fbpx

Award-winning actress Jessica Walter passes away

Date:

Subscribe to our Insider

Jessica Walter died last night, Wednesday, March 24 at home in New York. The 80-year-old award-winning actresses’ career included Clint Eastwood’s directorial debut, Play Misty for Me, and The Flamingo Kid. Walter also had an Emmy-nomination from her role on Trapper John M..D. and Streets of San Francisco. One of her most known characters included being the voice of Malory Archer on FXX’s animated series Archer and Lucille Bluth in Arrested Development.

“It is with a heavy heart that I confirm the passing of my beloved mom Jessica,” shared Brooke Bowman, Walter’s surviving daughter. “A working actor for over six decades, her greatest pleasure was bringing joy to others through her storytelling both on-screen and off. While her legacy will live on through her body of work, she will also be remembered by many for her wit, class, and overall joie de vivre.”

Walter served as second National Vice President of the Screen Actors Guild and was selected on the SAG Board of Directors.

When the news spread that she died, co-stars such as David Cross honored her. Cross even called Walker “an absolutely brilliant actress and amazing talent.”

The talented actress started her career in her hometown of New York. She appeared in numerous Broadway productions including Advise and Consent, Neil Simon’s Rumors, A Severed Head, Nightlife, and Photo Finish, for which she earned the Clarence Derwent Award for Most Promising Newcomer.

She also showed up at New York’s Playwright’s Horizons and the Los Angeles Theater Center, where she starred in Tartuffe opposite the late Ron Leibman, her Emmy- and Tony-winning husband. She also starred in the Broadway revival of Anything Goes, which picked up several Tony Awards.

Subscribe to our Insider

━ more like this

Georgia Wins SEC Championship in Overtime Showdown with Texas

Georgia made history at Mercedes-Benz Stadium by winning the SEC Championship in dramatic fashion. The game turned into an overtime thriller that had 74,000...

No. 1 QB Bryce Underwood Flips Commitment to Michigan Over LSU

Michigan football landed a massive recruiting win as five-star quarterback Bryce Underwood picked the Wolverines. This commitment stands as one of the most important...

GuadaLAjara Film Festival: Meeting The Cast from “La Liberación”

Los Angeles, CA. Today was beyond incredible—I had the honor of meeting the cast of La Liberación and the founders of the GuadaLAjara Film Festival!...

Election 2024 Live Updates: Kamala Harris, Donald Trump Make Final Push

11/6/24 3:00 a.m. ET Donald Trump is projected to win the presidency. 11/5/24 6:39 p.m. ET Kamala Harris is doing great in Iowa per this tweet. High...

Jennifer Lopez Endorses Kamala Harris in Las Vegas

Las Vegas, NV -- Vice President Kamala Harris hosted a rally in Las Vegas, NV on the night of Halloween. Attendees gathered to show...