LOS ANGELES (AP) — Geraldine "Gerry" Dreyfuss, a veteran peace and civil rights activist who also had bit parts in two movies starring her Oscar-winning son, Richard Dreyfuss, died Thursday. She was 79.
She was a Los Angeles organizer for the Women's Strike for Peace group, which has staged protests across the nation in favor of worldwide disarmament and against nuclear weapons testing and stockpiling. She also was active in several civil rights groups.
Her movie credits include the 1986 film "Down and Out in Beverly Hills" and 1989's "Let it Ride."