Oscar-winning actress Celeste Holm dies aged 95

Celeste Holm, the versatile actress who soared to Broadway fame in Oklahoma! and won an Oscar for her portrayal of a lonely secretary in Gentleman's Agreement, has died. She was 95.

Amy Phillips, a great-niece, said Holm died at her New York City apartment.

In a career that spanned more than half a century, Holm played everyone from Ado Annie - the girl who just cannot say no in Oklahoma! - to a worldly theatrical agent in the 1991 comedy I Hate Hamlet to guest star turns on TV shows such as Fantasy Island and Love Boat II.

She won the Academy Award in 1947 for best supporting actress for her performance in Gentlemen's Agreement. She received Oscar nominations for Come to the Stable in 1949 and All About Eve the next year.