Actress Jill Jacobson from «Star Trek» has died at the age of 70
17 december 2024 в 02:50
Jill Jacobson, who was best known for projects such as «Star Trek: The Next Generation» and «Star Trek: Deep Space Nine», - passed away at Culver West Health Center in Culver City, California on December 8, 2024, according to multiple reports.
She was 70 years old.
Jacobson’s manager, Ben Padua, also confirmed the news of her death to Entertainment Weekly, saying, «We are incredibly saddened to say goodbye to our beautiful, soulful, insanely funny, elegantly rude client, Jill Jacobson».
Earlier this year, Jacobson revealed that she had been battling a form of cancer, although she had chosen to keep the diagnosis private.
Learn more about her health and personal life below.
In September 2024, Jacobson revealed a «secret» she had been hiding for many years — her battle with esophageal cancer. The late actress explained her health issue during an appearance on The Jim Masters Show.
«It was a secret. It knocked me out for a while», - Jacobson began. «It was esophageal cancer. It took about two, two and a half years of treatment».
Describing her experience as «pretty intense», - Jacobson also described what it was like to live with the illness.
«You can’t function, you just can’t function», - said the alumna of the series «Falcon Crest». «And now I’m so grateful, I just want to keep going, I want to help people. It makes you want to help people».
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Jacobson had three children.
Jacobson was once married to her co-star from the series «Murphy Brown», - Paul Dorman, with whom they had three children. However, it seems they later divorced. The couple married in 2001.
According to Trellis Law, Jacobson filed for divorce/property division in 2014 in Los Angeles, citing «dissolution with no minor children»
She was 70 years old.
Jacobson’s manager, Ben Padua, also confirmed the news of her death to Entertainment Weekly, saying, «We are incredibly saddened to say goodbye to our beautiful, soulful, insanely funny, elegantly rude client, Jill Jacobson».
Earlier this year, Jacobson revealed that she had been battling a form of cancer, although she had chosen to keep the diagnosis private.
Learn more about her health and personal life below.
In September 2024, Jacobson revealed a «secret» she had been hiding for many years — her battle with esophageal cancer. The late actress explained her health issue during an appearance on The Jim Masters Show.
«It was a secret. It knocked me out for a while», - Jacobson began. «It was esophageal cancer. It took about two, two and a half years of treatment».
Describing her experience as «pretty intense», - Jacobson also described what it was like to live with the illness.
«You can’t function, you just can’t function», - said the alumna of the series «Falcon Crest». «And now I’m so grateful, I just want to keep going, I want to help people. It makes you want to help people».
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Jacobson had three children.
Jacobson was once married to her co-star from the series «Murphy Brown», - Paul Dorman, with whom they had three children. However, it seems they later divorced. The couple married in 2001.
According to Trellis Law, Jacobson filed for divorce/property division in 2014 in Los Angeles, citing «dissolution with no minor children»
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