The American actress Suzanne Somers died this Sunday at the age of 76 due to a long battle against breast cancer that she had suffered for 23 years and she did so just one day before her birthday, according to her representative in a statement. of press.
Somers became known for being one of the protagonists of the comedy series ‘Apartment for Three’, in which she played Chrissy Snow, a young woman who shared a flat in California with Janet (Joyce DeWitt) and Jack (John Ritter), as well as for her role as Carol Foster in the sitcom ‘Yours and Mine’.
As reported in the statement from her publicist, the actress died in the company of her husband Alan and her son Bruce, 57, who had met with her at her home in California to celebrate her 77th birthday.
Somers’ burial will take place this week and the funeral will take place in November, according to the statement issued by her publicist R. Couri Hay on behalf of the performer’s family.
It was Suzanne Somers herself who revealed in 2001 that she suffered from the aggressive breast cancer that led to her death this Sunday, although she also said that she had previously had skin cancer when she was at the peak of her success with ‘Apartment for Three’ ‘.
With the announcement of his illness, Somers gave a different focus to his professional career, he moved away from television, and in 2005 he debuted on Broadway with the show The Blonde in the Thunderbird, which did not have a negative reception among critics.
