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Gwen Van Dam, a Character Actress for 70 Years, Dies at 96
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scrn loglineGwen Van Dam, a prolific character actress with a 70-year career spanning film, TV, and stage, has passed away at the age of 96 after a cancer recurrence.beat sheet- Van Dam had over 140 acting credits, including roles in iconic films like 'True Confessions,' 'Halloween,' and 'Coming Home,' as well as TV shows like 'The Brady Bunch' and 'ER'.
- Despite her extensive acting resume, Van Dam remained active in her later years, appearing in several projects as recently as 2019, including Netflix's 'Grace and Frankie' and Hulu's 'Interior Chinatown'.
Read the sourcecall sheetGwen Van Dam, Dirk Smillie, Geraldine Page, Lillian Gish, Gertrude Lawrence, Richard Aldrich, Montgomery Clift, Jean Seberg, John Cassavetes, Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker, Len Lesser, Marvin Kaplan, Tina Louise, Bill Smillie, Jeanie, Columbia Pictures, Prime Video, Netflix, Hulu, L.A. Group Rep, San Jose State, Herbert Berghof Studio, True Confessions, Halloween, Coming Home, Stir Crazy, The Trip to Bountiful, Homecoming, Grace and Frankie, Interior Chinatown, The Guardsman, From Here to Eternity, Lilith, Husbands, The Kentucky Fried Movie - Hollywood ReporterHollywood Reporter2d
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Gwen Van Dam, a Character Actress for 70 Years, Dies at 96
The Hollywood ReporterStory by Mike Barnes
scrn logline
Gwen Van Dam, a prolific character actress with a 70-year career spanning film, TV, and stage, has passed away at the age of 96 after a cancer recurrence.
beat sheet
- Van Dam had over 140 acting credits, including roles in iconic films like 'True Confessions,' 'Halloween,' and 'Coming Home,' as well as TV shows like 'The Brady Bunch' and 'ER'.
- Despite her extensive acting resume, Van Dam remained active in her later years, appearing in several projects as recently as 2019, including Netflix's 'Grace and Frankie' and Hulu's 'Interior Chinatown'.
call sheet
Gwen Van Dam, Dirk Smillie, Geraldine Page, Lillian Gish, Gertrude Lawrence, Richard Aldrich, Montgomery Clift, Jean Seberg, John Cassavetes, Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker, Len Lesser, Marvin Kaplan, Tina Louise, Bill Smillie, Jeanie, Columbia Pictures, Prime Video, Netflix, Hulu, L.A. Group Rep, San Jose State, Herbert Berghof Studio, True Confessions, Halloween, Coming Home, Stir Crazy, The Trip to Bountiful, Homecoming, Grace and Frankie, Interior Chinatown, The Guardsman, From Here to Eternity, Lilith, Husbands, The Kentucky Fried Movie