Jill Jacobson, an actress who appeared in several notable television shows during a career spanning four decades, has died at the age of 70.
Jacobson died at Cedars-Sinai’s Culver West Health Center in Culver City, California, on Dec. 8, said his friend Dan Harary. The Hollywood Reporterafter a long health battle.
Jacobson’s notable roles included Erin Jones in 22 episodes of Falcon Crest from 1985 to 1987; Larue Wilson in eight episodes of The New Gidget from 1986 to 1987; and appearances on a couple of Star Trek shows in the ’80s and ’90s.
Jacobson’s credits on Gene Roddenberry’s legendary sci-fi series include parts in Star Trek: The Next Generation in 1989 as Vanessa and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine in 1996 as Aroya.
Jacobson’s colleague Caryn Richman, with whom she worked on the Gidget reboot, praised her late partner personally and professionally to THR.
“Jill’s comedic timing was brilliant and her enthusiasm and love of life made our time together on set joyful,” Richman said.
Jill Jacobson, an actress who appeared in several notable television shows during a career spanning four decades, has died at the age of 70. Photographed in October 2016 in Los Angeles.
Jacobson photographed at the Hollywood & Highland Center on February 8, 2012 in Los Angeles.