Actress Loni Anderson, 79. best remembered for her role in the 1970s TV series WKRP in Cincinnati, has reportedly died after a long illness, according to her publicist.
The series ran from 1978 to 1982. For a few years, she was married to actor Burt Reynolds and with him adopted a son. She had two children in all, plus grandchildren. Her fourth husband, Bob Flick, who survives her, was a member of the folk group the Brothers Four. They married in 2008.
Loni, a St. Paul, Minnesota, native, would have turned 80 on Tuesday.
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Anderson was born Aug. 5, 1945, in St. Paul, Minnesota. Her father was an environmental chemist, and her mother was a model.
Her first role as an actress was a small part in the 1966 film “Nevada Smith,” starring Steve McQueen. Most of her career was spent on the small screen with early guest parts in the 1970s on “S.W.A.T.” and “Police Woman.” After “WKRP,” Anderson starred in the short-lived comedy series “Easy Street” and appeared in made-for-TV movies including “A Letter to Three Wives” and “White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd.”
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