My wonderful mother passed away peacefully at 5:28 this evening.
Her screen acting debut came in 1950sThe Goldbergs, and her breakthrough role quickly followed.
Rush was married and divorced three times to actor Jeffrey Hunter, publicist Warren Cowan and sculptor Jim Gruzalski.

Barbara Rush.Joe Scarnici/Getty
She is survived by her two children, Claudia Cowan and Jeffrey Hunter.

Barbara Rush.Earl Leaf/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty