Actress Linda Manz, best known for her roles in the films “Days of Heaven” and “Out of the Blue” died on Friday at the age of 58 after a long battle with lung cancer.
News of her death was confirmed by her son, Michael Guthrie, after he launched a GoFundMe campaign to help raise money for her funeral and other arrangements.
“Linda died on August 14 after battling lung cancer and pneumonia. she leaves behind a husband two sons (sic) and three grandchildren who all love and miss her dearly, Linda was a loving wife, a caring mother, a wonderful grandmother and a great friend who was loved by many, ”Reads the page.
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Actress Linda Manz has died after a long battle with lung cancer.
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The actress, who took a step out of the limelight in the eighties after a lucrative career in film, got her start in the movie “Days of Heaven” in 1978 when she was just 15 years old, according to Variety . She played Linda, the younger sister of Richard Gere’s character Bill, who flees with him and his girlfriend from Chicago to Texas after Bill kills someone. She also provided the voiceover for the film, which went on to earn an Oscar Award for Best Filmography.
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Although her last two roles in “The Game” and “Gummo” were in 1997, they marked a rare break for her after she left the sector in the mid-1980s. Entertainment Tonight reports that the star was frustrated at the time by all the new talent that came on the Hollywood scene in the early 1980s and felt like she was lost in the shuffle. The mother of three is expected to decide to dedicate herself to parenthood at this point in her life.
After the news of her death, celebrities like Natasha Lyonne, Edgar Wright, Chloe Sevigny pays tribute to the late actress on social media.
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RIP Linda Manz, truly iconic for her roles in Days Of Heaven & Out Of The Blue (memorably sampled by Primal Scream), but when I think back to it, the first inexhaustible performance that comes to mind is as Peewee from Phillip Kaufman’s The Wanderers. Watch one of her movies tonight, ” Wright wrote on Twitter.
