Joanna Pettet, the London-born actress who portrayed one of the Vassar graduates in Sidney Lumet's "The Group" and a spy assigned by David Niven's James Bond in "Casino Royale," has passed away at the age of 83. The news of Pettet's death was announced by her friend and former manager Pam DuBois on Facebook. The date of her passing coincided with the day her son Damien Cord died of a heroin overdose at the age of 26 in 1995.

Pettet began her career in the early 1960s, performing in three Broadway comedies. She gained attention in the film world for her role as the German officer's love interest in "The Night of the Generals" (1967) and as the wife of Stanley Baker's criminal character in "Robbery" (1967). She also played an energetic character who falls in love with Terence Stamp's rogue in the film "Blue" (1968).

On television, she appeared in four episodes of Rod Serling's NBC anthology series "Night Gallery" in the early 1970s and had a recurring role as detective Janet Baines in the fourth and fifth seasons of CBS's "Knots Landing." Pettet attended a luncheon at Sharon Tate's home in 1969; this event was reenacted in Quentin Tarantino's 2019 film "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood."

One of Pettet's most well-known roles is that of Kay Strong in the film "The Group" (1966), adapted from Mary McCarthy's novel. Kay marries an alcoholic and deceitful playwright and meets a tragic end. Joanna Pettet's contributions to the film and television world made her an unforgettable figure.