For those who don't know, she played Alia Atreides in the 1984 MOVIE.
Posted on 12/22/2021 12:45:06 PM PST by Red Badger
Alicia Witt, known for her roles on “Dune” and “The Walking Dead,” is grieving the mysterious sudden death of her mother and father.
Diane Witt, 75, and Robert Witt, 87 were found deceased by a relative at their home in Worcester, Massachusetts, on Monday.
The discovery came after Witt, who hadn't heard from her parents in severals days, asked a cousin to do a wellness check.
“Sadly, the outcome was unimaginable,” Witt, 46, told Worcester's Telegram & Gazette in a statement. “I ask for some privacy at this time to grieve and to wrap my head around this turn of events, and this surreal loss.”
Kathleen Daly-Shea, director of media relations for the Worcester Police Department, told TODAY Parents that “there were no signs of foul play” and that the case remains under investigation.
Worcester Fire Deputy Chief Adam Roche told the Telegram & Gazette that there were were no signs of carbon monoxide at the residence.
Diane Witt, a former reading specialist, made the Guinness World Records in the 1980s for her hair, which measured more than 10 feet. Robert Witt was a retired science teacher.
Witt paid tribute to her father on Instagram earlier this year. In the picture, they are both seen smiling in New England Patriots gear.
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Maybe they were boostered?
Both? Sadly, this is usually murder-suicide.
Elderly suicide pact?
Or poison.
For those who don't know, she played Alia Atreides in the 1984 MOVIE.
The original Dune. Witt played the child prodigy at the end of the movie. Very small, but memorable part: “He IS the Quitzack Haderach!” or something similar
You beat me.
People just die. If they were good folks, it’s a loss. Bad people, I don’t give one crap about. Of course, there may be more.
One...yes...two together...un unhh, no! Not a random chance co-incidence.
She was great on Cybill. I think she was actually playing the piano — a great talent.
On Hallmark movies ... not so much.
very memorable role in Mr. Holland’s Opus, too
Her Mom, Diane Witt made Guinness World Records in the 1980’s for her hair, which measured more than 10 feet in length.
I forgot about Mr. Holland’s Opus. You’re right.
Quitzack Haderach give a dune a bog... this old man just went whole hog... or something like that.
-PJ
She also played the Hollywood “D” girl on the
Sopranos.
Marko
I like her in the Hallmark movies because she is interesting and attractive in a quirky way, as opposed to all the Barbie dolls they cast. The movies are not memorable, but I have liked her in the two I have seen. I don’t usually watch all of a Hallmark movie. My wife will be watching one, and I can catch up on it as I go in and out of the room.
How sad! Especially at Christmastime.
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