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Actress Romy Walthall, best known for her roles in Face/Off and The House Of Usher, died May 19 in Los Angeles from cardiac arrest. She was 57.
The star’s death was confirmed by her son Morgan Kantz, Variety reported.
Often known by her stage name Romy Windsor, Walthall is perhaps most famous for starring in the cult horror flicks The Howling IV: The Original Nightmare in 1988 and 1989’s The House of Usher opposite film icons Oliver Reed and Donald Pleasence. The former Ford model also played the neurotic secretary for John Travolta’s Sean Archer in the 1997 thriller Face/Off.
Romy Walthall, a character actress known for appearances in Face/Off and other notable titles, passed away. Variety first reported the news, after her son actor and director Morgan Krantz (In the Dark) confirmed it to the trade. Born in Pasadena, Texas in 1963, Walthall was just 57 at the time of [.]
Born in Pasadena, Texas, on Sept 16, 1963, the pageant queen was discovered by Ford Models at age 17. After living and working abroad, Walthall moved to Los Angeles and and landed her first major part in the 1984 Jerry Bruckheimer/Don Simpson thriller, Thief of Hearts.
She appeared as Bobbi in the 1985 TV movie A Bunny’s Tale with Kirstie Alley, based on Gloria Steinem s undercover investigation of the working conditions at the Playboy clubs.
Walthall had significant arcs in a number of 1990s-era TV series including Hotel Malibu with Jennifer Lopez, Man of The People with James Garner, Civil Wars with Alan Rosenberg and on Steven Bochco s Murder One with Stanley Tucci.