Actress Ann Blyth, The Dastardly Veda In “Mildred Pierce,” Is Dead At 98

A former child actor who trained as an operatic soprano, Blyth had a busy career in Hollywood through the 1940s and ‘50s and worked in television in the ‘70s. She’s best remembered for her Oscar-nominated performance as the “cheap and horrible” daughter of Joan Crawford’s character in Mildred Pierce. – The Hollywood Reporter