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Australian actress Cornelia Frances has passed away at 77

The 'Home and Away' star was battling cancer.
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Home and Away star Cornelia Frances has passed away after battling cancer, the Daily Telegraph report.

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The veteran actress was reportedly surrounded by her loved ones.

SEE ALSO: Home and Away stars pay tribute to the late Cornelia Frances

In January this year the Australian TV legend revealed that she had been diagnosed with bladder cancer 12 months earlier.

“I discovered I had bladder cancer. This then spread to my hip bone which fractured, and then I almost died from loss of blood due to an ulcer in my throat,” she told the Daily Telegraph at the time. “Despite all this, I am still here, as the old song goes.”

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She later revealed on A Current Affair in March that the cancer had spread to her thigh.

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Judy Nunn, Ray Meagher and Cornelia Frances attend Channel Seven’s TV Turns 50, The Event That Stopped a Nation, at Star City on September 17, 2006 (Credit: Getty)

Over her long career in TV, Frances starred in shows including Home and Away, Sons and Daughters, The Young Doctor.

She also presented popular game show The Weakest Link from 2001-2002.

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Frances is survived by her son, Lawrence.

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Cornelia in 2006 (Credit: Getty)

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