Lucy Davis, who played Dawn Tinsley in the original UK version of The Office, has revealed she has "incurable" breast cancer. Davis, the daughter of comedian Jasper Carrott, starred as the office receptionist in the groundbreaking sitcom, which ran from 2001 to 2003. A post from the 53-year-old actress on Instagram, external on Tuesday said: "I wanted to share something with you all that I've kept to myself for a while but for various reasons would like to share now. "A year-and-a-half ago I was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer, which has metastasized to my bones. The cancer is incurable, and too late for chemo."