Actress who portrayed football legend’s wife in beloved film dies
By Cliff Pinckard
Published on March 16, 2026.
Judy Pace, a groundbreaking actress who starred in multiple films and TV shows, has died at the age of 83. She began her career as a model in the early 1960s and was cast in the 1963 film "13 Frightened Girls" and became the first Black female actress to be under long-term contract by Columbia Pictures. Her notable roles included in "Cotton Comes to Harlem," "The Thomas Crown Affair," "Frogs," and "Shaft".
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