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She played Mrs. Ferrars in a well-received 2008 TV mini-series version of “Sense and Sensibility.”

Born in Steventon, Hampshire, Austen was known for penning novels such as Sense and Sensibility and Emma.

“He achieves this so pleasantly that ‘Sense and Sensibility’ matches the Austen-based ‘Clueless’ for sheer fun.

From then on, we couldn’t get enough of Rickman’s austere voice, his wry humor and his puckish tendency to gravitate toward surprising roles, from “Galaxy Quest” to “Sense and Sensibility.”

A commanding presence even in supporting turns, Wilkinson’s memorable film appearances include 1993’s “In the Name of the Father,” 1995’s “Sense and Sensibility,” 1998’s “Shakespeare in Love” and “Rush Hour” and 2004’s “The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.”