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12 of Jessica Walter's Greatest Contributions to Television

With nearly 60 years in film and television, Walter's most iconic roles came in her later years.

Peter Falk of "Columbo" gives Jessica Walter of "Amy Prentice" a kiss after both won Emmys on May 19, 1975.

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This week, actor Jessica Walter passed away at her Manhattan home.

At 80 years old, Walter had spent most of her entire adult life — nearly 60 years — taking on prominent roles in TV and movies, from Dinosaurs, The Love Boat, and Flipper to The Alfred Hitchcock Story Hour, Clint Eastwood's Play Misty for Me, and the 1966 classic Grand Prix.

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