Jill Freud, a British actress and theater producer who as C.S. Lewis’ housekeeper served as the author’s inspiration for Lucy Pevensie in his Chronicles of Narnia children’s books, has died. She was 98.

Her death was announced Monday by her daughter Emma Curtis, the broadcaster and wife of filmmaker Richard Curtis.

“My beautiful 98 year old mum has taken her final bow,” she wrote . “After a loving evening — where we knew she was on her way — surrounded by children, grandchildren and pizza, she told us all to f*** off so she could go to sleep. And then she never woke up. Her final words were ‘I love you.’”

Jill Freud, a British actress and theater producer who as C.S. Lewis’ housekeeper served as the author’s inspiration for Lucy Pevensie in his Chronicles of Narnia children’s book

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