Musical theater star Mary Millar joined the cast of "Keeping Up Appearances" in its second season to play Rose, the youngest of the Walton sisters. Rose's misadventures with various boyfriends put a serious crimp in Hyacinth's attempts to fit in with what she understood as high society. Hyacinth actually takes pains to make sure that her neighbors never know that Rose is her sister, though she also cares for Rose in her own way. Rose can be exasperating, especially when she is agitated or depressed, but she meant well.
Millar, who replaced Shirley Stelfox as Rose, had been in many West End musical productions before her long run on "Keeping Up Appearances." She was Julie Andrews' understudy in the original production of "Camelot" and starred as Madame Giry in "The Phantom of the Opera" during its tenure in London. "Keeping Up Appearances" was perhaps her most memorable TV role, though she performed in several variety series and musical productions on TV. When "Keeping Up Appearances" ran its course, she returned to theater to star as Mrs. Potts in the stage version of "Beauty and the Beast." A diagnosis of ovarian cancer in 1998 forced her to drop out of the show, and Millar died of the disease on November 10 of that year.
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