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 Well being Middle following an extended sickness, her pal Dan Harary advised The Hollywood Reporter.
Jacobson performed Erin Jones in 22 episodes of Falcon Crest from 1985-87, the CBS primetime cleaning soap a few rich California wine household. On the similar time, she performed Larue Wilson on The New Gidget from 1986-87, a sequel to the Sally Area-led Nineteen Sixties ABC cleaning soap opera 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 Subsequent Technology in 1989 and Star Trek: Deep Area 9 in 1996.
Her different TV credit included Hung, Newhart, Fort, Who’s the Boss?, Quantum Leap, Loopy 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-known face at Los Angeles’ The Improv and The Comedy Retailer, 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 College of Texas in Austin, the place she obtained a B.S. in Radio, TV and Movie Efficiency earlier than shifting to Los Angeles and being forged within the title function of cult basic movie Nurse Sherri.
Jacobson was a spokesperson and award recipient for her volunteer work with the American Most cancers Society. “She will probably be deeply missed by quite a few kinfolk, pals and her beloved canines, Benny and Kowalski,” Harary stated.