Actress Bunny Levine passes away at 97; appeared in 'Shameless', 'Gilmore Girls', 'Don't Mess With the Zohan' and more

Actress Bunny Levine, who started her professional acting career after retiring from her work as a school librarian, has passed away at the age of 97. According to Deadline, multiple reports confirmed her death. Bunny Levine's acting journey began in childhood. Her interest in performance reportedly started when she was very young, entertaining her family from the age of two with performances like 'When I Grow Too Old to Dream'. She participated in school and local productions, taking on both lead and character roles. By third grade, she wrote, directed, and starred in 'Debbie's Diary'. Initially aiming for a career in theatre, she studied theatre arts during college but changed her plans after marrying during her sophomore year. She worked as a school librarian in New Jersey while raising her three children. After early retirement, she enrolled in acting classes and began attending auditions, leading to commercial work and roles in television and movies. Her credits included 'As the World Turns', 'Law & Order', 'Chappelle's Show', 'Everybody Loves Raymond', 'Las Vegas', 'Private Practice', 'Ugly Betty', 'Community', 'Criminal Minds', '2 Broke Girls', 'The Mindy Project', 'Fuller House', 'Mayans M.C.', 'Gilmore Girls', and 'Shameless'. She also appeared in films like 'Cadillac Man', 'Don't Mess With the Zohan', 'Sandy Wexler', 'La La Land', 'Let Go', 'Thelma', and 'The Cure'. She frequently played older women and grandmothers. After her husband Bernie's death, she moved from New York to Los Angeles and continued acting into her later years.