Hilary Heath, the British actress and producer who starred opposite Vincent Price in the American International Pictures horror filmsWitchfinder General,The Oblong BoxandCry of the Banshee, has died.
She was 74. Dwyer died last week of complications from COVID-19, her godson, Alex Williams, wrote on Facebook. After retiring from acting, Heath produced Mike Newell'sAn Awfully Big Adventure(1995), starring Hugh Grant and Alan Rickman, andNil by Mouth(1997), written and directed by Gary Oldman.
She was married to talent agent Duncan Heath from 1974 until their 1989 divorce, and they launched the agency Duncan Heath Associates, which was sold to ICM in 1984.