Victoria O'Keefe

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Victoria O'Keefe (27 March 1969 – 17 April 1990) was an English actress.

Early life

O'Keefe attended St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School in Dewsbury, and the St John Fisher Catholic High School, Dewsbury.[1] O'Keefe joined the Dewsbury Arts Group when she was 11.[2] She attended the Batley School of Art, part of Dewsbury college, now Kirklees College.[3]

Acting roles

Her first role was in the 1983 television series Nanny, playing Nicola Brooke.[4] She played Letty Boot in the 1984 miniseries Letty.[5]

She is best known for her role as Jane in the 1984 BBC docudrama Threads.[6]

In 1987, she played Christine, in the youth show Y.E.S., in the episode named Hook, Line and Sinker.[7]

In 1987, she played Sally Newman, in four episodes of Emmerdale Farm.[8]

In 1988, she played in the UK soap opera, Hollywood Sports.[9]

In 1988, she played Anne Bamforth, in the TV movie, The Luddites, about the revolt of 18th century textile workers.[10]

In 1990, she played Tracey in the TV series He-Play, in the episode named Positively Negative.[11][12]

Stage

In 1989, O'Keefe played Sybyl Burlington, in Dewsbury Arts Group's production of Daisy Pulls It Off, about life in a 1920s girls' English boarding school.[13]

In October 1989, she played Ann Deever, in the Arthur Miller play All My Sons, with the Dewsbury Arts Group.[14]

In November 1989, she played the Beauty, in Beauty and the Beast, with the Dewsbury Arts Group.[15]

Death

O'Keefe died on 17 April 1990 in a car accident near Bold, St Helens, Lancashire on the M62 motorway.[16][17] Three others died in the crash, her two young friends, and their baby.[18] O'Keefe's boyfriend was driving at the time, in rainy conditions, on a contraflow lane system.[19] Their car crossed into the west-bound lane, into the path of a lorry.[20]

References

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  17. Profile, imdb.com; accessed 18 April 2015.
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