Australian Veteran Actress Cornelia Frances Loses Battle with Cancer at 77

Australian Veteran Actress Cornelia Frances Loses Battle with Cancer at 77
Cornelia Frances arrives during the Channel Seven Perth Telethon at The Perth Convention Exhibition Centre on Oct. 4, 2008 in Perth, Australia. Paul Kane/Getty Images
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Beloved Australian actor Cornelia Frances has passed away overnight after losing her battle with cancer.

The 77-year-old veteran star, who played Morag Bellingham on the long-running television soap opera Home and Away, was surrounded by friends and family when she died on May 29 in Sydney, reported Newscorp.