Overview
- Her death was announced by friend and former manager Pam DuBois and confirmed to outlets by The Hollywood Reporter, with reports saying she died on Tuesday, July 7.
- The Hollywood Reporter and other outlets named Temecula Valley Hospital in Temecula, California, as the place of death, a detail attributed to those specific reports.
- Pettet’s on-screen career ran from 1961 to 1990 and included key roles in Sidney Lumet’s The Group, the 1967 Bond parody Casino Royale as Mata Bond, and a recurring part on Knots Landing.
- She is remembered for genre work in cult horror films such as Welcome to Arrow Beach and The Evil, and for a widely noted connection to Sharon Tate after visiting Tate hours before the 1969 murders.
- Pettet was married to actor Alex Cord from 1968 to 1989 and outlived their only son, Damien Zachary Cord, who died in 1995; tributes from fans and colleagues have appeared online since the announcement.