Actress and producer Jill Freud has died on the age of 98.

The star’s household have paid tribute to the ‘feisty, outrageous, type, loving and mischievous’ star who as a baby impressed the character of Lucy in The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe earlier than having fun with a profitable 30 12 months profession within the arts. 

Freud’s daughter, the broadcaster Emma Freud wrote: ‘My lovely 98 12 months outdated mum has taken her remaining bow.’

‘After a loving night – the place we knew she was on her means – surrounded by youngsters, grandchildren and pizza, she informed us all to f*** off so she might fall asleep. After which she by no means awoke. Her remaining phrases had been ‘I like you’.’

‘As a baby she was evacuated to Oxford and ended up residing with CS Lewis for 3 years… he primarily based the character of Lucy in ‘The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe’ on her.’

Her remaining film position was in Emma’s accomplice Richard Curtis‘ 2003 film Love Really, Emma recalled in her tribute.   

Jill’s daughter, the broadcaster Emma Freud wrote: ‘My lovely 98 12 months outdated mum has taken her remaining bow’ (Jill is pictured with Emma and her granddaughter Scarlett Curtis) 

‘She grew to become an actress/producer and ran two rep theatre corporations in Suffolk for 30 years – using 100’s of actors who cherished her for her ardour, her care, her shepherd’s pie, her devotion to regional theatre and her dedication to actor’s rights. Her final movie position was because the housekeeper at Downing Street in ‘Love Actually‘.

‘She had the identical lunch day-after-day – a glass of pink wine and a packet of crisps, and through Covid, aged 93, locked up with 3 different Freud gals, she took half in a faucet class each morning.

‘She was 98, mom of 5, grandmother of 17, nice grandmother of seven – she was feisty, outrageous, type, loving and mischievous. Fortunate outdated heaven getting such a blinding newcomer. Jill Freud.’

Emma’s buddies added their very own tributes within the feedback. Daybreak French mentioned: ‘Love wrapped round you all.’ 

Podcaster Elizabeth Day wrote: ‘What a tremendous particular person. I am so sorry. Sending like to you all.’

David Baddiel wrote, ‘Could her reminiscence be a blessing x’ as Suranne Jones mentioned: ‘Sending you all love.’

Born in 1927, as June Flewett, Freud was evacuated to Oxford on the age of 16 along with her sister and positioned with the author CS Lewis and his accomplice Jane Moore. Lewis would later base the character of Lucy Pevensie on her in his ebook The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe.

She informed The Hollywood Reporter in 2014: ‘It is years since I learn it, however within the stage model I noticed a number of years in the past, Lucy was very likable — it was fairly flattering.’

Jill’s remaining film position was in Emma’s accomplice Richard Curtis’ film Love Really, during which she performed the Downing Avenue housekeeper

Emma wrote of her mum: ‘She was 98, mom of 5, grandmother of 17, nice grandmother of seven – she was feisty, outrageous, type, loving and mischievous. Fortunate outdated heaven’

After her appearing profession, she shaped her theatre firm in 1980 in Suffolk and acquired an Honorary Doctorate in Civil Regulation from the College of East Anglia (pictured in 2009) 

Freud spent two years residing with Lewis earlier than leaving to take up a spot at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Artwork (RADA), for which the author paid for.

After graduating she had a profession within the West Finish underneath the stage title Jill Raymond. 

She married the grandson of Sigmund Freud, Clement in 1950. They went on to have 5 youngsters together with Emma and her public relations government brother Matthew. 

After her appearing profession, she shaped her theatre firm in 1980 in Suffolk and acquired an Honorary Doctorate in Civil Regulation from the College of East Anglia ‘for companies to the theatre’ in 2021.