
Tony Phillips
(m. 1992)
Children6, including Jonathan and Paul

Family

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Ross had six children, including television presenters Jonathan and Paul Ross.[2][3] She married actor Tony Phillips in 1992.[4]

Career

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Ross worked as an extra in EastEnders from its inception[5] until November 2006, when her contract was terminated because she told her son Paul an EastEnders Christmas storyline, which he leaked on his LBC radio show.[6]

She also appeared in Grange Hill, The Sean Hughes Show, Space Virgins and Barrymore, and hosted a current affairs show on Liberty Radio.[5] Ross wrote a weekly agony aunt column for Real People magazine. She appeared in many theatre roles, including The Last Game, Atlantis, The Firm's Big Night Out and Stained Glass.[5]

In her later years, she lived in Hitchin, Hertfordshire.

References

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  1. ^ "Martha Ross-Phillips obituary". The Comet (UK). 24 January 2019 – via familynotices24.co.uk.
  2. ^ "The magic ingredient of Channel X". The Independent. 31 October 1990.
  3. ^ Ross, Paul (20 May 2012). "What it feels like...to grow up five to a room". The Sunday Times.
  4. ^ "Tony takes a look at the end of an era". The Comet. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  5. ^ a b c "Is Jonathan Ross's mum in the show?". BBC. Archived from the original on 30 September 2005. Retrieved 14 January 2010.
  6. ^ Green, Kris (18 November 2006). "Jonathan Ross's mum fired after 'Enders leak". Digital Spy. Retrieved 14 January 2010.