CBS News Correspondent Jeanne Parr Dies At 92

Jeanne Parr one among the CBS network's first female correspondents has died at the age of 92. It is confirmed by many news sources.

Jeanne Parr, a pioneer in the field of television and as an actress in The Good Wife actor Chris Noth's mother died on Friday.

"My mother lived fiercely with courage and love," Noth told People. "She never accepted anything less than her dreams and she wanted those same qualities for her children. She lived long and died surrounded by those she loved and who loved her."

Parr began her career at a local radio and television station in Madison, Wisconsin, before eventually being spotted by a CBS producer who moved her career to New York. Once in the Big Apple, Parr worked as a weather girl on the Jim Jensen Show before becoming a full-time news correspondent.

She also produced documentaries during her life and wrote a book, The Superwives, about the spouses of famous athletes.

Parr and her late husband, Charles, had three children: Charles Jr., who she iconically posed with on the cover of Time magazine in 1948; Chris, who starred as Detective Mike Logan on Law & Order and Mr. Big on Sex and the City, and Michael.

May Her Soul Rest In Peace