Stella Stevens to Vani Jayaram: Prominent Hollywood and Indian stars who died this year

Stella Stevens, a prominent leading lady in 1960s and 70s Hollywood comedies perhaps best known for playing the object of Jerry Lewis’s affection in 'The Nutty Professor', died at 84 on February 17, 2023, in Los Angeles.

Raquel Welch, whose emergence from the sea in a skimpy, furry bikini in the film 'One Million Years B.C.' would propel her to international sex symbol status throughout the 1960s and ’70s, died at 82 on February 15, 2023 in Los Angeles.

Cody Longo, a young actor who made his mark in film and television, including a role on 'Days of Our Lives' died at the age of 34. The actor's body was reportedly found in bed at his residence in Austin, Texas, on February 8.

Spanish filmmaker Carlos Saura, director of award-winning films such as 'Peppermint Frappé', '¡Ay Carmela!', died of natural causes aged 91 in Spain on February 10.

British film director Hugh Hudson (centre), best known for making the Oscar-winning film 'Chariots of Fire', died aged 86, in London on February 10.

Vani Jayaram, one of India's most prolific and much feted singers who has lent her voice to at least 10,000 songs in various languages for over five decades, died in her reisidence at Chennai, India, at the age of 78. The singer, reportedly, was found dead with an injury on her forehead.

Kasinadhuni Viswanath, who boasts of a body of work in multiple Indian languages, including the Telugu hit 'Shankarabharanam' and the Tamil classic 'Salangai Oli', died aged 91 at a private hospital in Hyderabad owing to an illness. He is the recipient of multiple Indian awards for art.