Bunny Levine, the veteran character actress known for appearances in Gilmore Girls, Everybody Loves Raymond, Law & Order, Criminal Minds, Ugly Betty, Raising Hope, and La La Land, has died at 97. According to her manager, Brandon Kjar, Levine passed peacefully in her sleep at her home in Tarzana, California, on August 20, 2026. Her death was reported as consistent with natural causes, closing the life of a woman whose career took a remarkable and unexpected path.