Virginia Patton Moss, who was popular for starring in It’s a Wonderful Life, died on Thursday at an assisted living facility in Albany, Georgia, the Mathews Funeral Home announced. She was 97. 

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Patton potrayed Ruth Dakin Bailey, the sister-in-law of Jimmy Stewart’s George Bailey, on It’s a Wonderful Life. Her character in the Frank Capra holiday classic was married to Harry Bailey (Todd Karns). 

The cause of Patton’s death and other details have not been revealed yet. 

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Karolyn Grimes, who starred alongside Patton in It’s a Wonder Life, paid her tribute to the late actor. In a Facebook message, she wrote,”We have another angel! Virginia Patton Moss. She was 97 years old. She played Harry Bailey’s wife in the film, It’s a Wonderful Life! She is now with her beloved Cruse. She will be missed!”

“We are saddened to hear of Virginia Patton Moss’ passing. She played Ruth Dakin Bailey (Harry’s wife) in ‘It’s A Wonderful Life’. Our thoughts are with her family and friends,” Jimmy Stewart Museum said on Twitter. 

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“Sad to hear that Virginia Patton Moss, the last surviving adult cast member of ‘It’s a Wonderful Life,’ has passed away at age 97. Moss played Ruth Dakin Bailey, the wife of Harry Bailey and sister-in-law to George Bailey. She passed away on August 18th. #itsawonderfullife,” a social media user tweeted. 

Virginia Ann Patton was born in Cleveland in 1925. She was raised in Portland, Oregon. She graduated from the Jefferson High School in 1942. 

The 97-year-old moved to Los Angeles to pursue her acting career. She signed with Warner Bros. and made her debut in the musical Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943). The movie also starred Eddie Cantor.

Patton had also starred in a play written by William C. De Mille, brother of Cecil B. De Mille, while she was attending USC. Capra picked her up for It’s a Wonderful Life then under the Liberty Films production company.

“I read for him, and he signed me,” she said in 2013, adding that she was “the only girl he ever signed in his whole career.”