Elaine Merk Binder, who played one of the munchkins in The Wizard of Oz, has died.

Binder’s daughter, Annette Phillips, confirmed her mother’s death to TMZ. The cause of death has not been disclosed. The outlet pointed out that Binder was one of the last surviving actors from the classic 1939 film. She was 94 years old.

Variety reports that Binder auditioned for The Wizard of Oz in 1938. She was then selected as one of eight children to dance and sing as part of the Munchkin ensemble. She turned 8 years old on the MGM studio lot during production.

In the film, Binder appears as one of the background dancers in the pavilion, wearing a dark green outfit and hat, just before the cast starts the song “You’re Off to See the Wizard,” according to TMZ.

“I tried out for the ‘Wizard of Oz’ Munc

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