She was the most positive influence on my life, Lamas said in tribute.

Dahl’s eldest son, the actorLorenzo Lamas, announced her death on social media.

“Mom passed away this morning in New York,” Lamas wrote.

Arlene Dahl

Arlene Dahl.Everett Collection

“She was the most positive influence on my life.

I will remember her laughter, her joy, her dignity as she navigated the challenges that she faced.

Never an ill word about anyone crossed her lips.

Her ability to forgive left me speechless at times.”

Lamas was Dahl’s second of six husbands.

In 1954, she started her own cosmetics and lingerie lines under Arlene Dahl Enterprises.