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Ann Blyth

Acting Born Aug 16, 1928 Died Jun 24, 2026 Mount Kisco, New York, USA 62 credits

Biography

Ann Blyth was an American actress and singer born on August 16, 1927, in Mount Kisco, New York. She began her career as a child in radio before transitioning to Broadway. Blyth gained significant recognition for her performance as Veda Pierce in the 1945 film Mildred Pierce, a role that earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress at age 17. Throughout her career, she appeared in both dramatic roles and Hollywood musicals, notably performing alongside Mario Lanza and Howard Keel in MGM productions during the 1950s. Blyth died on June 24, 2026, at the age of 98. Her work is characterized by her early success in dramatic film and her later musical career.

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Known for

Murder, She Wrote

as Francesca Lodge
Film

Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny

as Velma Whitehead
Film

Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny

as Dorothy Blake

Switch

as Miriam Estabrook
Film

Men of Honor

as Kay Martin

Burke's Law

as Deirdre DeMara

Burke's Law

as Valerie
Film

The Wild Child

as Lady Mei
Film

The Italian Job

as Self

The Twilight Zone

as Pamela Morris / Constance Taylor

The Bell Telephone Hour

as Self

Startime

as Self

Frequent co-stars

Rhys Williams 2 shared titles
Eve Whitney 2 shared titles
Joan Crawford 1 shared title
Jack Carson 1 shared title
Zachary Scott 1 shared title
Eve Arden 1 shared title
Bruce Bennett 1 shared title
Lee Patrick 1 shared title
Moroni Olsen 1 shared title
Veda Ann Borg 1 shared title

Career timeline

Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
Joan Crawford: Always the Star
Murder, She Wrote
Quincy, M.E.Quincy, M.E.
Switch
The Name of the Game
Burke's LawBurke's LawKraft Suspense Theatre
Saints and Sinners
The Mike Douglas Show
The Citadel
The Twilight ZoneThe Bell Telephone HourStartimeThe DuPont Show with June Allyson
Wagon TrainWagon TrainWagon TrainWagon TrainThe Buster Keaton Story
The Steve Allen ShowThe Dinah Shore Chevy Show
MGM ParadeThe King's ThiefKismet
The Student PrinceRose Marie
The OscarsAll the Brothers Were ValiantThe World's Most Beautiful Girls
The World in His ArmsOne Minute to ZeroSally and Saint Anne
The Great CarusoThunder on the HillThe House in the SquareThe Golden Horde
The Colgate Comedy HourLux Video TheatreYou Can Change The WorldKatie Did ItOur Very Own
Free For AllTop o' the MorningRed CanyonOnce More, My Darling
The Ed Sullivan ShowA Woman's VengeanceAnother Part of the ForestMr. Peabody and the Mermaid
Brute ForceKiller McCoy
Swell Guy
Mildred Pierce
Babes on Swing StreetBowery to BroadwayChip Off the Old BlockThe Merry Monahans

Full filmography

  • Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies (2001) as Self
  • Joan Crawford: Always the Star (1996) as Self (archive footage)
  • Murder, She Wrote (1984) as Francesca Lodge
  • Quincy, M.E. (1976) as Velma Whitehead
  • Quincy, M.E. (1976) as Dorothy Blake
  • Switch (1975) as Miriam Estabrook
  • The Name of the Game (1968) as Kay Martin
  • Burke's Law (1963) as Deirdre DeMara
  • Burke's Law (1963) as Valerie
  • Kraft Suspense Theatre (1963) as Lady Mei
  • Saints and Sinners (1962) as Edith Berlitz
  • The Mike Douglas Show (1961) as Self
  • The Citadel (1960) as Christine Barlow
  • The Twilight Zone (1959) as Pamela Morris / Constance Taylor
  • The Bell Telephone Hour (1959) as Self
  • Startime (1959) as Self
  • The DuPont Show with June Allyson (1959) as Martha
  • Wagon Train (1957) as Eve Newhope
  • Wagon Train (1957) as Nancy Winters
  • Wagon Train (1957) as Martha Barham
  • Wagon Train (1957) as Jenny /Phoebe Tannen
  • The Buster Keaton Story (1957) as Gloria Brent
  • The Helen Morgan Story (1957) as Helen Morgan
  • Slander (1957) as Connie Martin
  • The Steve Allen Show (1956) as Self - Singer
  • The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (1956) as Self
  • MGM Parade (1955) as Self
  • The King's Thief (1955) as Lady Mary
  • Kismet (1955) as Marsinah
  • The Student Prince (1954) as Kathie Ruder
  • Rose Marie (1954) as Rose Marie Lemaitre
  • The Oscars (1953) as Self
  • All the Brothers Were Valiant (1953) as Priscilla 'Pris' Holt
  • The World's Most Beautiful Girls (1953) as Self
  • The World in His Arms (1952) as Countess Marina Selanova
  • One Minute to Zero (1952) as Mrs. Linda Day
  • Sally and Saint Anne (1952) as Sally O'Moyne
  • The Great Caruso (1951) as Dorothy Benjamin
  • Thunder on the Hill (1951) as Valerie Carns
  • The House in the Square (1951) as Helen Pettigrew
  • The Golden Horde (1951) as Princess Shalimar
  • The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950) as Self
  • Lux Video Theatre (1950) as Angela Vickers
  • You Can Change The World (1950) as Self
  • Katie Did It (1950) as Katherine Standish
  • Our Very Own (1950) as Gail Macaulay
  • Free For All (1949) as Alva Abbott
  • Top o' the Morning (1949) as Conn McNaughton
  • Red Canyon (1949) as Lucy Bostel
  • Once More, My Darling (1949) as Marita Connell
  • The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) as Self
  • A Woman's Vengeance (1948) as Doris Mead
  • Another Part of the Forest (1948) as Regina Hubbard
  • Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid (1948) as La sirène
  • Brute Force (1947) as Ruth
  • Killer McCoy (1947) as Sheila Carrson
  • Swell Guy (1946) as Marian Tyler
  • Mildred Pierce (1945) as Veda Pierce Forrester
  • Babes on Swing Street (1944) as Carol Curtis
  • Bowery to Broadway (1944) as Bessie Jo Kirby
  • Chip Off the Old Block (1944) as Glory Marlow III
  • The Merry Monahans (1944) as Sheila DeRoyce