Hollywood Legend Pippa Scott Passes Away at 90: A Life in Film and Advocacy

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Actress Pippa Scott, known for her roles in films like “The Searchers,” “Petulia,” and “Auntie Mame,” passed away on May 22nd. She was 90 years old. After her film career, she made many television appearances and later married Lee Rich, a co-founder of Lorimar Productions.

Her daughter Miranda Tollman reported her death.

Among some of the films I had the pleasure of being a part of alongside Scott were “The Confession,” “Mr. Lucky,” “For Pete’s Sake!,” “Petulia” and “Cold Turkey.” One of my last roles was in the 2009 independent film, “Footprints.”

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I had the honor to work on several films with Scott, including “The Confession,” “Mr. Lucky,” “For Pete’s Sake!,” “Petulia” and “Cold Turkey.” One of my final performances was in the 2009 indie film titled, “Footprints.

Hailing from Los Angeles, she was the child of stage actress Laura Straub and playwright-screenwriter Allan Scott, who penned numerous musicals for Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. Her uncle, Adrian Scott, faced blacklisting in Hollywood during the McCarthy era.

Born in LA, she was Laura Straub’s daughter, a stage actress, and Allan Scott’s, a playwright-screenwriter who wrote musicals for Astaire and Rogers. Her uncle Adrian Scott faced blacklisting during Hollywood’s McCarthy era.

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A Los Angeles native, she was the child of stage actress Laura Straub and screenwriter Allan Scott, who wrote for Astaire and Rogers. Uncle Adrian Scott was one of the Hollywood Ten blacklisted in the McCarthy era.

She studied at Radcliffe and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London, and made her stage debut in Jed Harris’ 1956 Broadway production titled “Child of Fortune.

In that same year, Scott featured in John Ford’s movie “The Searchers,” where she portrayed Lucy, a character belonging to the Edwards family who was kidnapped, alongside her sister Debbie, following a raid on their ranch. In the hit film “Auntie Mame” from 1958, she took on the role of Pegeen Ryan, a interior decorator who attracts the attention of Patrick Dennis.

A well-known actress who often appeared on TV shows from the 1960s, ’70s, and ’80s, she was featured in various roles across “The Twilight Zone,” “Perry Mason,” “The Dick Van Dyke Show,” “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” “Columbo” and numerous other series. In the 1976 series “Jigsaw,” she played a recurring character as Jack Warden’s love interest.

She performed in “Look Back in Anger,” “Isn’t It Romantic,” and “The Three Sisters” alongside John Houseman, on the stage at UCLA.

In the year 1964, Scott tied the knot with producer Lee Rich. From there, he established Lorimar Productions, a company that brought us television series like “The Waltons,” “Dallas,” and “Knots Landing.

In the realm of cinema, my passion, our paths parted in 1983 due to personal reasons. However, the allure of shared dreams and a mutual love for the silver screen drew us back together in 1996. From that moment till his departure in 2012, we walked side by side on this celluloid journey.

Following her family’s encounter with the Blacklist, Scott dedicated himself to championing human rights and established the International Monitor Institute, a non-profit organization that amassed proof to aid in the prosecution of war crimes. Additionally, he launched Linden Productions to create documentaries such as “The World’s Most Wanted Man: The Hunt for Radovan Karadzic” for PBS Frontline and “King Leopold’s Ghost.

She is survived by daughters Jessica and Miranda and five grandchildren.

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2025-06-08 21:48