▁Cleveland , ▁she ▁helped ▁start ▁the ▁H osp ice ▁of ▁the ▁Western ▁Reserve ▁at ▁the ▁Cleveland ▁C lin ic , ▁and ▁supported ▁the ▁Cleveland ▁C lin ic ▁Foundation . ▁She ▁was ▁also ▁active ▁in ▁the ▁Make - A - W ish ▁Foundation , ▁the ▁Cleveland ▁Musical ▁Arts ▁Association , ▁the ▁Cleveland ▁Bal let , ▁the ▁Play house ▁Square ▁Foundation , ▁and ▁the ▁C ere br al ▁P als y ▁Association . ▁ ▁Death ▁Bres lin ▁died ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 8 0 ▁after ▁a ▁length y ▁hospital ization ▁with ▁pan cre at itis . ▁Her ▁fun eral ▁was ▁offered ▁at ▁the ▁Bas il ica ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁S hr ine ▁of ▁the ▁Ass umption ▁of ▁the ▁B less ed ▁Virgin ▁Mary ▁in ▁Baltimore . ▁Her ▁husband ▁Art ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁major ▁contrib utor ▁to ▁the ▁rest oration ▁of ▁the ▁bas il ica . ▁ ▁Film ography ▁ ▁Film ▁ ▁Television ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 3 1 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 1 1 ▁death s ▁Category : Act ress es ▁from ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁Category : Act ress es ▁of ▁British ▁descent ▁Category : Act ress es ▁of ▁Irish ▁descent ▁Category : American ▁film ▁actress es ▁Category : Ph il anth rop ists ▁from ▁New ▁York ▁( state ) ▁Category : American ▁soap ▁opera ▁actress es ▁Category : American ▁television ▁actress es ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁American ▁actress es ▁Category