Actress And Wife Of Longtime Variety Columnist Army Archerd Was 98

Selma Archerd, a staple at Hollywood events for decades as she accompanied longtime Variety columnist and husband Army Archerd, has died at 98. Multiple reports indicate she died Dec. 14 in Los Angeles.

Archerd mostly played background roles throughout her 27-year career in television and film, but her appearances list was long.
She was seen as a hostage in 1988’s Die Hard, and had a recurring role as Nurse Amy in Fox’s 1990s soap Melrose Place.

Archerd could also be spotted in such movies and TV shows as The Brady Bunch, Serpico, Lethal Weapon and Lethal Weapon 3, Fun with Dick and Jane, Can’t Stop the Music, Mommie Dearest and Scrooged, among many other credits.

Selma and Army Archerd were regulars on the Hollywood social circuit for decades during their 39-year marriage. He died in 2009 at age 87.

Selma Archerd’s survivors include two sons, James Rosenblum and Richard Rosenblum, and a grandson, Ryan Rosenblum.

The family requests that donations be made in Archerd’s memory to the Culver City, Calif.-based Exceptional Children’s Foundation.