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'''Zohra Sehgal''' ([[27 April (people)|27 April]] [[1912 (people)|1912]]-[[10 July (people)|10 July]] [[2014 (people)|2014]])<ref>http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/veteran-actress-zohra-sehgal-dies-at-102/article1-1238985.aspx</ref> played [[Sheyrah]] in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' story ''[[The Crusade]] ''and an Attendant to [[Ping-Cho]] in ''[[Marco Polo (TV story)|Marco Polo]]''.{{Fact}} She was the first person associated with ''Doctor Who'' to reach the age of 100.
{{Infobox Person
| image          = Zohra_Sehgal.jpg|thumb
| aka            = Zohra Segal
| birth date    = [[27 April (people)|27 April]] [[1912 (people)|1912]]
| death date    = [[10 July (people)|10 July]] [[2014 (people)|2014]]
| role          = [[Sheyrah]]
| job title      = [[Actor]]
| story          = ''[[Marco Polo (TV story)|Marco Polo]]'' & ''[[The Crusade (TV story)|The Crusade]]''
| time          = 1964-65
| non dwu        = ''The Indian Tales of Rudyard Kipling'', ''The Guru'', ''It Ain't Half Hot Mum'', ''Mind Your Language'', ''Beyond the Limit'', ''The Jewel in the Crown'', ''Tandoori Nights'', ''Caravaggio'', ''Never Say Die'', ''The Bill'', ''Masala'', ''Firm Friends'', ''Little Napoleons'', ''Amma and Family'', ''Tamanna'', ''Bend It Like Beckham'', ''Anita & Me'', ''Chicken Tikka Masala'', ''The Mistress of Spies''
| imdb          = 0782247
}}
'''Zohra Sehgal''' ([[27 April (people)|27 April]] [[1912 (people)|1912]]-[[10 July (people)|10 July]] [[2014 (people)|2014]]<ref>[http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/veteran-actress-zohra-sehgal-dies-at-102/article1-1238985.aspx Hindustan Times]</ref>) played [[Sheyrah]] in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' television story ''[[The Crusade (TV story)|The Crusade]]''. She had previously had an uncredited role as the attendant to [[Ping-Cho]] in ''[[Marco Polo (TV story)|Marco Polo]]''. ([[DWM 240]])


She passed away at 102 years old from cardiac arrest with the wish to be cremated, making [[Olaf Pooley]] the longest surviving ''Doctor Who'' actor.
She was the second person associated with ''Doctor Who'' to reach the age of 100, after uncredited extra [[Lewis Alexander]].
 
She passed away at 102 years old, making [[Olaf Pooley]] the oldest living ''Doctor Who'' actor until his passing in [[2015 (people)|2015]]. After her death, Sehgal remained the longest-lived ''Doctor Who'' actor until [[2019 (people)|2019]], when she was surpassed by [[Earl Cameron]].


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Latest revision as of 01:55, 25 September 2022

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Zohra Sehgal (27 April 1912-10 July 2014[1]) played Sheyrah in the Doctor Who television story The Crusade. She had previously had an uncredited role as the attendant to Ping-Cho in Marco Polo. (DWM 240)

She was the second person associated with Doctor Who to reach the age of 100, after uncredited extra Lewis Alexander.

She passed away at 102 years old, making Olaf Pooley the oldest living Doctor Who actor until his passing in 2015. After her death, Sehgal remained the longest-lived Doctor Who actor until 2019, when she was surpassed by Earl Cameron.

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