31, 2001, Heckart died of lung cancer at her home in Norwalk, Connecticut, at the age of 82. She was cremated with her ashes scattered outside the Music Box Theatre in Manhattan, New York. Filmography Awards and nominations References External links 1919 births 2001 deaths American adoptees American film actresses American stage actresses American television actresses Best Supporting Actress Academy Award winners Best Supporting Actress Golden Globe (film) winners Bexley High School alumni Deaths from cancer in Connecticut Donaldson Award winners Drama Desk Award winners Primetime Emmy Award winners Ohio State University College of Arts and Sciences alumni Actresses from Columbus, Ohio Actors from Norwalk, Connecticut Deaths from lung cancer 20th-century American actresses Connecticut Democrats Ohio Democrats New York (state) Democrats California Democrats American Roman Catholics