Phyllis Somerville, an actor with a lengthy career of roles in film, television and productions, has died. She was 76.
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According to a portal, Somerville's manager Paul Hilepo says the actor died Thursday in New York City of natural causes.
Somerville, who was a native of Iowa, moved to New York in the 1970s. She most recently appeared onstage in the Broadway production of 'To Kill a Mockingbird.'
During her television career, she appeared in 'The Big C,' 'NYPD Blue' and was in films like 'Arthur' and was among 'The Curious Case of
Benjamin Button
' cast members nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award.
Somerville's last film credit was 'Poms,' in which she appeared alongside
Diane Keaton and
Pam Grier in a comedy about older women who form a cheerleading squad.
In 'The Big C,' she played the foul-mouthed neighbour to
Laura Linney's character, a straight-laced history teacher who is given a grim cancer prognosis. (ANI)
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