Jessica Walter Dies: Emmy-Winning 'Arrested Development,' 'Archer' Actress Was 80

[Tommy Carcetti]

Source: Deadline.com

Jessica Walter, the award-winning actress whose career spanned five decades, passed away in her sleep at home in New York City on Wednesday, March 24th.

Walter’s career included everything from a standout turn in Clint Eastwood’s directorial debut, Play Misty for Me to The Flamingo Kid to her Emmy-nominated turns on Trapper John M..D. and Streets of San Francisco. For her performance as Lucille Bluth in Arrested Development, Walter earned yet another Emmy nomination (Outstanding Supporting Actress) and two SAG nominations. Walter won an Emmy for Amy Prentiss. She also voiced Malory Archer on FXX’s animated series Archer.

Read more: https://deadline.com/2021/03/jessica-walter-dead-actress-arrested-development-1234721873/

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Damn. She was phenomenal on Arrested Development.

More recently, I enjoyed her work on Good Girls.

[Lunabell]

1. Oh, RIP to a wonderful actress.

Going in your sleep seems like a very nice way to pass. I hope it was peaceful for her.

[Siwsan]

2. "Play Misty For me".

The first 'Fatal Attraction'. She was beyond frightening.

[a kennedy]

4. OMGAWD, she was so creepy in this movie. Exactly, Fatal Attraction #1.

[rickyhall]

12. Scary with the scissors.

[Hotler]

36. One creepy movie, I got goose bumps typing this.

Mallory Archer and my mom would have got along real well. RIP Mallory.

[soothsayer]

3. Aw man, RIP

She was great in everything

[FakeNoose]

5. Rest in Peace Jessica Walter

[Aristus]

22. Smoking hot till the day she died.

What an amazing woman...

[Dennis Donovan]

6. Damn it!

Cross gently Lucille Bluth!

[Tommy Carcetti]

10. Loose seal! Loose seal!

One of many times I absolutely lost it watching that show.

[Initech]

16. Arrested Development is a classic!

One of my all-time favorite shows for sure!

[FM123]

18. Yes!

She was just wonderful as Lucille! I loved how she would just lose it and crack up laughing every time she encountered Gene Parmesan!

[Initech]

21. Gene was the best!

Narrator: Gene was far from the best!

[FM123]

23. Love it!

[Upthevibe]

31. .Initech.......So great in Arrested Development

(that's a great clip) and everything I saw her in.... R.I.P.

[Initech]

15. Also Mallory Archer!

[catrose]

27. She was marvelous as Malory

[eppur_se_muova]

30. A character with a truly horrible personality* but still her voice was sexy. :)

*Every character on Archer has a horrible personality one way or another.

[tonekat]

7. RIP to a great actress

Sounds like she passed peacefully.

[Miguelito Loveless]

8. When I look at ants

I will always think of her.

[area51]

9. RIP to an amazing actress

[Bristlecone]

11. One of my favorites.

RIP

[Initech]

13. NO!!!!

Loved her on Archer and Arrested Development. This one really sucks!

[MarianJack]

14. Amy Prentiss

One of my favorites of the Sunday Mystery Movie series.

PEACE

[Greybnk48]

17. All of our grandkids call us Gangy and Popi.

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Our grand nieces and nephews do too. This is a tough one for this "Gangy," and my adult kids who insisted that I take this grandma name. We quote Arrested Development all the time for fun.

RIP sweet lady.

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[MuseRider]

19. Oh damn that is a sad loss.

There is no replacing her, always enjoyed her. She lost her husband not long ago. I am glad she died in her sleep. I just came home with a box of wine, I suppose it really is 5:00 somewhere! Here's to you Jessica and thanks for all the wonderful entertainment.

[Faygo Kid]

20. George Segal, Jessica Walters . . . ?

Pretty equal in fame. If so, who is the inevitable third?

Wonderful memories of both. RIP.

[Akoto]

24. Oh no. She was absolutely, perfectly hilarious as Malory Archer. :( n/t

[Kaleva]

35. I binge watched that series.

[Coventina]

25. Oh, I'm so heartbroken. I love you, Gangy.

[CentralMass]

26. She appeared in a lot of TV shows over the years.

[JohnnyRingo]

28. Loved her on Arrested Development.

I know she did movies too, but I don't remember.

go gently...

[rogerballard]

29. Sad news...

absolutely adored her.

[oldsoftie]

32. Damn. TWO greats in two days. She was wonderful. nt

[Johnny Noshoes]

33. RIP

I loved Play Misty for Me and YES she was freakin SCARY! She was in an episode of The Big Bang Theory. She was great.

[BobTheSubgenius]

34. That is sad news. She was a great actress, and seemed very personally engaging to me.

The consolation is that she had a long, full life, and probably loved that life. There was a report that she died in her sleep, but I didn't see that fact anywhere else.

[xxqqqzme]

37. The very first movie I saw

with Walters in the cast was The Group. She was a catty, conniving horrible character. She was great.