Concerns are growing for the safety of a Zimbabwean- British actress, Tanya Fear who has been reported missing in southern California, USA.
Tanya Fear was last seen on Thursday and her family have reported her missing to Los Angeles police, Alex Cole, her manager, said.
Fear is best known in the UK for her role as Dr Jade McIntyre in Doctor Who in 2018. The actress, who was raised in London, has recently been doing stand-up shows and has been living in LA for two months.
The actress who was born in Zimbabwe and raised in London also appeared in the TV shows Endeavour and Cleaning Up, and the film Kick Ass 2.
The 33-year-old has been living in Hollywood for the last two months near music venue Hollywood Bowl, according to her manager, Alex Cole.
Cole said she last spoke to Tanya on September 4 to discuss work and she was fine.
“It was a shock to me,” Cole said of her reaction to learning of her disappearance.
Desperate friends and colleagues shared a missing person poster with Fear’s picture on social media, while popularising the hashtag #FindTanyaFear.
A friend of Tanya’s wrote on Twitter: “My friend Tanya has gone missing in the LA/Hollywood Bowl area. She hasn’t been seen since September 9, 2021. If anyone has any useful information please call (626)-232-8616 #FindTanyaFear.”
Another Twitter user who said they were Tanya’s cousin wrote: “Please, please, please share if you have mutuals in the LA/Hollywood bowl area. My cousin is missing, she has no family in the United States and we’re all really worried.”
The Doctor Who official fan Twitter account also shared the Missing Person poster.
In an update on Monday morning, a Twitter account dedicated to finding her, @FindTanyaFear, said: “Tanya was last seen at Trader Joe’s on Santa Monica Boulevard on September 12. This is a very recent sighting and the latest one we have. Anyone in that area please keep your eyes open!”
Fear is described as being 5’3, 140lbs with brown eyes and curly black Afro hair and a distinct British accent.