Career
She also served on the national boards of directors for both the American Federation TV and Radio Artists and Screen Actors Guild. Blancett was born on August 22, 1924, in McAlester, Oklahoma. Her credits included roles in film, television movies, radio, television commercials and the theater. Her husband of 56 years, Lloyd Blancett, died in 1999.
Melva Blancett died on March 2, 2010, at the age of 85.
Blancett was a resident of Mesa, Arizona.