Virginia Patton Moss, "It's a Wonderful Life" actor, dead at age 97

Virginia Patton Moss, the last surviving adult cast member from the holiday classic "It's a Wonderful Life," has died at the age of 97. Karolyn Grimes, a child actor in the 1946 movie, confirmed her death in a Facebook post. 

"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!" Grimes wrote Sunday. 

Moss was known for her role as Ruth Dakin Bailey in director Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life – widely considered to be one of the best films ever made and nominated for five Academy Awards. The American Film Institute ranks it as No. 11 of the greatest American movies of all time. She retired from acting a few years later and her last film credit was in "The Lucky Stuff" in 1949.