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Subject: 'Doctor Who' actress Tanya Fear reported missing in Los Angeles as family and friends appeal for help

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Date Posted: Mon. 09/13/21 8:56:25am

Friends and family of "Doctor Who" actress Tanya Fear have started a social media appeal to find her after she went missing in Los Angeles last week.

The actress and stand-up comedian, who is best known for her appearance in a 2018 "Doctor Who" episode called "Arachnids in the UK," has not been seen or made contact since Thursday, September 9. Fear had also appeared in "Kick Ass 2" and had recently been inspired by Thandiwe Newton to reclaim her birth name, tweeting in April that her full name is Tanyaradzwa.

According to a Twitter account set up by her friends that is dedicated to her search, Fear went missing in the Hollywood Bowl area.

On Sunday @FindTanyaFear tweeted: "This account is dedicated to finding our beloved Tanya Fear who went missing in the Hollywood Bowl area on 9th Sep 2021. Tanya has a distinct British accent, is 5ft4, weighs about 140lbs, brown eyes, black hair and her hair looks like the picture below."

@FindTanyaFear also tweeted that Fear had been spotted on Sunday afternoon after she had been reported missing.

"Tanya was last seen at Trader Joe's on Santa Monica Blvd," they said. "Anyone in that area please keep your eyes open! Thank you for all the help! Contact @FindTanyaFear or (213)-927-2971 #findtanyafear"

They also said that Fear was wearing "a short-sleeved brown collared fitted top with a few buttons at the top" and "dark plaid pants" when she was last spotted.

Fear's manager Alex Cole also confirmed that the actress' disappearance to The Independent saying that the family had reported the incident to the police. Cole said the actor, who was born in Zimbabwe and brought up in the UK, had been in LA for roughly two months performing stand-up comedy in the area.

Cole added that when the two last spoke Fear seemed fine and he described the disappearance as a "shock."

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[> Subject: ‘Doctor Who’ Actress Tanya Fear Found

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Date Posted: Tue. 09/14/21 1:18:39am

Tanya Fear, a British actress who appeared in a 2018 episode of BBC sci-fi series Doctor Who, was found Monday afternoon, authorities confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter. Fear had been reported as missing since Thursday.

The actress’ family has been notified. The case is closed as there was no foul play involved, Los Angeles police said. No additional details were disclosed by authorities.

The 31-year-old Londoner was originally reported as last being seen in the Hollywood Bowl area on Sep. 9. However, it has now been revealed she was spotted at a Trader Joe’s on Santa Monica Boulevard on Sep. 12. Friends and family were urging people to use the #FindTanyaFear hashtag on Twitter to help gather information on her whereabouts and set up the dedicated Twitter account @FindTanyaFear to spread word of the actresses’ disappearance and help find her.

“Since she’s been here, she’s had a great career and this is just the beginning,” her manager Alex Cole told ABC News before she was found, adding that she was fine when he saw her a week ago. “We’re obviously concerned and [hope] we find out this is a simple mistake and we find her.”

According to the BBC, the Los Angeles Police Department confirmed a missing persons report was filed for her on Sept. 9.

Fear has appeared in British TV shows such as Endeavour, Spotless, DCI Banks and Midsomer Murders, and also had a role in Kick-Ass 2. She recently started doing stand-up comedy.

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