Suzanne Somers, the effervescent blonde actor known for playing Chrissy Snow on the television show 91裸聊视频淭hree91裸聊视频檚 Company91裸聊视频� and who became an entrepreneur and New York Times best-selling author, has died. She was 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.

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In July, Somers shared on Instagram that her breast cancer had returned.

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She was first diagnosed in 2000, and had previously battled skin cancer. Sommers faced some backlash for her reliance on what she91裸聊视频檚 described as a chemical-free and organic lifestyle to combat the cancers. She argued against the use of chemotherapy, in books and on platforms like 91裸聊视频淭he Oprah Winfrey Show,91裸聊视频� which drew criticism from the American Cancer Society.

Somers was born in 1946 in San Bruno, California, to a gardener father and a medical secretary mother. Her childhood, she91裸聊视频檇 later say, was tumultuous. Her father was an alcoholic, and abusive. She married young, at 19, to Bruce Somers, after becoming pregnant with her son Bruce. The couple divorced three years later and she began modeling for 91裸聊视频淭he Anniversary Game91裸聊视频� to support herself. It was during this time that she met Hamel, who she married in 1977.

She began acting in the late 1960s, earning her first credit in the Steve McQueen film 91裸聊视频淏ullitt.91裸聊视频� But the spotlight really hit when she was cast as the blonde driving the white Thunderbird in George Lucas91裸聊视频檚 1973 film 91裸聊视频淎merican Graffiti.91裸聊视频� Her only line was mouthing the words 91裸聊视频淚 love you91裸聊视频� to Richard Dreyfuss91裸聊视频檚 character.

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Somers would later stage a one-woman Broadway show entitled 91裸聊视频淭he Blonde in the Thunderbird,91裸聊视频� about her life, which drew largely scathing reviews.

She appeared in many television shows in the 1970s, including 91裸聊视频淭he Rockford Files,91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频淢agnum Force91裸聊视频� and 91裸聊视频淭he Six Million Dollar Man,91裸聊视频� but her most famous part came with 91裸聊视频淭hree91裸聊视频檚 Company,91裸聊视频� which aired on ABC from 1977 to 1984 91裸聊视频� though her participation ended in 1981.

On 91裸聊视频淭hree91裸聊视频檚 Company,91裸聊视频� she was the ditzy blonde opposite John Ritter and Joyce DeWitt in the roommate comedy. In 1980, after four seasons, she asked for a raise from $30,000 an episode to $150,000 an episode, which would have been comparable to what Ritter was getting paid. Hamel, a former television producer, had encouraged the ask.

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She was promptly phased out and soon fired; Her character was replaced by two different roommates for the remaining years the show aired. It also led to a rift with her co-stars; They didn91裸聊视频檛 speak for many years. Somers did reconcile with Ritter before his death, and then with DeWitt on her online talk show.

But Somers took the break as an opportunity to pursue new avenues, including a Las Vegas act, hosting a talk show and becoming an entrepreneur. In the 1990s, she also became the spokesperson for the 91裸聊视频淭highMaster.91裸聊视频�

The decade also saw her return to network television in the 1990s, most famously on 91裸聊视频淪tep by Step,91裸聊视频� which aired on ABC91裸聊视频檚 youth-targeted TGIF lineup. The network also aired a biopic of her life, starring her, called 91裸聊视频淜eeping Secrets.91裸聊视频�

Somers was also a prolific author, writing books on aging, menopause, beauty, wellness, sex and cancer.