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Emmy-winning actor Susan Saint James dies at 80
Actor Susan Saint James died at 80 on Oct.
26 after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.
She was best known for playing Sally McMillan opposite Rock Hudson in the 1970s crime series McMillan & Wife and Kate in the 1980s sitcom Kate & Allie.
Saint James won an Emmy in 1969 for her role in The Name of the Game and received further nominations for her later television work.
Her television roles made her a familiar face to audiences across several decades.
Her family said she was generous with her time and instinctively helped people who needed support.
After her youngest son Teddy died in a 2004 plane crash, she supported her family through their grief and later helped families coping with the loss of a child.
She is survived by her husband, Dick Ebersol, and four children, as well as seven grandchildren.
Emmy-winning actor Susan Saint James, known for “McMillan & Wife” and “Kate & Allie,” died at 80.
She died on Oct. 26 after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, her family said.
Saint James won an Emmy for her role in “The Name of the Game” and received nominations for her later television work.
She played Sally McMillan opposite Rock Hudson from 1971 to 1976 and later starred as Kate in “Kate & Allie.”
Her family remembered her as generous and compassionate, and said she dedicated herself to helping others.
- Who
- Susan Saint James, an Emmy-winning actor.
- What
- She died at 80 after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.
- When
- Oct. 26, 2026.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- She had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.
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Susan Jane Miller, later known as Susan Saint James, was born in Los Angeles.
Saint James won an Emmy for her role as Peggy Maxwell in “The Name of the Game.
She played Sally McMillan in “McMillan & Wife.
She starred as Kate in the CBS sitcom “Kate & Allie.
Saint James died at 80 after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.
- Age at death
- 80
- Date of death
- Oct. 26, 2026
- Cause reported
- Pancreatic cancer
- Emmy win
- 1969, for “The Name of the Game
- McMillan & Wife
- 1971–1976
- Kate & Allie
- 1984–1989
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What people are saying
She never met a stranger
She taught her children to pause, be kind and look out for other people.