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Yvonne Verbeeck (7 December 1913 – 26 February 2012) was a Belgian

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actress An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...

known for roles in

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and

television Television (TV) is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound. Additionally, the term can refer to a physical television set rather than the medium of transmission. Television is a mass medium for advertising, ...

. She appeared in several Belgian films as well. Her last role was in the 2008 television series, ''Zone Stad''. A

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bust of Verbeeck is dedicated in her birthplace,

Rumst Rumst (, old spelling: ''Rumpst'') is a Municipalities of Belgium, municipality located in the Belgium, Belgian province of Antwerp (province), Antwerp. Since 1976 the municipality not only comprises Rumst proper but also the towns of (old spell ...

. Verbeeck died at the Nottebohm nursing home in

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, where she had lived since 2006, on 26 February 2012, aged 98. Her funeral was held at the Cathedral of Our Lady in Antwerp.

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* 1913 births 2012 deaths Belgian television actresses Belgian film actresses Belgian stage actresses People from Rumst Belgian Roman Catholics 20th-century Belgian actresses 21st-century Belgian actresses {{Belgium-bio-stub