Anderson died at a Los Angeles hospital following a "prolonged" illness, her longtime publicist, Cheryl J. Kagan, said in a statement to Fox News Digital. She was surrounded by her loving family. "We are heartbroken to announce the passing of our dear wife, mother and grandmother," Anderson’s family said in a statement.
Over four decades, Anderson starred in various TV shows and films, including "Swat," "Three on a Date," "Three’s Company," "The Incredible Hulk," "The Love Boat," "The Bob Newhart Show," and more.
Growing up in St. Paul, Minnesota, Anderson's greatest ambition was to be an actress. In 1975, Anderson moved to Los Angeles, where she quickly began making a name for
herself.
She landed the role of the titillating and intelligent Jennifer Marlowe in 1978 and cemented her status as a beloved TV sex symbol.
"I remember we all did posters back then. Everybody always asks me, ‘What made you do a poster?’ I would say, 'Because someday my grandchildren will look at this. And I’ll be able to tell them that I really looked like that. What you saw is what you got," she told Fox News Digital in 2021.
"But you know, I had this discussion with Ann-Margret. Will there ever be a time when our names won’t be followed by ‘bombshell’ or ‘sex symbol?’ It becomes a part of your name," she continued. "And you know, I’d never thought I would reach that point. I was so serious. I was doing ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ for 53 weeks on tour. I never thought I would be Loni Anderson, sex symbol. But I embrace it. I think I was lucky enough to have been able to play so many different things and sex symbol was a part of it. I took whatever my career threw at me. So I embrace it. And my granddaughters think it’s a hoot!"
"Prolonged" illness usually means cancer of some kind. Too bad, she was one of the good ones.
The Wombat has Rule 5 Sunday: Doughnut Dolly up on time and under budget.
These days, prolonged illness could mean never recovered from the covid shot. Its been 4 years and I haven't.
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