95-Year-Old Acting Legend of Blues Brothers and The Ten Commandments: Killed in LA Fire!

A retired actress, 95, has been found dead in her burned-down Los Angeles home due to the wildfires raging across California.

Dalyce Curry, known as “Momma D” to her family, died when the Eaton Fire destroyed her home in Altadena, just north of Los Angeles. Her family confirmed the tragic news through social media updates.

Curry was a Hollywood extra during her career, appearing in films like The Blues Brothers, The Ten Commandments, and Lady Sings the Blues.

California first responders found her remains on Sunday at 6 p.m. Her great-granddaughter, Dalyce Kelley, shared the news on Facebook, writing, “About an hour ago the coroner confirmed her remains were found at the property.”

Earlier, Kelley posted videos showing her grandmother’s burned Cadillac and the remains of the destroyed home. Walking through the ruins, she identified items like a bicycle, refrigerator, and door among the charred debris.

“This was the kitchen,” Kelley said in one video, with the sky still glowing orange from nearby wildfires.

Kelley, who cared for her great-grandmother, last saw her when she dropped her off at home from the hospital around midnight on Tuesday. Kelley left to care for other relatives and didn’t realize how quickly the Eaton Fire, sparked just hours before, would grow into a deadly blaze.

Kelley later woke up to a text alert that the power was out at Curry’s home. She rushed to check on her, but police stopped her and told her the home had burned down. They directed her to check the Pasadena Civic Center for displaced residents.

For the next five days, the family endured uncertainty, waiting for updates about Curry while searching the destruction. On Friday, a National Guardsman escorted Kelley to the site, where she filmed the devastation.

“It was total devastation,” Kelley told ABC7. “Everything was gone except her blue Cadillac.”

The death toll from the wildfires has risen to 24, with 16 people still missing and 150,000 residents forced to evacuate their homes.

Four major fires have destroyed over 62 square miles, including parts of affluent LA neighborhoods. About 12,300 structures have been damaged, including celebrity homes and popular restaurants.

Local fire officials warn that worsening weather could intensify the fires. “Life-threatening winds and dangerously low humidity are forecast for much of Southern California, creating a significant risk of rapid fire spread,” said CalFire in a statement.

The Eaton Fire near Pasadena and the Palisades Fire along the Pacific Coast have burned nearly 59 square miles combined.

Nearly 70,000 California residents are without power, with over half of them in Los Angeles County. The fires have been fueled by extreme drought, dry vegetation, and Santa Ana winds reaching 80 mph in some areas.

Authorities have also arrested two people for arson. Ruben Montes, 29, was arrested in Irwindale, about 16 miles from Altadena, where the Eaton Fire continues. Juan Manuel Sierra-Leyva, a Mexican national, was caught on video with a blowtorch in Calabasas.

Firefighters and residents are bracing for another 72 hours of challenging weather as the fires continue to spread.