Actor and playwriter Mark Rylance announced over the weekend that his wife, director and composer Claire van Kampen, passed away amid her battle with cancer on his 65th birthday. She was 71 years old.

Mark Rylance and his wife Claire van Kampen at the 2016 Olivier awards. The couple were pictured on the red carpet for as Mar Rylance was nominated as best actor for 'Farinelli And The King' at ...

Mark Rylance is mourning the loss of his wife, Claire van Kampen, who died of cancer at age 71 on Saturday, January 18 - his 65th birthday. "Claire Louise van Kampen, Lady Rylance, has died this ...