Judy Pace, a pioneering model and actress known for her work in “Peyton Place,” “Brian’s Song,” “The Young Lawyers” and numerous films, has died. She was 83.
Pace died in her sleep on March 11 while visiting family members in Marina del Rey, her family said in a statement.
Pace was the first Black female actress to be put under long-term contract by Columbia Pictures in the early 1960s when she began to make her mark as a model. She made her movie debut in a film from famed B-movie producer William Castle, “13 Frightened Girls.” A few years later, Pace joined the cast of what was then
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