Some renowned actors and actresses have passed away in the present year. Here are some of the actresses who just died in 2022.
Robyn Griggs
Celebrity news broke on August 13 that stage, film, and television actress Robyn Griggs had died from cervical cancer. She was most known for creating the role of Maggie Cory on Another World. At the time, she was 49 years old. Griggs co-hosted the Nickelodeon film review show Rated K: For Kids by Kids from 1986 to 1988. Later, in 1991 and 1992, she appeared in six episodes of One Life to Live as Stephanie Hobart, for which she was nominated for a Young Artist Award.
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The next year she made her debut as Maggie Cory on Another World, but by 1995 she had been sacked with little warning. She left the acting industry for a while but came back in 2003.
Denise Dowse
A coma brought on by meningitis claimed the life of veteran TV actress Denise Dowse on August 13. She was best known for her roles as Vice Principal Yvonne Teasley on Beverly Hills, 90210, and therapist Rhonda Pine on Insecure. She was 64 years old. Seinfeld, California Dreams, Full House, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, ER, and Moesha were just a few of the show’s guests starred on during the ’90s. Some of her recent roles are Charmed, Secrets & Lies, Good Trouble, and Stumptown. In addition to his extensive stage career, Dowse also had a successful cinema career, appearing in such films as Ray, Requiem for a Dream, Dr. Dolittle, Pleasantville, and Coach Carter. Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story was Dowse’s planned directorial debut when she passed away.
Anne Heche
Anne Heche, an actress who became famous in the serial opera Another World and went on to appear in films including Six Days Seven Nights, Donnie Brasco, Wag the Dog, and My Friend Dahmer, passed away on August 5 at the age of 53 due to injuries sustained in a car accident. Heche, who was born on May 25, 1969, in Aurora, Ohio, initially gained recognition for her portrayals of Vicky Hudson and Marley Love on Another World, for which she received a Daytime Emmy and two Soap Opera Digest Awards. Though she made her broadcast television debut in an episode of Murphy Brown in 1991, she didn’t get her first film role until 1993, when she co-starred with Elijah Wood in Disney’s The Adventures of Huck Finn.
Olivia Newton-John
The English-Australian singer and actress Olivia Newton-John, 73, passed away on August 8. She was most remembered for her role as the good-girl-turned-greaser Sandy in the 1978 film Grease. Singing was her first love, and she had hits with songs including “I Honesty Love You,” “Hopelessly Devoted to You” from Grease, and “Physical.” She sold over 100 million records during her career. Olivia Newton-John founded the Olivia Newton-John Cancer and Wellness Centre in Melbourne after enduring many breast cancer diagnoses throughout her life.
Judith Durham
Australian folk music legend Judith Durham, who sang lead on the Oscar-nominated hit “Georgy Girl” with the Seekers, passed away at 79.
In a joint statement, Musicoast Pty. Ltd. and Universal Music Australia announced that Durham passed away on Friday at Melbourne’s Alfred Hospital following complications related to a long-term chronic lung illness.
After joining the Seekers in 1963, Durham witnessed the band’s meteoric rise to success with the release of songs like “I’ll Never Find Another You” and “The Carnival Is Over.” ‘Georgy Girl was the theme song for the Lynn Redgrave film of the same name, released in 1966.
Roseanna Christiansen
Dallas star Roseanna Christiansen, who played the Ewings’ maid for 112 episodes, has passed away at 71.
As reported by The Hollywood Reporter, Christiansen passed away on July 14 at the Antelope Valley Medical Center in Lancaster, California. Her death was announced on Steve Rizzo’s Facebook page, her husband.
From 1982 until the show’s cancellation in 1991, Christiansen portrayed Teresa on David Jacobs’ CBS smash Dallas. While Marla Gibbs was busy with the short-lived spinoff Checking In, she appeared in three episodes of The Jeffersons as Florence, the family’s maid.
Pat Carroll
Award-winning actress and comedian Pat Carroll passed away on July 30 at the age of 95. She was arguably best remembered as the voice of Ursula, the sea witch in The Little Mermaid.
RIP Pat Carroll. Most of you may remember her as Ursula (and still voiced her till her death), but she also was Grandma Arbuckle in the Garfield specials. pic.twitter.com/qNqIC5GULg
— Rafa The Beat (@RafaTheBeat) July 31, 2022
Carroll first appeared in the film Hometown Girl in 1948, and she made her Broadway debut in the musical Catch a Star! in 1955, for which she received a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. For her work on the television sketch comedy show Caesar’s Hour in 1957, she was awarded an Emmy.
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