Margaret Whitton ‘Major League’ Actress Dies Of Cancer At 67
Margaret Whitton, best known for her role as Rachel Phelps in the baseball comedy Major League, has died, the Hollywood Reporter is reporting. Whitton died peacefully at her Palm Beach residence in Florida after a short battle with cancer, she was 67.
Whitton, the daughter of an army colonel, was born in Philadelphia. Her acting career debuted at the American Place Theater in 1973 in the off-Broadway hit Baba Goya. She followed it up by subsequently appearing in a slew of productions from the Manhattan Theater Club and The Phoenix Theater.
Margaret Whitton (1950-2016) actress. SECRET OF MY SUCCE$$ (1987), Team owner in MAJOR LEAGUE (1989) + ML II (1994) https://t.co/OmTwA3L6lF
— Will McKinley (@willmckinley) December 5, 2016
The red-haired actress teamed up with good friend Judith Ivey and starred in 1983’s Steaming. Both actresses appeared nude in the play, set in a Turkish bath. Her other Broadway performances included The Apple Doesn’t Fall…, Marlene and Dracula alongside Raul Julia.
In Hollywood, Whitton appeared in movies like The Secret of My Success (1987) opposite Michael J. Fox, who she tries to seduce in the flick. She also starred in 9 ½ weeks (1986) alongside Mickey Rourke and Kim Basinger. Her other movie credits include Ironweed (1987) with Jack Nicholson and Meryl Streep and The Man Without a Face (1993) starring Mel Gibson.
She also had recurring roles in TV series including in A Fine Romance, Hometown, One Life to Live and Good & Evil.
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