Eva Mottley
Actor, Film actor
1953 – 1985
Who was Eva Mottley?
{{Infobox person | name = Eva Mottley | birth_date = Template:Birth date 1953/10/24 Eva Mottley was a British actress, best known for her role as Bella O'Reilly in the acclaimed television drama Widows.
Mottley left the production of Widows 2 due to disagreements with the production team. On 14 February 1985, while at home in London, she was found dead from a drug overdose, which was ruled suicide. Widows 2 was broadcast nearly two months later, with Debby Bishop in the role of Bella. Mottley and Bishop had both been cast members of the film Scrubbers.
She had made other TV appearances, including a memorable guest role on the sitcom Only Fools and Horses, in the episode "Who's a Pretty Boy? as Corinne, the sharp-tongued wife of regular character Denzil. The character was originally set to appear in more episodes, but due to Mottley's death, John Sullivan wrote her out rather than recast the role.
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