San Bruno native Suzanne Somers, the effervescent blonde actor known for playing Chrissy Snow on the television show “Three’s Company” and who became an entrepreneur and New York Times best-selling author, has died at the age of 76.
Somers had breast cancer for over 23 years and died Sunday morning, her family said in a statement provided by her longtime publicist, R. Couri Hay. Her husband Alan Hamel, her son Bruce and other immediate family were with her in Palm Springs, California.
“Her family was gathered to celebrate her 77th birthday on October 16th,” the statement read. “Instead, they will celebrate her extraordinary life, and want to thank her millions of fans and followers who loved her dearly.”
In July, Somers shared on Instagram that her breast cancer had returned.
“Like any cancer patient, when you get that dreaded, ‘It’s back’ you get a pit in your stomach. Then I put on my battle gear and go to war,” she told Entertainment Tonight at the time. “This is familiar battleground for me and I’m very tough.”
Material from the Associated Press was included in this article.
Suzanne Somers, John Ritter and Joyce Dewitt in a 1978 photo on the set of the television show “Three’s Company.” (Photo courtesy of CBS) Suzanne Somers in 1998. (Photo courtesy of CBS) Karen (Angela Watson) is happy taking advantage of her lovesick boyfriend until Carol’s (Suzanne Somers) meddling breaks them up, on the 150th episode of Step by Step on CBS. (Photo courtesy of CBS) When Nora (Tea Leoni, center) throws a party for some old acquaintances, she learns just who her true friends really are on the “Star And Comet Collide” episode of The Naked Truth on ABC. From left to right are Holland Taylor, Tea Leoni and guest star Suzanne Somers.(Photo courtesy of ABC) Actress Suzanne Somers poses at a ceremony honoring her with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on January 24, 2003 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Vince Bucci/Getty Images) Actress Suzanne Somers, left, and her husband, Alan Hamel, walk through the ruins of their former home on Malibu Road on Tuesday morning, Jan. 9, 2007. Somers’ home was one of four destroyed by a wind-driven wildfire that swept through an exclusive seaside neighborhood of multimillion-dollar homes, a spokesman confirmed Tuesday. (AP Photo/Los Angeles Daily News, Tina Burch) Actress Suzanne Somers gathers with other mourners after the funeral for entertainer Merv Griffin at the Church of the Good Shepherd in Beverly Hills, Calif., Friday, Aug. 17, 2007. (AP Photo/Richard Hartog, Pool)
Alan Hamel and Actress Suzanne Somers arrive at the 20th anniversary of the Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala presented by Cartier held at the Palm Springs Convention Center on January 6, 2009 in Palm Springs, California. (Photo by Michael Buckner/Getty Images) Actress Suzanne Somers walks the runway at the Heart Truth Fall 2011 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at The Theatre at Lincoln Center on February 9, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images) Actress Suzanne Somers attends the 28th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Film Awards Gala at the Palm Springs Convention Center on January 2, 2017 in Palm Springs, California. (Photo by Michael Kovac/Getty Images for Palm Springs International Film Festival) Suzanne Somers visits SiriusXM Studios on January 06, 2020 in New York City. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images)
