Ann Blyth, the talented actress of Hollywood's Golden Age, has passed away at the age of 98.
The Academy Award nominee died peacefully of natural causes on Wednesday, just two months before her 99th birthday.
Born on August 16, 1927, in New York, Blyth began her journey in the entertainment industry at a young age, performing on children's radio shows as a six-year-old.
She landed her first Broadway role in Lillian Hellman's Watch on the Rhine in 1941 and soon secured a contract with Universal Studios, making her onscreen debut in the 1944 teen musical Chip Off the Old Block.
Blyth's breakout performance came in 1945's Mildred Pierce, where she played the role of Veda Pierce, the daughter of Joan Crawford's titular character, earning her an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress at just 16 years old.
Throughout her illustrious career, Blyth appeared in numerous films, including Killer McCoy, Brute Force, and Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid, as well as television shows such as Wagon Train, The Twilight Zone, and Murder She Wrote.
On stage, she starred in notable productions like The King and I, The Sound of Music, and Show Boat.
Blyth is survived by her five children, whom she shared with her late husband Dr. James McNulty, as well as 10 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
