Gwen Van Dam, a veteran character actress of seven decades whose 140 credits spanned television, film and the Los Angeles stage, died Dec. 19 at her home in West LA. She was 96. Per previous reporting attributed to her son Dirk Smillie,

Gwen Van Dam, a prolific character actress who appeared in TV and film, has died. She was 96. Van Dam’s death was confirmed by her son, Dirk Smillie, who told our sister site The Hollywood Reporter that she died in her West Los Angeles home on Dec.

Veteran actor Gwen Van Dam passed away on December 19 at her West Los Angeles home. She was 96. The actor, whose prolific seven-decade-long career spanned film, theatre, and television, succumbed to a cancer recurrence,