Suzanne Somers: A Legacy of Wellness, Resilience, and Unbreakable Spirit:
Suzanne Somers, the actress who graced the small screen on "Three's Company" and was one of television's most iconic female bodybuilders, has died, according to a statement released by her publicist. Her longtime partner, R. Couri Hay, provided CNN.
She is 76 years old.
“Suzanne Somers passed away peacefully at her home in the early morning of October 15. She had survived an aggressive form of breast cancer for over 23 years,” Hay wrote in a statement on behalf of her family. actress family.
The release said Somers was "surrounded by her beloved husband Alan, son Bruce and her immediate family."
“His family gathered to celebrate his 77th birthday on October 16. Instead, they will celebrate her extraordinary life and want to thank her millions of fans and followers who loved her so much,” the statement added.
In July, Somers revealed her breast cancer had returned.
“Since I stopped working, many of you have asked for details about my health.As you know, I had breast cancer 20 years ago, every now and then it comes back and I continue to fight it," she wrote on Instagram. "It's not new territory for me. I know how to deal with it." combat gear and I'm a warrior.
She was first diagnosed with the disease in 2001, she revealed in an interview with Larry King.
In Good "Company"
She is 76 years old.
“Suzanne Somers passed away peacefully at her home in the early morning of October 15. She had survived an aggressive form of breast cancer for over 23 years,” Hay wrote in a statement on behalf of her family. actress family.
The release said Somers was "surrounded by her beloved husband Alan, son Bruce and her immediate family."
“His family gathered to celebrate his 77th birthday on October 16. Instead, they will celebrate her extraordinary life and want to thank her millions of fans and followers who loved her so much,” the statement added.
In July, Somers revealed her breast cancer had returned.
“Since I stopped working, many of you have asked for details about my health.As you know, I had breast cancer 20 years ago, every now and then it comes back and I continue to fight it," she wrote on Instagram. "It's not new territory for me. I know how to deal with it." combat gear and I'm a warrior.
She was first diagnosed with the disease in 2001, she revealed in an interview with Larry King.
In Good "Company"
Somers' diverse career spans decades, but she is best known for her role as Chrissy Snow on the hit ABC sitcom "Three's Company" that ran in the late '70s and early '80s .
Suzanne Somers in 1985.
Suzanne Somers in 1985.
Hulton Archive/Archive Photos/Getty Images
She went on to write many books, including the bestsellers "sexy Forever", "Knockout" and "Knockout". Ageless". She also hosted her own talk show and became a wellness entrepreneur, largely thanks to the success of her high-profile partnership with ThighMaster, which made her an icon. Fitness.
Somers began acting in the early 1960s with a series of uncredited film roles.In 1973, she had her first on-screen role as "Blonde in a T-Bird" in George Lucas's Oscar-nominated film "American Graffiti."
Throughout the early '70s, Somers appeared on various television shows, including "One Day at a Time," "The Love Boat" and "Starsky and Hutch" before landing the role of Snow.
“Other than that,” she said, “my work in health care is my greatest accomplishment. »
Somers played the role of the energetic receptionist alongside the late John Ritter and Joyce DeWitt for five seasons between 1977 and 1981. The series was a huge success and catapulted Somers to stardom. “There was a collective consciousness given the No. 1 show in the country, because about half of everyone watching TV on a Tuesday night was watching Three,” she said in a 2015 interview with CNN. “I feel very lucky to have been part of the team at the time.
Somers said in an interview in 2012 that she worked hard to add dimension to her blonde, bubbly character.
"I realized something a long time ago when I was in the company of the three." When I got the part I was broke, I was so happy I got the part but I kept thinking: Ugh , stupid blondes are so boring, how am I supposed to do that? make her nice? I think I've done it. It took a while for people to realize I was acting.
His tenure with Three's Company ended in 1981 after Somers asked producers for a raise equal to Ritter's salary the previous year.
“I didn’t plan on being that person. I loved being Chrissy Snow on TV. “I had no intention of becoming the first unofficial feminist when I demanded equal pay,” she told Entrepreneur in 2020, adding, “All men made 10 to 15 times what I made, including John Ritter and the network he chose.” It. Give me an example of how no other woman has had the courage to demand equal rights. I lost this wonderful job and was very devastated at the time, but life is about gifts in disguise.I was unexpectedly thrown out onto the street, but I kept reinventing myself, my husband and I decided never to work for anyone again.
After leaving show business, she became a popular entertainer in Las Vegas. In 1
, Somers and Frank Sinatra were named entertainers of the year in Las Vegas.
“What was unfair about what happened to me at ABC? YES.“It was unfair, but life isn’t fair and you have to accept it and move on,” he said.
Somers then played Sheriff Hilda Granger in the comedy television series She's the Sheriff from 1
to 1989. In the 1990s, Somers appeared in various television films and guest-starred on television shows including "Full House" and "The Larry Sanders." Show” and “The Simpsons.”
In 1991, the TV magic Somers had found in The Gang of Three struck again when the actress landed the role of Carol Foster Lambert on the ABC Family series Step by Step. Somers appeared in the series under the name Lambert until 1998.
She also hosted her own popular morning talk show of the same name, "The Suzanne Show" on Lifetime, where she discussed new trends in health and wellness.
They have been married for fifty years. Somers and Hamel loved each other very much and were both very proud of their family.