Ann Blyth, an Oscar nominee and one of the last surviving stars from Hollywood's Golden Age, has died aged 98.

Blyth passed away on Wednesday, 24th June, from natural causes, KABC's George Pennacchio confirmed on Facebook on Thursday 25th June, while noting that she was merely two months away from her 99th birthday.

The late star launched her career as a child performer in the 1930s with radio appearances, before she made the move to film and featured in numerous classic pictures throughout a career stretching more than 70 years. She received an Oscar nomination for her performance alongside Joan Crawford in 1945's Mildred Pierce.

She passed away on Wednesday, 24th June, from "natural causes," Pennacchio reports.

Writing on Facebook he said: "She was only 16 when she was nominated for an Oscar! Actress Ann Blyth died peacefully of natural causes on Wednesday at the age of 98, less than two months before her 99th birthday.

"Ann began performing on the radio when she was only six. She was Broadway at the age of 12 and she made her first film at 14. Ann was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as "Veda" opposite Joan Crawford in the 1945 film, Mildred Pierce."

"Her career spanned more than 70 years in musical theatre, on television and in 35 movies. She also toured for years, singing songs from the Great American Songbook with Bill Hayes and Donald O'Connor.

"Ann was active in philanthropy and volunteered for many causes."

"Her family says she loved her garden, knitting and oil painting. She was known for gifting her work to friends and family. Ann and her late husband, Dr. James McNulty, had five children, 10 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

"There's also a star that bears her name on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Her family says she was known for personally answering all of her fan mail, which she was grateful to receive. May this lovely lady R.I.P."

Tributes poured in on Facebook, with one user writing: "Wow. I saw her in 2024 at 96 yrs old and she looked great! I thought she would live to 100! Rip" while another remarked: "She was so talented.

"Not only as a dramatic actress, but in musicals as well. Her real singing voice was gorgeous in MGM's Rose Marie, The Student Prince and Kismet."