Carole D’Andrea, best known for her role as Velma in both the Broadway and film adaptations of "West Side Story," has passed ...

The actress’ death was ... Jay Norman, Tommy Abbott, William Bramley, and David Winters. Mordente died in June 2024, just ...

D’Andrea was drawn to acting following her parents’ death in a crash. After moving to New York at 16, she was cast as Velma in the Broadway production of West Side Story. She would later be ...

By Mike Barnes Senior Editor Carole D’Andrea, who portrayed the Jet girl Velma in the original 1957 Broadway production of West Side Story and then ... a week before her death.

Rivera's death was announced by her daughter ... Rivera first gained wide notice in 1957 as Anita in the original production of "West Side Story" and was still dancing on Broadway with her ...

Motherhood took center stage and Natalie Wood became a stay-at-home mom, appearing in only four more films before her tragic drowning death in ... in the West Side Story remake.