Jeanine Ann Roose, who starred as a child actor in the holiday classic It’s a Wonderful Life has died at the age of 84, according to TMZ on Saturday.
Roose portrayed Little Violet Bick in the iconic 1946 film.
She reportedly passed away at her Los Angeles home on New Year’s Eve following health issues.
RIP: Jeanine Ann Roose, who starred as a child actor in the holiday classic It’s a Wonderful Life has died at the age of 84, according to TMZ on Saturday
According to sources, Jeanine had fallen ill in recent months with ‘an infection in her abdomen’, TMZ reported.
Roose worked as a child actor in the 1940s is most famous for playing Little Violet in It’s a Wonderful Life.
The 1946 Christmas classic is based on the ‘The Greatest Gift’ by Philip Van Doren Stern and tells the story of George Bailey, who continuously sets aside his own dreams to give back to his community.
Yet when a financial crisis pushes him to the brink, an angel named Clarence is forced to intervene to show him how the lives of those he loved would have been changed for the worse if it wasn’t for the kind gestures through which he lived his life.
Jeanine’s passing comes the day after legendary comedy actress Betty White died at the age of 99. White was just shy of her 100th birthday on January 17th.
Iconic: Roose portrayed Little Violet Bick in the iconic 1946 film. She reportedly passed away at her Los Angeles home on New Year’s Eve following health issues
