Overview
- Her manager told reporters that Levine died peacefully in her sleep at her Tarzana home, with multiple outlets reporting the death occurred on Thursday, Aug. 20.
- Los Angeles police responded to a call at her residence and said the death appeared to be from natural causes after officers found an unresponsive person.
- Levine spent about 25 years as a school librarian before returning to acting in community theatre, and her first professional screen credit was the 1988 film Slime City.
- She built a prolific second act as a character actress across TV and film, amassing more than 100 credits that include Gilmore Girls, Shameless, La La Land and several Adam Sandler films.
- Colleagues and outlets note she worked into her 90s with recent credits through 2026, and tributes emphasize her late-career example for performers who pursue acting after other careers.