Susan Buckner, best known for playing Patty Simcox in “Grease,” has died. She was 72.
“Susan died peacefully on May 2 surrounded by loved ones,” Melissa Berthier, a publicist for the family, said in a statement Tuesday, according to People.
Buckner’s daughter, Samantha Mansfield, also remembered the late actress.
“The light she brought into every room will be missed forever,” Mansfield told the outlet. “She was magic, and I was very lucky to call her my best friend.”
Simcox was one of Sandy’s [Olivia Newton-John] cheerleading friends in the 1978 cult musical classic.
Before becoming an actress, Buckner was crowned Miss Washington in 1971. She later joined “The Dean Martin Show” as one of the Golddiggers, an all-female singing and dancing group.
