2point4 Children actress Georgina Cates died aged 51 in May, but her death has only now come to light

Andrew Marshall, the show's creator, broke the news on X, saying he had 'just discovered' that 'our 1st Jenny' had died. Her daughter Naiia had posted on Instagram weeks earlier, calling her 'beautiful' and 'free-spirited'. Born Claire Elaine Woodgate in Essex, she won the role of Jenny Porter at just 16.

Rejected for 'An Awfully Big Adventure', she returned as a red-haired Liverpudlian and got the part.

She starred opposite Vince Vaughn and Joaquin Phoenix in the 1998 black comedy 'Clay Pigeons'.

She was married to Scream actor Skeet Ulrich until 2005 and leaves twins Naiia and Jakob.