Anne Whitfield dead at 85: White Christmas actress with prolific television career passes away after 'unexpected accident'

Actress Anne Whitfield, famous for starring in 1954 holiday classic White Christmas, has passed away at 85 following an 'unexpected accident.' Actress Anne Whitfield, famous for starring in 1954 holiday classic White Christmas, has passed away at 85, following an 'unexpected accident' during a walk in her neighborhood The star, who enjoyed a prolific television career, died February 15 at a hospital in Yakima, Washington, surrounded by her family, as per her obituary; seen in White Christmas still Whitfield was born on August 27, 1938 in Oxford, Mississippi — the only child of Orchestra and Marching Band Director at University of Mississippi, Richard Noble Whitfield, and Speech and Drama professor Frances Turner Whitfield. She then went on to have a successful television career; seen in a still from My Friend, My Enemy with Gregory Walcott She starred in episodes of Peter Gunn, Manhunt, The Untouchables, The Donna Reed Show, Rawhide, The Six Million Dollar Man, The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis and Emergency! ; seen with Norman Fell Her family shared that after retiring Whitfield traveled the world and became an activist and community organizer, 'working right up until the day she passed away'; seen in a still from The Storm Riders with Clint Walker A celebration of life is scheduled for March 22 at The Cove Community Club in Normandy Park, Washington The star celebrated her 85th birthday with her close friend Jo, hiking together in the Dolomite Mountains of the Italian Alps, and later enjoying a Croatian cruise.