WHITE Christmas star Anne Whitfield has died at age 85.
The veteran actress died after an “unexpected accident” while out for a walk near her home in Washington.
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Whitfield played Susan Waverly in the 1954 festive classic White Christmas.
She died on February 15 with her family by her side at Valley Memorial Hospital in Yakima, Washington.
Her family wrote: “Through the kindness of neighbors who provided expert medical support, family had the gift to say goodbye and express love and gratitude, a gift we will always cherish.”
Whitfield’s life will be celebrated on March 22, with mourners encouraged to make charitable gifts or plant trees in her memory.
She is survived by three children and seven grandchildren.
