Ina Clare (1932/33 – 30 October 2010) was a British television actress, best known for her role as the background character Ina Foot in the BBC soap opera ''

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''. Clare also had roles in ''

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'', ''

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'' and '' In Sickness and in Health''. She was born in

Windsor, Berkshire Windsor is a historic town in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead in Berkshire, England. It is the site of Windsor Castle, one of the official residences of the Monarchy of the United Kingdom, British monarch. The town is situated we ...

, and got her first job as a dancer in a pantomime at the Theatre Royal in Windsor at the age of sixteen. She suffered a cerebral haemorrhage and collapsed on the set of ''EastEnders'' on 28 October 2010 and died two days later, at the age of 77. The 1 November 2010 episode of ''EastEnders'' was dedicated to her.

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* 1930s births 2010 deaths British soap opera actresses British television actresses Actresses from Windsor, Berkshire {{UK-tv-actor-1930s-stub