# RIP Jessica Walter **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** celebrity-death\ **Created:** [March 25, 2021, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-jessica-walter/938713 "2021-03-25T19:17:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2021, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-jessica-walter/938713/1 "2021-03-25T19:17:48Z")
Man she was funny, loved her in Arrested and Archer. > **[Jessica Walter Dies: Emmy-Winning ‘Arrested Development’, ‘Archer’ Actress...](https://deadline.com/2021/03/jessica-walter-dead-actress-arrested-development-1234721873/)** > > Jessica Walter, the award-winning actress whose career spanned six decades, passed away in her sleep at home in New York City on Wednesday, March 24. She was 80. Walter’s career included ever… ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2021, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-jessica-walter/938713/2 "2021-03-25T19:24:07Z")
She was a classic, as was this line: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/F3y00wvzeQs/hqdefault.jpg "The C Word : Arrested Development") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3y00wvzeQs) ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2021, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-jessica-walter/938713/3 "2021-03-25T19:32:35Z")
Cheers, Mallory. May you and Duchess frolic forever. ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2021, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-jessica-walter/938713/4 "2021-03-25T19:49:58Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Zsc51u_2Bb4/maxresdefault.jpg "Archer - The classic Irishman's Dilemma") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zsc51u_2Bb4) ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2021, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-jessica-walter/938713/5 "2021-03-25T20:31:25Z")
Oh wow, that’s awful. What a memorable actor. RIP. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2021, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-jessica-walter/938713/6 "2021-03-25T20:33:11Z")
She was another great actress like the recently-passed Cloris Leachman who didn’t seem to take herself seriously and was a key player for those roles that needed a classy, stuffy yet comedic older woman. I really admire that in an actress. She will be missed! ---
**Author:** ![Author\_Balk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Author\_Balk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Author_Balk)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2021, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-jessica-walter/938713/7 "2021-03-25T20:35:16Z")
I was looking at what she was in. She played the ex-wife of Jack Gallo, played by George Segal, on Just Shoot Me. ---
**Author:** ![Greg\_Charles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/839c29/32.png) [@Greg\_Charles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greg_Charles)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2021, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-jessica-walter/938713/8 "2021-03-25T20:35:45Z")
First Woodhouse, now Mallory? Oy, Archer is not going to take this well. RIP Ms. Walter. You were perfect in both _Archer_ and in AD, two of my all time favorite shows. You will be missed. ---
**Author:** ![Dallas\_Jones](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dallas_jones/32/3277_2.png) [@Dallas\_Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dallas_Jones)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2021, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-jessica-walter/938713/9 "2021-03-25T20:40:40Z")
Play Misty for me. [Play Misty for Me (1971) - Breakup Freakout Scene (2/10) | Movieclips - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ma8FlRoGOwg) ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2021, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-jessica-walter/938713/10 "2021-03-25T21:52:58Z")
Had a crush on her since Grand Prix (1966) when I was about 10. [![](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/21/6b/7e/216b7ea226eaf1b8897a36ca94b2d7ee.png) ](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/21/6b/7e/216b7ea226eaf1b8897a36ca94b2d7ee.png) > **[Grand Prix (1966) - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060472/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0)** > > Grand Prix: Directed by John Frankenheimer. With James Garner, Eva Marie Saint, Yves Montand, Toshirô Mifune. American Grand Prix driver Pete Aron is fired by his Jordan-BRM racing team after a crash at Monaco that injures his British teammate, Scott... ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2021, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-jessica-walter/938713/11 "2021-03-25T22:13:40Z")
> [@River\_Hippie](#): > > Had a crush on her since Grand Prix (1966) when I was about 10. Same here. She was one of those cool, intelligent, sexy brunettes that I fell in love with instantly. Of course, then she tried to kill Clint Eastwood in _Play Misty for Me_ and scared me for a decade until she started doing comedy. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2021, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-jessica-walter/938713/12 "2021-03-25T22:24:26Z")
I’m trying to find a clip of Jessica as Mrs. Latham, trying to seduce Leonard on _The Big Bang Theory_. “Ever wonder why a rich man like that would marry someone like me?” “No.” “Well think about it. I’m that good.” “Oh, what the hell.” ---
**Author:** ![E-DUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/e-dub/32/403_2.png) [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2021, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-jessica-walter/938713/13 "2021-03-26T01:12:38Z")
Sorry to hear this. She was pretty hot and smart. Quite the combination. ---
**Author:** ![Smid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/838e76/32.png) [@Smid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smid)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2021, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-jessica-walter/938713/14 "2021-03-26T01:15:47Z")
[“I’ll be in the hospital bar”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbnBFU0RCD4) ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2021, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-jessica-walter/938713/15 "2021-03-26T01:33:37Z")
My favorite bit is how long she laughs to herself as she walks away. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2021, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-jessica-walter/938713/16 "2021-03-26T04:31:37Z")
> [@ZipperJJ](#): > > She was another great actress like the recently-passed Cloris Leachman who didn’t seem to take herself seriously and was a key player for those roles that needed a classy, stuffy yet comedic older woman. She was perfect doing just that in _PCU_. And I well remember her in _Play Misty for Me_. She could handle comedy and drama, and she will indeed be missed. ---
**Author:** ![iamthewalrus\_3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/258eb7/32.png) [@iamthewalrus\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamthewalrus_3)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2021, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-jessica-walter/938713/17 "2021-03-26T15:58:15Z")
Leaving out a bottle of wine so it can turn into alcohol and I can pour one out. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2021, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-jessica-walter/938713/18 "2021-03-26T16:38:25Z")
She was always great on _Archer_. I know they’ll send her character off in style (or definitely not; it’s just that kind of show). May she rest in peace. ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2021, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-jessica-walter/938713/19 "2021-03-26T16:41:20Z")
For me, I can’t imagine Archer without her; other than H. John Benjamin, there is no other character as foundational as Malory and I can’t imagine any other actor playing the part.