Famous for her roles in the soap operas Falcon Crest and Days of Our Lives, as well as Star Trek: The Next Generation, Jill Jacobson passed away. She was seventy years old.
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On Sunday, December 15, Variety received confirmation of the news from Jacobson’s friend and publicist Daniel Harary. According to Harary, she passed away on December 8 at Cedars-Sinai Culver Health Center in Los Angeles following a “long illness.”
During a September episode of the Jim Masters Show, the actress, who was a representative for the American Cancer Society, said that she battled esophageal cancer.
Entertainment Weekly also received confirmation of Jacobson’s passing from her manager, Ben Padua, who said, “We are incredibly sad to say goodbye to our beautiful, soulful, hysterically funny, elegantly raunchy client, Jill Jacobson.”
According to Deadline, Jacobson, who is originally from Texas, attended the University of Texas at Austin to study radio, television, and cinema performance before relocating to Los Angeles to begin her acting career. She starred in movies like Bad Georgia Road and Nurse Sherri (1977) in her early acting career.
Throughout her career, Jacobson starred in a number of additional independent comedies, such as Splash (1984), Baby Sister (1983), and Forbidden Love (1982).
Notably, Jacobson had appearances in both Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Star Trek: The Next Generation as well as in two distinct guest roles in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
Jacobson most recently made an appearance in the 2020 horror anthology series Etheria. She performed at the renowned L.A. venues Improv and The Comedy Store and was well-known for her stand-up comedy and theater roles.
Caryn Richman, who costarred with Jacobson in The New Gidget, told Deadline that she recalled the actress as a friend and a “brilliant” comedic actor.
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