Jill Jacobson, Star Trek and Falcon Crest actor, dies aged 70

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Jill Jacobson, Star Trek and Falcon Crest actor, dies aged 70
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Jill Jacobson - who starred in Star Trek, Falcon Crest and The New Gidget - has died aged 70 at Cedars-Sinai’s Culver West Health Centre.

Jill Jacobson has died followingl a long illness Jill Jacobson, whose career in TV spanned four decades, has died at the age of 70. Over her life in the spotlight Jacobson appeared in TV shows including Star Trek , Falcon Crest and The New Gidget. Jacobson died on December 8 at Cedars-Sinai’s Culver West Health Centre following a long illness, her friend told The Hollywood Reporter. ‘Jill’s comic timing was brilliant,’ Caryn Richman, Jacobson’s The New Gidget co-star told the publication.

She played private detective Erin Jones in 22 episodes of CBS show Falcon Crest in the 80s, while also starring as Larue Wilson on ABC sitcom The New Gidget. Her other TV credits included Hung, Newhart, Castle, Who’s the Boss?, Quantum Leap, Crazy Like a Fox, Arliss and Murphy Brown, and she also made a brief appearance in Ron Howard’s 1984 film, Splash. This is a breaking news story, more to follow soon… Check back shortly for further updates.

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