Jill Jacobson, a movie and tv actress identified for her work on “Star Trek: The Next Generation” and the primetime cleaning soap opera “Falcon Crest,” died Dec. 8 in Los Angeles. She was 70 years outdated.
Jacobson’s loss of life was confirmed to Variety by publicist Daniel Harary, a good friend of Jacobson’s, who famous the actress died after a battle with “a protracted sickness.”
After graduating from the University of Texas in Austin, Jacobson moved to Los Angeles the place she started her performing profession with the title function in “Nurse Sherri.” She went on to star in “Star Trek: The Next Generation,” “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine,” “Days of Our Lives,” “Hung,” “Newhart,” “Castle” and “Who’s the Boss?”
Notably, she performed the recurring roles of Erin Jones on “Falcon Crest” and Larue Wilson on “The New Gidget” on the similar time. Jacobson appeared on 22 episodes of “Falcon Crest” and eight episodes of “The New Gidget,” respectively.
Caryn Richman, Jacobson’s “New Gidget” co-star, remarked on her lifetime good friend’s passing: “Jill’s comedian timing was good. And her enthusiasm and love of life made our time collectively on set joyful.”
Jacobson’s different tv credit embrace “Crazy Like a Fox,” “Quantum Leap,” “Arliss” and “Murphy Brown.” Her movie credit embrace Ron Howard’s “Splash,” “Bad Georgia Road,” “Forbidden Love” and “Baby Sister.” She additionally made a number of stage appearances and carried out stand-up comedy routines at LA’s The Improv and The Comedy Store.
Outside of her work in leisure, Jacobson was a spokesperson who volunteered with the American Cancer Society.
