Claudette Nevins.Photo: Walt Disney Television via Getty Images
Claudette Nevins has died. She was 82.
The Hollywood star’s family confirmed in astatementand announced she died in hospice on Feb. 20 at her home in Los Angeles.
“Claudette’s acting career spanned six decades and included roles on Broadway, regional theater, national companies, numerous television shows, voiceovers and commercials,” the family’s statement reads. “Competent in everything she touched, Claudette was funny, strong-willed, awesomely disciplined, relentless in her pursuit of excellence. Starting from very humble origins, Claudette grew herself into an elegant, articulate, gorgeous woman who was universally admired. She was dazzling. She will be endlessly missed.”
Nevins was well known for her Broadway roles in Neil Simon’sPlaza Suite,as well as her time performing during the national tour ofThe Great White Hope, according toThe Hollywood Reporter.
She also had recurring roles in the ’90s television dramaMelrose Placeand the ’70s CBS seriesHeadmasterin which she portrayed Andy Griffith’s wife.
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Additionally, the star was a regular onPolice StoryandHusbands, Wives & Lovers,while also occasionally appearing on series likeMAS*H,One Day at a TimeandBeverly Hills, 90210.
Nevins worked on the daytime soap operaLove of Lifeand appeared in notable films likeThe Mask(1961),Sleeping With the Enemy(1991),Star Trek: Insurrection(1998) andSomething’s Gotta Give(2003).
Born to parents Joseph and Anna Weintraub in Pennsylvania in 1937, they later moved to Brooklyn, where she was raised. Nevins went on to attend The High School of Performing Arts in Manhattan and graduated from New York University.
A memorial service is scheduled to be held at Mount Sinai Memorial Park on March 2 at 10:00 a.m.
source: people.com
