R.I.P. Jessica Walter
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Her vocal work on Archer was amazing. She was acerbic in all the best ways. She will be sorely missed.
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Re: R.I.P. Jessica Walter
I did watch a couple of episodes of Arrested Development just for her, but I haven't watched regular TV series in decades. The last of regular TV work I watched was Trapper John M.D. from 1979-1985.
Jessica Walter was always a treat regardless of whether she was playing drama or comedy. Play Misty for Me was the first Clint Eastwood film I saw that I really enjoyed. If you've never seen it, you should.
Jessica Walter was always a treat regardless of whether she was playing drama or comedy. Play Misty for Me was the first Clint Eastwood film I saw that I really enjoyed. If you've never seen it, you should.
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I’m unfamiliar with her work outside of Arrested Development (I’m a pretty selective TV watcher), but her work on that show is something I’ll always be grateful for. Absolute comic brilliance.
Re: R.I.P. Jessica Walter
Well, I am a TV watcher. I had never heard of Jessica Walter before Arrested Development but my God she is funny on that show. There are a handful of characters who are funny in a writer-proof kind of way. I can write funny lines for them. You can write funny lines for them. Lucille Bluth is that kind of character. She was also the only actor who didn't miss one beat or lose her character in the later seasons at all. She was just instantly Lucille, which was all the more funny because in interviews she gave off the impression of being the sweetest woman on the planet and half the jokes were over her head. She was hilarious on Archer as well. A wonderful late career renaissance that earned her the eternal love of an entire generation 40-50 years younger than her.
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R.I.P. Jessica Walter
Because I'm not a TV watcher, I don't have the grievous sense of loss that Arrested Development fans have. But her Play Misty for Me is indelible, and other credits like The Group and The Flamingo Kid make her notable as a film actress, as well.
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