Susan Saint James, Emmy-Winning Star of "Kate & Allie" and "McMillan & Wife," Dies at 80
Susan Saint James, the Emmy-winning American television actress, died on October 26 of pancreatic cancer at age 80. Her representatives and family announced her death on October 27. In a statement, her family said she was generous with her time and always put others first, and that "she never met a stranger."
Born Susan Jane Miller on August 14, 1946, in Los Angeles and raised in Rockford, Illinois, Saint James modeled before heading to Hollywood. Her breakthrough came in 1968 on NBC's "The Name of the Game," playing editorial assistant Peggy Maxwell, a role that won her the 1969 Emmy Award for supporting actress; across her career she earned eight Emmy nominations and one win.
From 1971, she starred opposite Rock Hudson for five seasons of the mystery series "McMillan & Wife," playing Sally McMillan, and became one of the defining faces of 1970s American television. In 1984 she returned in CBS's "Kate & Allie," co-starring with Jane Curtin as two divorced women raising their children together; the sitcom ran six seasons until 1989 and brought her further Emmy nominations. Her films included the 1979 comedy "Love at First Bite."
Saint James married NBC Sports executive Dick Ebersol in 1981; their son Teddy died in a plane crash in 2004 at age 14. She served on the boards of organizations including the Special Olympics and received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2008. She is survived by her husband, four children, seven grandchildren and her sister.
Source: GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
Photo: 图：Susan Saint James（右）与Tony Franciosa在电视剧《The Name of the Game》中的剧照，她凭该剧于1969年赢得艾美奖。Universal Television发布，公共领域，来源：Wikimedia Commons / Photo: Susan Saint James (right) with Tony Franciosa in "The Name of the Game," the series that won her a 1969 Emmy Award. Universal Television, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
