Joan Sydney: Tributes paid to Neighbours star who has died after long Alzheimer’s battle

Joan Sydney played Valda Sheergold in Neighbours

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Star of screen and stage Joan Sydney has been remembered as “a corker of a character” following her death at the age of 86.

The British-Australian actress died in a care facility in Victoria, Australia, on December 29 after a long battle with Alzheimer’s Disease.