British actress Samantha Davis has died aged 53, her husband Warwick Davis confirmed in a statement. Warwick, who is best known for his roles in Harry Potter and Star Wars, said his wife’s death on March 24 has “left a huge hole in our lives as a family”. Samantha was born with a form of dwarfism called achondroplasia, a genetic condition which affects a protein in the body called the fibroblast growth factor receptor.
The organisation also provides invaluable resources to the dwarfism community, and educates the public on dwarfism and fundraising. Warwick was born with spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia congenita , a rare genetic disorder that results in short skeletal anomalies. He is best known for his Harry Potter roles of Griphook, Professor Flitwick and the Goblin Bank Teller along with various Star Wars roles including Ewok Wicket W.
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