The “Facts of Life” actress returned to Instagram Sunday with gratitude for life and a message to her followers.<\/p>\n
“Have been off social media for awhile \u2018 cuz I had to go kick cancer\u2019s a–,” Cohn shared online.<\/p>\n
AMANDA PEET SAYS PARENTS COMPARED HER ACTING DREAMS TO BEING A \u2018HOOKER\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n Mindy Cohn returned to social media Sunday and revealed she secretly battled cancer. (Vivien Kililiea)<\/p>\n The “Palm Royale” star rested in a hospital bed and hoisted a thumbs up in an image posted on her account.<\/p>\n “I did so with the extraordinary help of Providence Saint John\u2019s hospital staff, especially my nurses Finja, Patty and Courtney and my hero, the phenomenal oncology surgeon @antonbilchik.”<\/p>\n ‘FULL HOUSE’ STAR DAVE COULIER URGES AMERICANS NOT TO IGNORE WARNING SIGNS AFTER CANCER BATTLE<\/a><\/p>\n Cohn, who earned star status for portraying Natalie Green in the hit ’80s sitcom, did not disclose any further details about her diagnosis.<\/p>\n Cohn’s representatives did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.<\/p>\n APP USERS CLICK HERE TO VIEW POST<\/a><\/p>\n “Thank you to my family especially my cherished @tarakarsian @johnwstewart @gregoryzarian who have been my advocates and always on the ready to help me when it\u2019s ‘my turn,'” Cohn continued.<\/p>\n “Recouping for another couple of weeks and then ready for my next adventure. onwards! F**K Cancer!”<\/p>\n A number of stage and screen stars sent well-wishes to the actress, with Helen Hunt giving the approval for Dr. Blilchik.<\/p>\n Cohn thanked the staff at Providence Saint John\u2019s for helping her recover from cancer. (Rodin Eckenroth\/WireImage)<\/p>\n “Mindy!!!! Sending love and healing energy,” Holly Robinson Peete wrote, while Octavia Spencer posted a slew of heart emojis.<\/p>\n “U got this girl,” Rosie O’Donnell added.<\/p>\n CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER<\/a><\/p>\n “Love you, Mindy! Here whenevs you need us!” Jerry O’Connell noted, while Peri Gilpin wrote, “Lots of Love to you Mindy! I\u2019m happy you are on the mend. Looking forward to coffee in the near future!”<\/p>\n Cohn previously admitted that she never set out to pursue a career in acting when she was cast in “Facts of Life”<\/a> at the age of 13.<\/p>\n Mindy Cohn starred as Natalie Green on “Facts of Life.” (Gary Null\/NBC\/NBCU Photo Bank\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n LIKE WHAT YOU\u2019RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS<\/a><\/p>\n “It\u2019s just what I did after school \u2014 and then had to come home to four hours of homework a night,” she told Vanity Fair<\/a>.<\/p>\n “I will tell you that as a 17-year-old, I felt like a 40-year-old, and a lot of it just had to do with the school workload. But that preciousness of being on a TV show didn\u2019t really hit until then, so I think it saved me.”<\/p>\n CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/a><\/p>\n Legendary producer Norman Lear, production supervisor Alan Horn and “Diff’rent Strokes” actress<\/a> Charlotte Rae<\/a> met Cohn during a visit to her high school, the exclusive Westlake School for Girls in Bel Air.\u00a0<\/p>\n![\"Mindy](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/mindy-cohn.jpeg\")
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