Jill Jacobson

Who they were

Personal life and death In September 2024, several months before her death, Jacobson revealed that she had been suffering from esophageal cancer for more than two years, [ 1 ] which "kind of took [her] out of the game for a while". [ 2 ] She had previously volunteered as a national spokesperson for the American Cancer Society . [ 3 ] She died after a long illness at a hospital in Culver City, California , on December 8, 2024, at the age of 70. [ 1 ]

Jill Jacobson was an American actress of film, television, primetime soap opera, stage, and standup, best known for her television performances.

Early life

Early life and education Jill Jacobson was born on May 21, 1954, to a Jewish family in Beaumont, Texas . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Her father was Harry Jacobson, a doctor, and her mother was Carol Toplitz Jacobson Hornstein. [ 6 ] She grew up in Beaumont and Dallas . [ 7 ] Jacobson later attended The University of Texas at Austin , graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree in Radio, Television and Film/ Performance. [ 8 ] ^ Castillo,

Path and career

Career After graduation, Jacobson moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career. [ 1 ] She started her career in the 1970s, [ 2 ] portraying the titular character in Nurse Sherri in 1977. [ 1 ] Jacobson's credits include Days of Our Lives , Hung , Newhart , Castle , The New Gidget , Arliss , [ 3 ] Party Down , [ 4 ] Harper Valley PTA , The Devlin Connection , Crazy Like a Fox , Falcon Crest , Star Trek: The Next Generation , Quantum Leap , Who's the Boss? , Murphy Brown ,

Why this date

Jill Jacobson appears on our December 8 calendar for 2024 as a death entry.