Actor

Anne Whitfield

Born 1938 · Oxford, Mississippi, USA

Anne Whitfield (August 27, 1938 - February 15, 2024) was an actress known for playing Susan Waverly in White Christmas (1954). Whitfield appeared in the movies Juvenile Jungle and Tick, Tick, Tick, and also acted in episodes of shows like Days of Our Lives, Perry Mason, The Magical World of Disney, The Six Million Dollar Man, and Bonanza. She also performed uncredited voice work in Disney’s Peter Pan. The actress moved to Olympia, Wash. in the 1970s, working for the Evergreen State’s Department of Ecology as a steward of clean water. She was socially and politically active, working against climate change, assisting the unhoused, and advocating for women’s rights and refugees. Whitfield was also an accomplished hiker and frequent traveler.