Susan Saint James, 'Kate & Allie' Star, Dies at 80

Susan Saint James, the Emmy-winning star of McMillan & Wife and Kate & Allie, has died. She was 80.

Her representative confirmed the news to People on Tuesday. Saint James died on Monday after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.

Saint James won an Emmy in 1969 for her role as Peggy Maxwell on The Name of the Game. In the 1970s, she starred in McMillan & Wife. In the 1980s, she starred in Kate & Allie, which ran until 1989. She largely stepped away from acting after that series ended.

Her family said she was generous with her time and energy, and that she never met a stranger. “Every person she met became the most important person in the room at that moment,” the family said in a statement.

She is survived by her husband, Dick Ebersol, her four children, seven grandchildren and her sister, Mary Mercedes Dewey.