Category: actress

Jane Withers, Child Actor Turned Commercial Star, Dies at 95

Jane Withers, the former child actor who played the nemesis of Shirley Temple on the screen and went on to star in a series of B movies that made her a box-office champion, has died, her daughter said. She was 95. Withers, also known as “Josephine the Plumber” from TV commercials in the 1960s and…


Markie Post, TV Veteran Actress of ‘Night Court,’ Dies at 70

NEW YORK—Markie Post, who played the public defender in the 1980s sitcom “Night Court” and was a regular presence on television for four decades, has died. She was 70. Post’s manager, Ellen Lubin Sanitsky, said Post died Saturday in Los Angeles after a years-long battle with cancer. Post was a longtime television regular who appeared…


Report: ‘Bad Girls Club’ Actress Died From Cocktail of Drugs, Alcohol

One of the early members of the show “Bad Girls Club” died from a mix of booze and drugs, according to a death certificate first obtained by TMZ Friday. Whitney Collings died from acute intoxication by the combined effects of fentanyl, cocaine, alcohol and clonazepam, according to the death certificate. Clonazepam is used to control…


Joanne Linville, Actress Known for Her Appearances in ‘Star Trek’ and ‘Twilight Zone,’ Dies at 93

By Brandon Sapienza From New York Daily News Actress Joanne Linville, best known for her appearance as a Romulan commander in a 1968 episode of “Star Trek,” has died. She was 93. Linville began her career with appearances on shows like “Studio One,” “Alfred Hitchcock Presents,” “Kraft Theatre” and “Playhouse 90.” She also made appearances…


American Actress Cloris Leachman Dead at Age 94

LOS ANGELES—American actress Cloris Leachman, who won eight Emmys for her work on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and other television programs as well as an Academy Award for “The Last Picture Show,” died on Wednesday at the age of 94, her representatives said. Leachman’s publicist said in a statement that the actress died of…