Suzanne Somers arriving at the Vanity Fair Oscar party in Beverly Hills, California February 28, 2016 (Portal/Danny Moloshok)
Actress Suzanne Somers, the blonde protagonist of the hit television series “Three’s Company”He died of cancer this Sunday at the age of 76, People magazine reported.
As his publicist Somers revealed to this medium “He fell asleep peacefully at home.”in Palm Springs, California, this morning, after battling aggressive breast cancer for more than 23 years. The actress died a day before her birthday.
“His family gathered to celebrate his 77th birthday on October 16,” the statement said. And adds: “Instead, they will celebrate their extraordinary lives and would like to thank their millions of fans and followers who loved them so much.”
In July, Somers shared on Instagram that her breast cancer had returned.
“Like any cancer patient, you get a knot in your stomach when you feel the fear of it coming back. Then I put on my combat gear and go to war,” he told Entertainment Tonight at the time. “This is a familiar battlefield for me and I’m very tough.”.
Somers poses for photos next to his newly unveiled star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on January 24, 2003 (Portal/Adrees Latif)
He was first diagnosed in 2000 and had previously battled skin cancer. Somers faced some backlash for relying on what she called an organic, chemical-free lifestyle to fight cancer. She opposed the use of chemotherapy in books and on platforms such as “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” drawing criticism from the American Cancer Society.
The actress, born in San Bruno, California, began her career in the late 1960s with small roles. However, she gained fame with the ABC series “Three’s Company”, known in Latin America as “Three Are Amount”. , or “apartment for three”, in Spain.
In it, Somers played Chrissy Snow, one of two roommates (the other, Janet Wood, was played by Joyce DeWitt) who agrees to rent the third room to culinary student Jack Tripper, a role played by John Ritter, and which it must specify be gay to comply with building regulations.
The show, one of the most popular of the time, It was broadcast between 1977 and 1984Although The interpreter was fired in 1980 in the middle of a fight for a raise.
Somers asked for an increase from the $30,000 he received per episode to $150,000, the same salary Ritter and other male stars earned on the network.
Actress Suzanne Somers rose to fame with the series “Three’s Company” (Michael Kovac/Getty Images for the Palm Springs International Film Festival)
Executives only offered him a $5,000 raise. Sommers did not participate in the recording of two episodes, after which ABC fired her and was replaced by various actresses in subsequent seasons.
Somers, Bruce’s mother, appeared in other series and television shows in later years. But success as a businesswoman brought her renewed success when she founded the company with her husband. Alan Hamelthe healthy living company ThighMaster, from which she earned millions of dollars and became a guru in the field.
She wrote twenty books, some of which became bestsellers, focusing primarily on women’s well-being.
(With information from EFE and AP)