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Olivia Cole, an actress best known for her award-winning performance inRoots, died last Friday.
Her decades-spanning television career included recurring spots on popular series and starring roles on several notable miniseries.
She also performed in movies and on stage.
Cole received the Emmy for best supporting actress for the role.
Cole died in her home in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.
No immediate family members survive her.
