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Zoneboy · 07-15-2012, 01:22 PM

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(CNN) -- Oscar-winning actress Celeste Holm died at her home in New York on Sunday at the age of 95, her niece, Amy Phillips, confirmed.

Holm, a star of the Broadway stage and movies, was admitted to New York's Roosevelt Hospital a week ago, but her husband took her home to her Manhattan home on Friday, Phillips said.

"She passed peacefully in her home in her own bed with her husband and friends and family nearby," she said.

Holm won the best supporting actress Academy Award for "Gentleman's Agreement" in 1947. She was nominated for the same honor in 1949 for "Come to the Stable" and 1950 for "All about Eve," according to the Academy database.

Holm's stage career began in 1936 in a Deer Lake, Pennsylvania stock company, which led to a understudy role in a touring production of "Hamlet" with Leslie Howard, according to her official biography.

Her Broadway debut in "The Time of Your Life" in 1939 was a small part, but it brought her to the attention of New York critics. Four years later, she was cast as Ado Annie in for the smash "OKlahoma!" because of her ability to "sing bad," the biography said.

She signed a long-term contract with 20th Century-Fox that began her film career in 1945, after she toured Europe entertaining troops with the USO. Her first Fox movie was "Three Little Girls in Blue" in 1946, a supporting role that earned her star billing for the musical "Carnival in Costa Rica" in 1947.

Holm's stardom took off in her third film, "Gentleman's Agreement," in which she won the best supporting actress Academy Award for playing fashion editor Anne Dettry.

Her official biography said she was challenged in "finding parts appropriate for this intelligent blonde who didn't fit their Betty Grable 'pin-up girl' mold." In 1949, however, she was cast as a "tennis-playing French nun in 'Come to the Stable," which earned her another best supporting actress Oscar nomination, it said.

Fox briefly suspended her in 1950 "for refusing other roles she felt were beneath her"

Another Oscar nomination came her way," it said, but she was brought back that same year to play the role of Karen Richards in "All About Eve." She was again nominated for the best supporting actress Oscar.

She shocked Hollywood by buying out her Fox contract after "All About Eve" to return to Broadway, despite her rising big screen stardom. Once back in New York, Holm also began a long career acting in television.

Her TV resume includes dozens of series, starting as a guest actress with "All Star Revue" in 1950 and concluding with an esposide of "Whoopi" in 2004. In between, she had her own short-lived series "Honestly, Celeste!" in 1954. She is also remembered as the Fairy Godmother in Rodgers and Hammerstein's "Cinderella," a 1965 television series.

She played Hattie Greene in both the "Touch by an Angel" and "Promised Land" TV series in the 1990s.

Funeral arrangements were not immediately available.

HuntingtonM15 · 07-15-2012, 01:35 PM

Although she lived a long life, this is still sad news. She was a brilliant actress, and a real class act. She was one of the greatest actresses in the history of film. May she

old grouch · 07-15-2012, 02:18 PM

I liked Celeste in 'Gentleman's Agreement' and 'All About Eve' and she was great as the Grandma in 'Promised Land'. RIP

OH Nuts! · 07-15-2012, 04:46 PM

May she rest in peace and bless her for having a long full life. She had many great roles but I esp. loved her on Archie bunker's Place.

Marvo301 · 07-15-2012, 07:14 PM

Celeste Holm

Regulus · 07-16-2012, 07:27 AM

Last night I watched the "Promised Land" episode of Touched by an Angel along with the first Episode of The Promised Land in my latest "Tribute to a Fallen Star", Celeste Holm.

The Episode of The Promised Land was on a "Homemade DVD"

Mr. Television · 07-18-2012, 09:31 PM

I loved her on Promised Land and in Gentlemans Agreement and All About Eve. She was one of the best. R.I.P.

Janice · 07-18-2012, 11:03 PM

She was very talented. She was a stylish and elegant woman.

Family Ties Forever! · 07-18-2012, 11:10 PM

RIP

phoebe7165 · 07-19-2012, 12:38 PM

I think it's amazing of all the celebrities, especially the most recent deaths who lived really long lives - Andy Griffith, 86; Ernest Borgnine, 95; William Asher, 90; Kitty Wells, 92; and Celeste.

Celeste Holm

07-15-2012, 01:22 PM	#1
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07-18-2012, 09:31 PM	#7
Mr. Television 23 Years at Sitcoms Online Forum Icon Join Date: Jun 06, 2003 Location: Somewhere you're Not Posts: 62,132	I loved her on Promised Land and in Gentlemans Agreement and All About Eve. She was one of the best. R.I.P.
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Janice Retired Admin - Hollywood Swingin' Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 03, 2001 Location: Beantown Posts: 36,388	Rest in Peace, Celeste Holme She was very talented. She was a stylish and elegant woman.

07-15-2012, 01:35 PM	#2
HuntingtonM15 That Bothers Me Moderator Forum Star Join Date: Jun 20, 2003 Location: Metro Detroit Posts: 11,060	Although she lived a long life, this is still sad news. She was a brilliant actress, and a real class act. She was one of the greatest actresses in the history of film. May she

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old grouch Member Senior Member Join Date: May 13, 2010 Location: montana Posts: 1,877	I liked Celeste in 'Gentleman's Agreement' and 'All About Eve' and she was great as the Grandma in 'Promised Land'. RIP

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07-19-2012, 12:38 PM	#10
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