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Charlotte Brosnan was an actress from the United Kingdom. She was popularly known for the roles she played in films like The Disappearance of Kevin Johnson, The Nephew and NYPD Blue. Besides, she was the daughter of actor, Pierce Brosnan famous for playing the role of James Bond.
Personal Life : The Brosnan Family
- Charlotte Brosnan was born on 27th November 1971 in London, England.
- Pierce had adopted Charlotte & her brother Christopher Brosnan after he got married to their mother Cassandra Harris at the Registry Office in Chelsea. At the time Charlotte was just nine years old.
- Cassandra was popularly known for the role she played as Bond Girl in the movie For Your Eyes Only. Pierce and Cassandra had a kid together in 1983, a son named Sean Brosnan.
- Charlotte’s biological father, Dermot Harris died in 1986.
- In December 1991 in LA, Charlotte’s mom Cassandra succumbed to ovarian cancer.
- Three years later, her dad Pierce met Keely Shaye Smith, a journalist and the two got married in 2001 and went on to have two sons together, Dylan Brosnan and Paris Brosnan.
Dating, Marriage and Children :
- Charlotte was married to the love of her life Alex Smith who is an artist.
- The two had tied the knot in a secret wedding two weeks before her demise. The ceremony was attended by close friends and family, with her daughter Isabella being the bridesmaid.
- Alex and Charlotte had two kids together, a daughter named Isabella & a son named Lucas.
- Charlotte and her family used to live in Surrey. Isabella had always looked up to her mother as her hero.
- She posted many pictures of her on Facebook going on and on about how she adores her mother and how she thinks she is the most gorgeous woman she will ever know.
Her Fight Against Depression :
- Starting in her early thirties, Charlotte started her battle with depression and drug dependency, cocaine addiction. In 2003, she agreed for treatment at Priory Clinic.
- Her brother Christopher was also battling drinking and drugs addiction and received therapy.
- She had developed depression as she was going through a rough patch of a temporary split from her partner Alex Smith.
Cause of Death, Funeral & Obituary :
- Charlotte passed away on June 28, 2013, in London. She succumbed to ovarian cancer, a disease that claimed the life of her mother Cassandra many years earlier.
- She had been battling with the disease for close to three years and was undergoing treatment for the same. Dying at the age of 42, she left behind two children, Isabella and Lucas, and her husband Alex Smith.
- At the time of death, she was in the company of her father, Pierce, her husband Alex, her brothers Christopher and Sean and her two children.
- Pierce Brosnan had over the years developed a close bond with Charlotte, who even called him dad despite not being her biological father.
- Dad & daughter have been spotted together on several occasions at events such asThe Orange British Academy Film Awards, The Golden Globe Awards & an afterparty for Sting’s Ten Summoner’s Tales Tour.