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Actress Zsa Zsa Gabor dies, aged 99

12:15 pm on 19 December 2016

Actress Zsa Zsa Gabor in Rome, during filming of 'La Contessa Azzurra', in 1959. Photo: AFP / Leemage

Socialite and actress Zsa Zsa Gabor has died, according to US reports.

She passed away at her home on Sunday, publicist Ed Lozzi is reported to have a told US website.

The Hungarian-born actress had been a fixture on Hollywood's social scene for decades.

She is well known for her roles in 1950s films Moulin Rouge and Lili.

Along with sisters Eva and Magda, she was a constant presence on Hollywood's social circuit and on television talk shows.

She was married nine times and earned a degree of infamy in 1989 when she served a three-day jail term for slapping a Beverly Hills policeman who had pulled her over while she was driving.

Zsa Zsa Gabor played a leading role in Moulin Rouge (1952). Photo: AFP / Collection Cinema / Photo12

- Reuters / RNZ