LOS ANGELES (AP) — Loni Anderson, who performed a struggling radio station’s empowered receptionist on the hit TV comedy “WKRP in Cincinnati,” died Sunday, simply days earlier than her eightieth birthday.
Anderson died at a Los Angeles hospital following a “prolonged” sickness, mentioned her longtime publicist, Cheryl J. Kagan.
“We are heartbroken to announce the passing of our dear wife, mother and grandmother,” Anderson’s household mentioned in an announcement.
“WKRP in Cincinnati” aired from 1978-1982 and was set in a lagging Ohio radio station making an attempt to reinvent itself with rock music.
The solid included Gary Sandy, Tim Reid, Howard Hesseman, Frank Bonner and Jan Smithers, alongside Anderson because the attractive and sensible Jennifer Marlowe.
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Because the station’s receptionist, the blonde and high-heeled Jennifer used her intercourse enchantment to deflect undesirable enterprise requires her boss, Mr. Carlson.
Her effectivity usually saved the station operating within the face of others’ incompetence.
The function earned her two Emmy Award and three Golden Globe nominations.
Anderson starred on the large display alongside Burt Reynolds within the 1983 comedy “Stroker Ace” and the 2 later married and have become tabloid fixtures earlier than divorcing in 1994.
Anderson is survived by her husband Bob Flick, daughter Deidra and son-in legislation Charlie Hoffman, son Quinton Anderson Reynolds, grandchildren McKenzie and Megan Hoffman, stepson Adam Flick and spouse Helene, step-grandchildren Felix and Maximilian.
