Actress Joan Benedict, who worked in TV and on stage over the course of decades, has died at the age of 96.
Benedict passed away at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles on June 24 due to complications she suffered after a stroke, a spokesperson for the family of the late actress confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter on Monday.
Among the most high-profile projects Benedict worked on included Candid Camera, the original Steve Allen Show and soaps such as General Hospital and Days of Our Lives, and a stage show in which she played late hotelier Leona Helmsley.
Benedict had been in a number of high-profile Hollywood relationships. She was wed to How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying actor John Myhers from 1962 until he died of pneumonia in May of 1992.
Benedict was also wed to Academy Award winner Rod Steiger from 2000 through July of 2002, when he died as result of pneumonia and kidney failure.
Actress Joan Benedict, who worked in TV and on the stage over the course of decades, has died at the age of 96. Pictured in 2017 in LA
Benedict passed away at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles on June 24 due to complications she suffered after a stroke. Pictured in 2013 in Hollywood, California
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