According to The Guardian, Emmy-nominated actress Susan Saint James has died at the age of 80 from pancreatic cancer. She was best known for her roles in two hit American television series that defined her career across two decades. Saint James first gained international recognition co-starring opposite Rock Hudson in the police drama "McMillan & Wife," which premiered in 1971. Her performance as Sally McMillan, the wife of the debonair San Francisco police commissioner, marked Hudson's transition from Hollywood movie stardom to television. The actress reportedly landed the role after appearing in a 1970 episode of "McCloud," where she played a police officer pursuing a serial killer. She later achieved equal success as one of two divorced single mothers in the sitcom "Kate & Allie," described as a female take on the classic odd couple dynamic. The show became one of her most enduring legacies in American television.
Source: The Guardian.
