Gwen Van Dam, Character Actress, Dead at 96
Gwen Van Dam, a prolific character actress who appeared in TV and film, has died. She was 96.
Van Dam’s death was confirmed by her son, Dirk Smillie, who told our sister site The Hollywood Reporter that she died in her West Los Angeles home on Dec. 19, after a recurrence of cancer.
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Van Dam’s death was confirmed by her son, Dirk Smillie, who told our sister site The Hollywood Reporter that she died in her West Los Angeles home on Dec. 19, after a recurrence of cancer.
More from TVLineJoan Plowright, Tony Award Winner, Dead at 95Ncis: Sydney Season 2 Premiere Postponed a Week - Find Out WhyR.I.P., David Lynch: Kyle MacLachlan, Steven Spielberg and More Pay Tribute to 'a Singular, Visionary Dreamer'
Starting off her decades-long career in the 1950s, Van...
- 1/5/2025
- by Claire Franken
- TVLine.com
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