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Auf Wiedersehen, Pet and\u00a0Doctor Who<\/span>\u00a0star Maya Woolfe has died aged 72.<\/p>\n

The actress appeared in some of the biggest shows across the\u00a0BBC<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0ITV<\/span>\u00a0during her impressive 20-year career.<\/p>\n

The official social media channels for\u00a0Auf Wiedersehen, Pet announced the news ‘with sadness’ in a statement on Friday, in which they listed some of Maya’s acting achievements.<\/p>\n

The statement read: ‘With sadness we announce the passing of Maya Woolfe who played Uli in Auf Wiedersehen, Pet Series 1, Episode 11, ‘The Lovers’.<\/p>\n

‘Maya’s many TV appearances included ‘The Professionals’, ‘Bergerac’, and ‘Doctor Who’.<\/p>\n

‘We send our deepest sympathy to family and friends at this difficult time.’<\/p>\n

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Maya is best known for playing Uli in series one,\u00a0episode 11 of ITV comedy-drama Auf Wiedersehen, Pet.<\/p>\n

She appeared in an episode called\u00a0The Lovers back in January 1984, in which she played the love interest of Jimmy Nail’s character Oz Osborne.<\/p>\n

The pair headed on a date after Gary Holten’s character Wayne Norris mistakenly identified Oz as a wealthy tycoon’s son.<\/p>\n

Maya’s role proved to be a pivotal in the episode as it lead to one of the most memorable lines in the show as Uli chatted away to Oz at swanky bar, the Tivoli.<\/p>\n

While discussing his apparent inheritance, Uli asks: ‘In the meantime you are just one of the boys?’, to which Oz replies: ‘Look again, pet. One of the men!’<\/p>\n

The comedy series about a group of Geordie construction workers working on a site in\u00a0D\u00fcsseldorf ran from November 1983 to December 2004.<\/p>\n

Fans were in agreement of Maya’s key part in the great episode as they took to X to pay tribute in the wake of her death.<\/p>\n

They penned: ‘That\u2019s sad news. She played a great part in another great episode. RIP Maya’<\/p>\n

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‘Very sad to hear Uli was part of the Auf Wiedersehen History’<\/p>\n

‘Sad news. One of the best ever episodes’; ‘That\u2019s so sad. Played a great part.’<\/p>\n

‘What a shame. Excellent episode and such a pretty lady’<\/p>\n

In addition to\u00a0Auf Wiedersehen, Pet, Maya also appeared in Doctor Who as a receptionist.<\/p>\n

Other roles included playing a secretary in an episode of\u00a0The Detectives, a character called Claire in The Professionals and a character called Nikki in\u00a0Bergerac.<\/p>\n

Further TV parts for Maya included Tenko, Triangle, Wilde Alliance, Lief zijn voor elkaar, Dutch Cops, The Black Magic Man and C.A.T.S Eyes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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