Anne Whitfield, the famous actress known for her role in the holiday classic “White Christmas,” died on February 15 at the age of 85, her family announced.
Whitfield dies from injuries sustained in an accident while walking in his neighborhood, his family said, at a hospital in Yakima, Washington. Confirmed Through B Town Blog. “Ann Langham Whitfield Phillips' life was a beautiful one in which every moment was used to uplift the world and those around her,” her family wrote. Whitfield has had an extensive television career, appearing on “Father Knows Best,'' “77 Sunset Strip,'' “Perry Mason,'' “That Girl,'' “Ironside,'' and “Emergency!'' Did.
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Whitfield was born on August 27, 1938 in Oxford, Mississippi. The actress moved to Los Angeles with her mother and she started her acting career at the age of four. By the age of seven, she had landed a role playing a Holocaust survivor on the soap opera One Man's Family. Her talents were further showcased on radio shows such as “The Phil Harris Alice Fay Show,'' “Our Miss Brooks,'' and “Mr. Harris.'' and Mrs. Blanding,” Whitfield's obituary stated. (Related: 'Doctors' actress dies at 89)
Whitfield appeared on screen in Michael Curtiz's White Christmas (1954), playing Susan Waverly, the granddaughter of Major General Thomas F. Waverly. The Paramount musical, which also starred Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye, was a defining moment in her career, her family wrote. In her early days in Hollywood, she was memorable for her roles in films such as The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima (1952) and Peter Pan (1953). She combined her acting with her studies at Hollywood High School.
