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Posted: 2021-03-25T18:45:07Z | Updated: 2021-03-26T09:16:44Z

Jessica Walter, an Emmy-winning actor best known for her role as the endlessly meme-able Lucille Bluth in Arrested Development, has died. She was 80 years old.

Walter died in her sleep at her New York City home on Wednesday, according to Deadline . Her daughter, Brooke Bowman, a Fox Entertainment executive, also confirmed the news.

It is with a heavy heart that I confirm the passing of my beloved mom, Jessica, Bowman said in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter. A working actor for over six decades, her greatest pleasure was bringing joy to others through her storytelling both on screen and off. While her legacy will live on through her body of work, she will also be remembered by many for her wit, class and overall joie de vivre.

Walters husband of more than three decades and her voice acting partner in the animated series Archer, Ron Leibman, had died in 2019 at age 82.