American film, stage and television actress Celeste Holm passed away yesterday at the age of 95 after suffering a heart attack. She died in her Manhattan apartment. Holm allegedly had been hospitalized for a couple of weeks prior because she was being treated for dehydration. In June, there had been a fire that broke out in her building, which also housed Robert De Niro.

The Manhattan starlet began her illustrious career on the Broadway stage. She was known most famously for her role as Ado Annie. She received a big break when she was inked to a movie deal by 20th Century Fox in 1946.

Not too long after that, Holm went on to win an Oscar and Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress in "Gentleman's Agreement." In the 70's and 80's, she began to do more onscreen work in films such as "Tom Sawyer" and "Three Men and a Baby." She also graced the small screen in series such as "Columbo," "The Eleventh Hour," and "Archie Bunker's Place," to name a few.

According to her opera singer husband Frank Basile, Holm had been diagnosed with memory loss as far back as 2002 and also had ulcers and a collapsed lung. The legendary actress had been in the middle of a nasty and costly five year legal battle via attempting to overturn a trust created by her younger son Daniel Dunning.

Born, raised and successful in New York City, the legendary actress will be dearly missed.

Let's hope the family can squash their differences in honor of a legend in this obvious time of need.

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