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Old 03-25-21, 01:28 PM
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Old 03-25-21, 01:28 PM
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Re: Jessica Walter dead at 80

Not Lucille!
Old 03-25-21, 01:42 PM
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Re: Jessica Walter dead at 80

Oh wow, this one really hurts. I hope they just end Archer, it really won't be the same without her in it.
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Re: Jessica Walter dead at 80

Damn that sucks.
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Re: Jessica Walter dead at 80

I know her best from Arrested Development but I have seen her pop up a lot over the years.

It’s sad to see her go but I guess, we could all be so lucky to pass away in our sleep.
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Farewell to you and A COODLE DOODLE DO!
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Re: Jessica Walter dead at 80

Splurged on a $10 dessert with lunch in her honor.


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Re: Jessica Walter dead at 80

Her Malory Archer was one of the best worst characters you love to hate.
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Re: Jessica Walter dead at 80

Fuck.
As far as movies go, she was great in Play Misty For Me.
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Old 03-25-21, 02:59 PM
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Re: Jessica Walter dead at 80

Originally Posted by GoldenJCJ
we could all be so lucky to pass away in our sleep.
...not screaming in terror, like the passengers in her car?

(I didn't know Ms. Walters personally, but if she's anything like the sarcastic characters she played on TV I think she'd like that joke)
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Damn, that really sucks. Lucille Bluth and Malory Archer are both fantastic characters. The last season of Archer was better than the last few with the crew back to being spies, but I can't imagine continuing it without her (and I assume they wouldn't want to recast).

RIP.
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Re: Jessica Walter dead at 80

Damn that sucks. RIP Mallory Archer.
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Damn, that really sucks. Lucille Bluth and Malory Archer are both fantastic characters. The last season of Archer was better than the last few with the crew back to being spies, but I can't imagine continuing it without her (and I assume they wouldn't want to recast).

RIP.
I'd heard that when they were casting the role, they wanted someone "like Jessica Walter on Arrested Development", and when she'd heard that she just immediately said "I'll do it"
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Re: Jessica Walter dead at 80

Didn’t realize she was in Dinosaurs. Mostly know her from Arrested Development, but I have seen some episodes of Archer too. RIP.
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Re: Jessica Walter dead at 80

Fans of Jessica Walter, who died March 24 at age 80, will get a chance for a proper goodbye and a celebration of the beloved actress when FXX’s popular animated series returns for its 12th season later this year.

Season 12 of Archer is currently in production, and I hear it recently wrapped the voice recordings of the cast which are done first, before the episodes get animated. It is unclear how many episodes of the show Walter will be in next season but I hear that she worked on Archer until the end. “She loved that show so much and was grateful for it every day,” a friend of Walter’s said.
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Re: Jessica Walter dead at 80

I loved her. So great as Lucille but also a welcome face whenever she'd show up. Another sad loss.
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I'm a huge Archer fan. Sorry to see her gone, but happy that a) she was able to record one more season and b) that season should be the end of the series. They really took it as far as they could. Can't imagine the show without Mallory, and can't imagine recasting her.

And watching Archer lead me to finally watch Arrested Development, which was one of the best ensemble casts I've ever seen.

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Re: Jessica Walter dead at 80


Jessica Walter and George Segal together again.
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Re: Jessica Walter dead at 80

Jeez, she was 80? That makes ME feel old. I still think of her as a 50-something year old woman.

I'm so used to what she looked like from the 70's to the 90's that I didn't even think about it. I've seen her in several TV shows over the years - but nothing particularly recent that I can remember.

She even had a part on Babylon 5 around 1995 playing a Senator.



I always liked her.

And I've reached the age where 80 still doesn't seem all THAT old...
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Haven't watched any of her recent work but I recall her guest appearing on many shows of the 1970's.
Rest In Peace.


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