Barbara Bosson, 'Hill Street Blues' Star, Dead at 83
etonline.comstar Barbara Bosson has died. She was 83.The actress, known as Fay Furillo on NBC's 1980s police procedural, was mourned publicly by her son, Jesse Bochco, who announced her death on Monday. «More spirit and zest than you could shake a stick at,» he wrote in an Instagram tribute. «When she loved you, you felt it without a doubt.
If she didn’t, you may well have also known that too. Forever in our hearts. I love you Mama. Barbara “Babs” Bosson Bochco 1939-2023.» No further details surrounding her death were shared.
In a career spanning nearly three decades, Bosson later starred in ABC's 1990s legal drama, . She earned five consecutive Emmy nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her performance and later earned another nod in 1996 for .
In 1970, she married television writer and producer Steven Bochco, who co-created both series, and they welcomed two children, daughter Melissa and son Jesse, before their divorce in 1997.
Read more on etonline.com
