Jill Jacobson, an actress who had roles on two Star Trek exhibits, Falcon Crest and The New Gidget, has died. She was 70.
Jacobson died Dec. 8 at Cedars-Sinai’s Culver West Health Center following an extended sickness, her pal Dan Harary informed The Hollywood Reporter.
Jacobson performed the scheming personal detective Erin Jones in 22 episodes of Falcon Crest from 1985-87, the CBS primetime cleaning soap a few rich California wine household. At the identical time, she performed Larue Wilson on The New Gidget from 1986-87, a sequel to the Sally Field-led Nineteen Sixties ABC sitcom a few teen surfer.
“Jill’s comedian timing was good,” Caryn Richman, Jacobson’s The New Gidget co-star stated. “And her enthusiasm and love of life made our time collectively on set joyful.”
Jacobson additionally appeared on Star Trek: The Next Generation in 1989 and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine in 1996.
Her different TV credit included Hung, Newhart, Castle, Who’s the Boss?, Quantum Leap, Crazy Like a Fox, Arliss and Murphy Brown and a minor half in Ron Howard’s 1984 movie, Splash.
In newer years, Jacobson was a well-recognized face at Los Angeles’ The Improv and The Comedy Store, the place she carried out stand-up.
Jacobson grew up in Beaumont, Texas, and Dallas and was the daughter of Dr. Harry Jacobson and Carol Toplitz Jacobson Hornstein. She attended the University of Texas in Austin, the place she acquired a B.S. in Radio, TV and Film Performance earlier than transferring to Los Angeles and being forged within the title position of cult traditional movie Nurse Sherri.
Jacobson was a spokesperson and award recipient for her volunteer work with the American Cancer Society. “She can be deeply missed by quite a few relations, buddies and her beloved canines, Benny and Kowalski,” Harary stated.
