The actress who won an Emmy for her title role in 'Amy Prentiss' has died in her sleep at the age of 80 at her home in New York City, her daughter confirms the sad news.
- March 26, 2021
AceShowbiz - Award-winning stage and screen veteran Jessica Walter has died.
The "Arrested Development" star passed away in her sleep at her home in New York City on Wednesday (24Mar21). She was 80.
Walter's film credits include Clint Eastwood's directorial debut, "Play Misty for Me", "The Flamingo Kid", and "Slums of Beverly Hills", but she'll best be remembered for her role as Lucille Bluth in cult TV hit "Arrested Development".
She won an Emmy for playing the title role in 1970s detective series "Amy Prentiss", and also voiced the role of Malory Archer in animated series "Archer".
Away from the screen, she served as the Screen Actors Guild's second national vice president.
She began her career on Broadway in productions like "Advise and Consent", "A Severed Head", "Anything Goes", and "Photo Finish", for which she earned the Clarence Derwent Award for Most Promising Newcomer.
She moved into TV in the early 1960s and landed regular roles in hits like "For the People", "The F.B.I.", "Bare Essence", "Three's A Crowd", "Dinosaurs", and "Trapper John, M.D".
Her final credit came this year, on an episode of ABC comedy "American Housewife".
Confirming the sad news of Jessica's death, her daughter, Brooke Bowman, said in a statement, "It is with a heavy heart that I confirm the passing of my beloved mom, Jessica. 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."
