Getty ImagesShe died on June 24 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angele due to complications from a stroke.Benedict was born in Brooklyn, New York and studied dance at the Rome Opera Ballet School.
She later transitioned into acting, with two of her earliest jobs being on “Candid Camera” and “The Steve Allen Show” in the 1950s.Prince Harry 'stunned' by backlash to his Pat Tillman ESPY Award nod: 'Bitter pill to swallow'Her subsequent TV credits included “The Smith Family,” “Apple’s Way,” “The Incredible Hulk,” “Fantasy Island,” “Hunter,” “Days of Our Lives,” and more.
She was a big theater star, as well. She was in the plays “Promises, Promises,” “The Beauty Queen of Leenae,” “Leona,” and her one-woman autobiographical show “The Loves of My Life.”According to Deadline, Benedict once said in an interview, “The theatre for me is like being in church. When you feel the audience and feel that communication with other souls, it’s like music.
“Both of my husbands, and my lifetime partner Jeremy, were wonderful men who respected me as an actress,” she added. “They all died from different forms of cancer, so my memories are sometimes bittersweet, but with no regrets.
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