Jill Jacobson

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Jill Jacobson (May 21, 1954 – December 8, 2024) was an American actress of film, television, primetime soap opera, stage, and standup, best known for her television performances.

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]

Career

After graduation, Jacobson moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career.[9] She started her career in the 1970s,[10] portraying the titular character in Nurse Sherri in 1977.[9]

Jacobson's credits include Days of Our Lives, Hung, Newhart, Castle, The New Gidget, Arliss,[11] Party Down,[12] 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, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine,[8] Splash, Bad Georgia Road, Forbidden Love, Baby Sister,[11] Policewoman Centerfold, Template:Ill,[7] Ghost Whisperer,[13] and The Fix.[14] Her last appearance was in the series Etheria in 2020. She will appear posthumously on the TV show Merrily, set to be released in 2025.[12]

In addition to acting, Jacobson also performed stand-up comedy routines and appeared on stage at The Improv in Los Angeles, The Comedy Store, and The Laugh Factory.[11] She also worked as an executive producer, on Template:Ill and on the 2014 short Mic Whore,[12] which she wrote.[13]

For her work on the film Last Look, Jacobson was the recipient of the 2014 Scare-A-Con Film Festival Award in the Best Supporting Actress category.[15]

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,[9] which "kind of took [her] out of the game for a while".[16] She had previously volunteered as a national spokesperson for the American Cancer Society.[17] She died after a long illness at a hospital in Culver City, California, on December 8, 2024, at the age of 70.[9]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1977 Nurse Sherri Nurse Sherri Martin Titular character, first role
1977 Bad Georgia Road Sharlene
1979 Up Yours Lady Patient
1980 Leo and Loree Minor role, uncredited
1981 Bulba Holly Compton
1982 Template:Ill Sophia Theodore
1982 Forbidden Love Roseanne
1983 Baby Sister Jessie
1983 Policewoman Centerfold Annie
1983 An Uncommon Love Marlene
1984 Splash Jill - Girl in Bar
1984 Obsessive Love DeeDee
1986 Template:Ill Credited as "Co-Star"
1988 Perfect Victims Linda
1989 The Jigsaw Murders Dr. Louise Lester
1989 Man Against the Mob: The Chinatown Murders Verla Sequel to Man Against the Mob
1992 Breaking the Silence
1998 Restless Souls Amanda King
2001 After the Storm Governor's Wife
2001 Instinct to Kill Arlene
2005 Fixed Mary
2005 Template:Ill Mom Executive producer
2006 Sideliners Judge #2
2008 House of Usher Dr. Cabot
2008 Front of the Class Aged Aunt
2010 Welcome Home Barbara Short film
2010 Watch Out for Slick Juliet Rousseau
2011 The Back-up Bride Aunt Peggy Sue
2011 Cats Dancing on Jupiter Mrs. Katz
2012 The Perfect Marriage Wife Short film
2013 Hotel Vernonia Hotel Clerk Short film
2014 Mic Whore Mic Whore Titular character, writer and executive producer
2014 Last Look Barbara Short film
2014 You Me & Her Bartender Short film
2014 Pecoima Can Wait Betty Wiffle Short film
2015 The Stone Boy Marina's Mother Voice
2015 Excess Flesh Beverly
2015 Boredom Jill Short film
2017 Visage Susan
2017 Nurses Confessions Self
2018 Best Performance Barbara
2019 Sad Girl: Chlorine Chlorine's Mom Short film
2020 Reality Queen! Lucy Logo

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1982 Harper Valley P.T.A. Twin Carbs 1 episode
1982 The Devlin Connection Gina 1 episode
1984 I Gave at the Office 1 episode
1985–1987 Falcon Crest Erin Jones 22 episodes
1986 Crazy Like a Fox Terry - Fontana's Secretary 1 episode
1986–1987 The New Gidget Larue Wilson/Larue 8 episodes
1988 Sledge Hammer! Sally Vincent 1 episode
1988 My Sister Sam Sybil 1 episode
1989 Star Trek: The Next Generation Vanessa Episode: "The Royale"
1989 War of the Worlds Envoy 1 episode
1989 Quantum Leap Shirley Winnick 1 episode
1989, 1990 Newhart Chantal 2 episodes
1990 Freddy's Nightmares Peggy 1 episode
1990 Who's the Boss? Lisa Hansen 1 episode
1990 Uncle Buck Doreen Douche 1 episode
1994 Murphy Brown Diner #1 1 episode
1995 Days of Our Lives Nurse Nancy/Nurse 5 episodes
1996 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Aroya 1 episode
1999 Arliss Mrs. Dupree 1 episode
1999 Suddenly Susan Voiceover for 2 episodes
2001 Strong Medicine 1 episode
2006 Ghost Whisperer Customer 1 episode
2010 Party Down Vivian 1 episode
2011 Hung Carol 1 episode
2011 Actors Entertainment Self 1 episode
2011 16th Satellite Awards Self/Presenter TV special
2014 Castle Deanna Maneri 1 episode
2019 The Fix Beth Meyer 1 episode
2020 Etheria Bartender 1 episode, final appearance
2025 Merrily Marielle Posthumous

Awards

Year Association Category Work Result Reference
2014 Scare-A-Con Film Festival Awards Best Supporting Actress Last Look Won [15]

References

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