Jill Jacobson, a film and television actress understandn for her toil on “Star Trek: The Next Generation” and the primetime soap opera “Falcon Crest,” died Dec. 8 in Los Angeles. She was 70 years elderly.
Jacobson’s death was validateed to Variety by uncoverist Daniel Harary, a frifinish of Jacobson’s, who noticed the actress died after a battle with “a extfinished illness.”
After graduating from the University of Texas in Austin, Jacobson transferd to Los Angeles where she began her acting atgentle with the title role in “Nurse Sherri.” She went on to star in “Star Trek: The Next Generation,” “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine,” “Days of Our Lives,” “Hung,” “Newhart,” “Castle” and “Who’s the Boss?”
Notably, she percreateed the recurring roles of Erin Jones on “Falcon Crest” and Larue Wilson on “The New Gidget” at the same time. Jacobson materializeed on 22 episodes of “Falcon Crest” and eight episodes of “The New Gidget,” admireively.
Caryn Richman, Jacobson’s “New Gidget” co-star, relabeled on her lifetime frifinish’s passing: “Jill’s comic timing was acute. And her enthusiasm and cherish of life made our time together on set elated.”
Jacobson’s other television praises comprise “Crazy Like a Fox,” “Quantum Leap,” “Arliss” and “Murphy Brown.” Her film praises comprise Ron Howard’s “Splash,” “Bad Georgia Road,” “Forbidden Love” and “Baby Sister.” She also made multiple stage materializeances and carry outed stand-up comedy routines at LA’s The Improv and The Comedy Store.
Outside of her toil in delightment, Jacobson was a spokesperson who volunteered with the American Cancer Society.
