Ann Blyth: From Broadway to Hollywood

Washington DC News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jun 26, 2026 · 1m

At ninety-eight, legendary Hollywood actress Ann Blyth passed away peacefully at home in California, leaving behind a glittering legacy that spanned Broadway, film, and stage. Rising to fame at thirteen, she stunned audiences at seventeen with her Oscar-nominated turn in Mildred Pierce — proving she could command drama as effortlessly as musicals. A studio-era icon who danced with Bing Crosby and starred beside Gregory Peck, Blyth defied convention by stepping away from films to raise her family — only to return stronger, even starring opposite Mario Lanza. After a devastating 1946 back…