Ann Blyth dies at 98, Oscar‑nominated for Mildred Pierce
Ann Blyth, an actress-singer who was one of the last surviving stars of the Golden Age of Hollywood, died Wednesday at the age of 98.
Jesse Coffey #BeGood #ICEOut #IStandWithPopeLeoXIV33She started her career as a child on the radio and participated in the New York Children’s Opera Company before moving on to Broadway for a role in Lillian Hellman’s play “Watch on the Rhine” in 1941.
Putin won't lose his investment without a fight.28Her husband was in the same hospital in La Jolla when my Dad was. They both passed away in 2007... My Mom recognized her in the hospital one day... RIP. (My Mom is still goin at 93).
ThreadThoughtsKindness22Ah, yes, that slap scene in Mildred Pierce ... she TKO'd Joan Crawford a good one.
KUNA20that's a whole generation of Hollywood history gone now
matotanka33.bsky.social16She was great in “Mildred Pierce. Really held her own acting with Joan Crawford.
Kristin13So many people here have no idea who she was. At my age it’s really sobering.
Baba Widdershins5I’m a half smiler too at first, then it blooms.
cOzmosis3That slap to her mother in “Mildred Pierce" (1945) one of my favourite films of all time and one of my favourite cinema scenes of all time. Immortal! 😞 #FilmForEver youtu.be/x4CEkYJNir0
1prayerwarrior.bsky.social2Thanks for all her contributions
Farewell, Veda. Ann Blyth - Oscar nominated for MILDRED PIERCE - has died at the age of 98, one of the last surviving stars of the Golden Age of Hollywood. She was also one of the last surviving stars of a TWILIGHT ZONE episode, the woman who remained perpetually young in "Queen of the Nile."
kmortimer.bsky.social6I liked her in Kismet with Howard Keel
Jamie James6Veda Pierce is my favorite screen villain.
24foorggrifter6I remember her work in both, her TZ episode was just on.
Courtmouse4That Twilight Zone episode. Oh my. One of my favorites.
Libretio4Holding her own against a powerhouse like Joan Crawford was a hell of an achievement. But the entire cast was working with a top class script that gave everyone an opportunity to shine when it counted. One of the greatest American movies ever made.
Bert in Colorado4One of my favorite TZ episodes. R.I.P.
Ann Blyth has died at 98. She received a Supporting Actress nomination 81 (!!) years ago for her completely delicious performance as Joan Crawford's wicked daughter Veda in Mildred Pierce. Man, does that performance hold up. Enjoy 3:00 of immorality and immortality. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zs1J...
Mark Harris107A little Oscar trivia for you: I'm not certain, but I believe that Ann Blyth was the last living person to receive a nomination in any category during the 1940s. So...lights out on a decade.
Farran Smith Nehme 🇱🇧21Played that clip just now near my husband. Who said after it ended, with great admiration, "Wow, which one is that?" ❤️ Like you said, it holds up. All of it.
samguy60.bsky.social12There’s a #TCMParty watch group that uses a Veda scale whenever someone gets slapped in a movie.
Carolyn Kellogg6Sooooooo good. Crawford's shoulder pads: sooooo wide.
La-Di-Effing-Da2That "Oh, grow up!" needs to be a GIF.
Ellen Hokanson2Whew! That got more and more intense
Eddie Selover6Technically Ann Blyth died yesterday, but her Veda is immortal. Or at least un-killable.
Jeremy Dauber4One of the great face of an angel heart of a devil performances of the era - I just read, for the first time, Cain's novel that the movie is based on, and to do justice to that character - and opposite Crawford - is quite a task. But Blyth pulled it off and more. RIP.
melisser3, proudly fighting Borough Blindness™️2VEDA!!!! 😭😭😭😭 truly one of the most spectacular cinematic villains imo
Farewell to Ann Blyth Find comfort among the stars... *Joan Crawford and Ann Blyth in #FilmNoir MILDRED PIERCE (1945)
Bob Makichuk 🇨🇦4My dad always lovingly said my mom looked like Ann Blyth. He was a fan of The Student Prince. She thought he looked like a young Sinatra. They're both among the stars too. 13 years ago for her, four for him.
I loved Mildred Pierce… great movie
cOzmosis1We love Veda for ever, don’t we?
Farewell to Ann Blyth (1927-2026) who was a force of nature as a death row diva in Douglas Sirk’s THUNDER ON THE HILL (1951). She'll be remembered for her Oscar-nominated role opposite Joan Crawford in MILDRED PIERCE (1945), but her talents were vast and varied. #FilmSky #TCMParty
Rick Schindler11And also for her iconic Hostess commercials.
dwayneadd.bsky.social10This is such sad news. Blyth's "Veda" was the noir character you loved to hate - which tells you all you need to know about just how good she was in the role. As stated, she exceled in other roles (I loved her in "A Woman's Vengeance") and she had great rapport with TCM over the yrs. #TCMParty
Cathy 🥃7I also loved her as Burt Lancaster's tragic love interest in Brute Force, and of course, as the legendary Queen of the Nile in the Twilight Zone.
HoustonRufus3I’m so sad to hear this.
Sandy F3So sorry to hear this
zenyatta2009.bsky.social2RIP to a multi-talented lady 🤩 Excellent in MILDRED PIERCE. Blyth also had a beautiful singing voice which was highlighted in KISMET (1955) directed by Vincent Minnelli for MGM. youtu.be/3_DU9kvJmww?...
One of the best thrills I had at #TCMFF 2013 was seeing the wonderful Ann Blyth on the red carpet, and introducing MILDRED PIERCE with Robert Osborne to a caffeinated mostly gay audience at the Egyptian. She was lovely, funny, warm and an absolute delight. A beautiful lady. #RIP #TCMParty
Alan Hait 🏳️🌈🏝️🍞🇮🇱11The audience (playfully) booed when Robert introduced her, and she adored the joke and went along with it. Later, Robert suggested a sequel covering Veda’s life in “the slammer”. #TCMParty
Farran Smith Nehme 🇱🇧10She was 85 and so beautiful still. I've never been to TCMFF but that's the one I'd pick if I could time-travel.
Crawford is, of course fantastic in Mildred Pierce, but the movie wouldn’t have been nearly as good—wouldn’t have worked at all, really—if Blyth hadn’t also been fantastic.
Bruce Fulton3So much monstrosity in such a cute little package! Seriously, the tragic realness of their relationship is really something.
FQuin🏳️🌈1She gives such an assured performance—at sixteen years old! I love Crawford in it, and think she definitely deserved her Oscar. But, my favorite performances are Anne Blyth and Eve Arden.
“Ann Blyth, an actress from Hollywood’s Golden Age who earned an Oscar nomination for playing the ungrateful, manipulative, altogether evil teenage daughter to Joan Crawford’s self-sacrificing mother in the 1945 film ‘Mildred Pierce,’ died on Wednesday in Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. She was 98.”
Gabe Ortíz24Ms. Blyth’s appearance at the iconic Castro Theater for a screening of “Mildred Pierce” is a delightful watch. The audience—lots of gay men obviously—is in adoration. The feeling is clearly mutual. RIP 💐 youtu.be/Wd7m0TztdAA?...
@GottaLaff18Aww #RIP We went to the same hair salon years ago. She was so petite, still beautiful.
