Barbara Rush, the Golden Globe-winning actress known for shows including Peyton Place, has died aged 97.
The star’s career spanned seven decades and she starred alongside Hollywood’s greatest stars including Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Paul Newman and Marlon Brando.
Rush died on Easter Sunday her daughter, senior Fox News correspondent Claudia Cowan confirmed to Fox News Digital.
‘My wonderful mother passed away peacefully at 5:28 this evening. I was with her this morning and know she was waiting for me to return home safely to transition,’ Cowan told the publication.
‘It’s fitting she chose to leave on Easter as it was one of her favorite holidays and now, of course, Easter will have a deeper significance for me and my family.’
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