Ann Blyth

American actress

Film & TV

Mount Kisco, New York, USA

Ann Marie Blyth (August 16, 1928 – June 24, 2026) was an American actress and singer, often cast in Hollywood musicals, but also successful in dramatic roles. Her performance as Veda Pierce in the 1945 film Mildred Pierce was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.

Known for

Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies — Self2001
Joan Crawford: Always the Star — Self (archive footage)1996
Murder, She Wrote — Francesca Lodge1984
Quincy, M.E. — Velma Whitehead1976
Quincy, M.E. — Dorothy Blake1976
Switch — Miriam Estabrook1975
The Name of the Game — Kay Martin1968
Burke's Law — Deirdre DeMara1963
Kraft Suspense Theatre — Lady Mei1963
Burke's Law — Valerie1963

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Key facts

Born: Anne Marie Blythe , ( 1928-08-16 ) August 16, 1928 (age 97) , Mount Kisco, New York , U.S.
Occupations: Actress, singer
Years active: 1933–1985
Known for: Mildred Pierce
Spouse: James McNulty ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1953 ; died 2007 )
Family: Dennis Day (brother-in-law)

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Ann
Gender: female
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Mount Kisco
Occupation: film actor
Award: star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Genre: traditional pop
Instrument: voice
Image: Studio publicity Ann Blyth.jpg
Number of children: 5
Residence: Santa Fe
Voice type: soprano

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Commons category: Ann Blyth
date of birth: 1928-08-16
nominated for: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
Commons gallery: Ann Blyth
name in native language: Ann Blyth
start of work period: 1944-00-00
birth name: Ann Marie Blyth
relative: Dennis Day
end of work period: 1985-00-00

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Encyclopedic overview

Ann Blyth (born Anne Marie Blythe; August 16, 1928) is an American retired actress and singer. She began her career in radio as a child before transitioning to Broadway, where she appeared in Lillian Hellman's Watch on the Rhine (1941–42). Blyth signed with Universal Studios in the 1940s and made her film debut in Chip Off the Old Block (1944), followed by a series of musical comedies. Her breakout role came in Mildred Pierce (1945), where she played the scheming Veda Pierce, earning a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.

Blyth worked extensively in film throughout the 1940s and 1950s, appearing in notable films such as Brute Force (1947), The Great Caruso (1951), and The King's Thief (1955). After transitioning to theater and television in the late 1950s, she starred in productions such as The King and I and appeared on shows like The Twilight Zone and Murder, She Wrote. Blyth retired from acting in 1985. She is the earliest surviving Academy Award-nominee and one of the last surviving stars of the Golden Age of Hollywood.

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