This news pierced me right through the heart. A talented actress and a champion/advocate for those battling with the stigma of mental illness, a national treasure and a pop culture icon.
So many great performances from her. She will be missed. RIP Anna Marie.
Always sad to hear of someone's passing but this one made me cry. Only 69 - way too young. I have so many memories...I saw her on stage live as well as film and TV. It seemed like she found real happiness at the end after a troubled life. My thoughts are with her family and many friends as this time.
I think I have to go find my copy of one of those corny Hallmark holiday movies she was in - A Season for Miracles. She played an angel...
Meet Cathy, who's lived most everywhere, From Zanzibar to Barclay Square. But Patty's only seen the sight. A girl can see from Brooklyn Heights -- What a crazy pair!
But they're cousins, Identical cousins all the way. One pair of matching bookends, Different as night and day.
Where Cathy adores a minuet, The Ballet Russes, and crepe suzette, Our Patty loves to rock and roll, A hot dog makes her lose control -- What a wild duet!
Still, they're cousins, Identical cousins and you'll find, They laugh alike, they walk alike, At times they even talk alike --
You can lose your mind, When cousins are two of a kind!!
I take theatre classes at a community theatre she performed love letters at.
In our millions, in our billions, we are most powerful when we stand together. TW4C unwaveringly joins the worldwide masses, for we know our liberation is inseparably bound.
Signed,
Theater Workers for a Ceasefire
https://theaterworkersforaceasefire.com/statement
Stage musical "Follies" at the Wadsworth Theatre in Brentwood starring (L to R) Bob Gunton as Ben; Harry Groener as Buddy, Patty Duke as Phyllis; and Vikki Carr as Sally. (2002)
She was really amazing. "Valley of the Dolls" is available in HD on Flixster. I bought it a while back and will watch it tonight. Sad. I wished I had seen her in Follies...friends that did were impressed.
Very sad news. I got to see her in Wicked 3 times (one of which was the first time I ever saw the show), and she was excellent. I spoke with her at length at the stage door a couple of times and she was the absolute sweetest. A truly exceptionally kind person. Such a loss.
I got to know Anna when she was doing Oklahoma! and she was a lovely soul. Everyone in the company was crazy about her and she became the defacto den mother. Smart, funny, strong and loving. She will be sorely missed.