Ann Blyth
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Ann Blyth (born Anne Marie Blythe; August 16, 1928) is an American retired actress and singer. She began her career in radio as a child before transitioning to Broadway, where she appeared in Lillian Hellman's Watch on the Rhine (1941–42). Blyth signed with Universal Studios in the 1940s and made her film debut in Chip Off the Old Block (1944), followed by a series of musical comedies. Her breakout role came in Mildred Pierce (1945), where she played the scheming Veda Pierce, earning a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Blyth worked extensively in film throughout the 1940s and 1950s, appearing in notable films such as Brute Force (1947), The Great Caruso (1951), and The King's Thief (1955). After transitioning to theater and television in the late 1950s, she starred in productions such as The King and I and appeared on shows like The Twilight Zone and Murder, She Wrote. Blyth retired from acting in 1985. She is the earliest surviving Academy Award-nominee and one of the last surviving stars of the Golden Age of Hollywood.
Career
- 1928Born
- 1960Won star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Trivia
- •Place of birth: Mount Kisco
- •Citizenship: United States
- •Known as: film actor, singer, stage actor, television actor
- •Genre: traditional pop
- •Plays: voice
What happened recently
Remembering Ann Blyth, the Golden Age actress known for 'Mildred Pierce' and a career spanning film, stage, and TV.
Ann Blyth Dies: Hollywood Star From Mount Kisco Earned Oscar Nomination As Teen
Ann Blyth, actress who gained an Oscar nod as Joan Crawford’s wicked daughter in Mildred Pierce
Who Was Ann Blyth? Oscar Nominated Actress Who Starred in 'Mildred Pierce' Dies at 98
Oscar-nominated actor Ann Blyth, star of 'Mildred Pierce', passes away at 98
Ann Blyth, 'Mildred Pierce' Oscar Nominee and Golden Age Hollywood Star, Dies at 98: Report
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Ann Blyth, Who Played Joan Crawford’s Daughter in ‘Mildred Pierce,’ Dies at 98
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