Leeza Gibbons is stepping away from showbusiness for a project that is close to her heart. The 67-year-old blonde has been active in Hollywood for over 45 years as she worked with stars like Tom Cruise and Donald Trump. She was an on-air journalist and cohost for Entertainment Tonight and then starred on her self-titled show Leeza before appearing on The Celebrity Apprentice with Trump and guest-starring on The Talk with Sharon Osbourne.
![[Now she wants to work on helping Alzheimer's patient caregivers find the resources they need through her nonprofit, Leeza's Care Connection. Gibbons' mother Jean (seen here in 1998) passed in 2008 from the disease]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/03/00/93686831-14244741-Now_she_wants_to_work_on_helping_Alzheimer_s_patient_caregivers_-a-18_1735865494852.jpg)
Now the South Carolina native wants to work on helping Alzheimer's patient caregivers find the resources they need. That is why she will be devoting a lot of her time to her nonprofit, Leeza's Care Connection. The star has seen first-hand how challenging it is to cope with loved ones that have Alzheimer's: Gibbons' mother Jean passed in 2008 from the disease and her grandmother also died from it.
![[She was an on-air journalist and cohost for Entertainment Tonight]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/03/00/93686833-14244741-She_was_an_on_air_journalist_and_cohost_for_Entertainment_Tonigh-a-21_1735865494854.jpg)
Leeza Gibbons is stepping away from showbusiness for a project that is close to her heart. The 67-year-old blonde star has been active in Hollywood for decades. Seen in 2019. Now she wants to work on helping Alzheimer's patient caregivers find the resources they need through her nonprofit, Leeza's Care Connection. Gibbons' mother Jean (seen here in 1998) passed in 2008 from the disease.
![[Gibbons during an interview with host Jay Leno on The Tonight Show in 1993]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/03/00/93686845-14244741-Gibbons_during_an_interview_with_host_Jay_Leno_on_The_Tonight_Sh-a-22_1735865494985.jpg)
'It's the greatest work I've ever done,' Gibbons told People. The red carpet veteran wanted to help caregivers and make sure they can talk to others about what they go through. 'I always say, "You can't heal it if you don't reveal it." There's tremendous power in feeling heard, in being able to relieve some of the guilt or grief or even frustration felt by caregivers.'.
![[The beauty in red while on The Talk with Sharon Osbourne]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/03/00/93686851-14244741-The_beauty_in_red_while_on_The_Talk_with_Sharon_Osbourne-a-19_1735865494853.jpg)
