Actress Jessica Walter, best known for her role as Lucille Bluth in Arrested Development, died Wednesday in her New York City home at age 80.
Walter’s family made the announcement about the award-winning actress Thursday. Walter started her career in her hometown of New York City, where she embarked on a six decade–long career in acting.
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“It is with a heavy heart that I confirm the passing of my beloved mom Jessica. A working actor for over six decades, her greatest pleasure was bringing joy to others through her storytelling both on-screen and off. While her legacy will live on through her body of work, she will also be remembered by many for her wit, class, and overall joie de vivre,” Brooke Bowman, Walter’s daughter, told Deadline.
Walter starred in several Broadway productions and later starred in films, including Clint Eastwood’s directorial debut Play Misty for Me and The Flamingo Kid. She also starred in television shows such as Trapper John, M.D., and Streets of San Francisco, for which she was nominated for Emmy awards. Walter was known for voicing Malory Archer on FXX’s animated television show, Archer.
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For her role as Bluth in Arrested Development, Walter was again nominated for an Emmy an received two Screen Actors Guild nominations. She won an Emmy for her role in Amy Prentiss, a 1970s Ironside spinoff about a San Francisco police detective.
