Jill Jacobson death: Star Trek: The Next Generation and Who’s the Boss star dies, aged 70
Jill Jacobson death: Star Trek: The Next Generation and Who’s the Boss star dies, aged 70
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She is said to have been ‘beautiful, energetic, and positive to the end’. Jill Jacobson, 70, has died following a “long illness”. The actor, most famous for her role in Star Trek: The Next Generation, had recently recovered from oesophageal cancer after suffering with the disease for over two and a half years.
![[Jacobson has died aged 70]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/12/16/08/newFile-1.jpg)
Jacobson died on 8 December at Culver West Health Center in Culver City, California, according to her close friend and publicist Dan Harary, who told the Hollywood Reporter. “Beautiful, energetic, and positive to the end, she will be deeply missed by numerous relatives, friends, and her beloved dogs Benny and Kowalski,” he said.
![[Jacobson played Vanessa on Star Trek]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/12/16/08/newFile-2.jpg)
The star first shot to fame for her role as Erin Jones, a morally dubious character, on Falcon Crest in 1985. She starred in the show for 21 episodes, eventually leaving in 1987. She then went on to appear on Star Trek: The Next Generation as Vanessa in the episode “The Royale” in 1989 and as Chalan Aroya in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode “Broken Link” in 1996.
After being diagnosed with cancer, Jacobson went on to volunteer as a spokesperson for the American Cancer Society and received numerous awards for her work. “What I went through was pretty intense. You can’t function, you just can’t function,” she said at the time.
