Star Trek and Falcon Crest actor Jill Jacobson dies aged 70-Kitty Chrisp-Entertainment – Metro

Jill Jacobson has died following a long illness (Picture: Rex/cbs)

Jill Jacobson, whose career in TV spanned four decades, has died at the age of 70.

Over her life in the spotlight Jacobson appeared in TV shows including Star Trek, Falcon Crest and The New Gidget.

Jacobson died on December 8 at Cedars-Sinai’s Culver West Health Centre following a long illness.

‘We are incredibly sad to say goodbye to our beautiful, soulful, hysterically funny, elegantly raunchy client, Jill Jacobson,’ said Ben Padula, her manager, in a statement.

‘Jill was a total spitfire of an actress with comedic timing straight out of a Marx Brothers’ flick and Hollywood glamor right from its golden age.

‘Jill took us on so many adventures and she was an absolute blast. Thank you, Jill. We’ll see you in our dreams.’

Jacobson was known for her time on Falcon Crest (Picture: CBS)

‘Jill’s comic timing was brilliant,’ Caryn Richman, Jacobson’s The New Gidget co-star remembered. ‘And her enthusiasm and love of life made our time together on set joyful.’

The actress appeared on Star Trek: The Next Generation in 1989 and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine in 1996.

She played private detective Erin Jones in 22 episodes of CBS show Falcon Crest in the 80s, while also starring as Larue Wilson on ABC sitcom The New Gidget.

Her other TV credits included Hung, Newhart, Castle, Who’s the Boss?, Quantum Leap, Crazy Like a Fox, Arliss and Murphy Brown, and she also made a brief appearance in Ron Howard’s 1984 film, Splash.

Jacobson was in the TV industry for four decades (Picture: Vivien Killilea/WireImage)

Jacobson was born in Texas and attended the University of Texas, where she studied Radio. TV and Film Performance.

On moving to Los Angeles to pursue acting, Jacobson’s first role came in horror film Nurse Sherri in which she played a nurse possessed by an evil spirit.

Her other early work includes guest appearances in series like Harper Valley PTA, The Devlin Connection and Crazy Like A Fox.

Jacobson was also a spokesperson for the American Cancer Society.

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