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  • Ann Blyth Dead: Oscar-Nominated ‘Mildred Pierce’ Actress Was 98

    06/26/2026 6:46:22 AM PDT · by lowbridge · 28 replies
    Deadline ^ | June 25, 2026 | Glenn Garner
    Ann Blyth, the actress of Hollywood’s Golden Age whose breakout came in 1945’s Mildred Pierce, has died. She was 98. The Academy Award nominee “died peacefully of natural causes” on Wednesday, according to KABC’s George Pennacchio, who noted her passing comes two months before her 99th birthday. Born Aug. 16, 1927 in Mount Kisko, New York, Blyth began performing on children’s radio shows at age 6, before landing her first Broadway role in Lillian Hellman’s Watch on the Rhine in 1941. While touring with the show in Los Angeles, she landed a contract with Universal Studios. -snip Blyth is survived...