She was 91 and had been ill for some time.

Her representative confirmed the death.

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She most recently appeared on the big screen in 2018sWhite Boy Rick.

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Born Rosetta Jacobs on Jan. 22, 1932, she was the youngest of two daughters.

She then moved to New York and began a long stint in television.

She did not do another film for 15 years.

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She interspersed that time by appearing on Broadway inThe Glass Menagerie.Survivors include her daughter, Anna.

No memorial plans have been announced.