Suzanne Sommers, known for her roles in ABC’s Three’s Company and Step by Step, has passed away at the age of 76, according to Entertainment Weekly.
What’s Happening:
- Suzzane Sommers passed away peacefully in her home alongside her family on October 15th, one day before her 77th birthday.
- Somers was born on October 16th, 1946 and began acting in the late '60s and early '70s.
- Her big break would come in 1977 when she landed the role of Chrissy Snow on the ABC sitcom Three's Company.
- The actress asked ABC for a raise that would equal her co-star John Ritter’s salary of $150,000, when she was only earning a fifth of what Ritter was making.
- After a battle in which Somers missed a couple episodes of the show, ABC terminated her contract. "Getting fired for asking for a raise wasn't fair, but I landed on my feet and I've done OK," Somers told The Hollywood Reporter in 2015.
- Upon her exit from Three’s Company, Sommers appeared in Playboy and didn’t make a major return to TV until 1991 in Step by Step, also on ABC.
- In the world of Disney, Sommers hosted a TV special tied into the Totally Minnie campaign, which aired on February 25th, 1988.
- Somers went on to launch Suzanne Organics, her own line of skin care and cosmetics after surviving an aggressive form of breast cancer for over 23 years
- In 2015, Somers appeared on the 20th season of Dancing with the Stars.
- She's survived by her husband, Alan Hamel, her son Bruce from a previous marriage, and immediate family.