told Yahoo<\/a> in 2015. <\/p>\n\u201cMy character died. It was very sad, but [Hudson\u2019s] character didn\u2019t waste any time having any other girlfriends either!\u201d she quipped.<\/p>\n
As for her personal life, Saint James was married to scriptwriter Richard Neubert from 1967 to 1968.<\/p>\n
In 1971, she married makeup artist Tom Lucas. They welcomed two children, daughter Sunshine and son Harmony.\u00a0Lucas was also her manager until they divorced in 1977.<\/p>\n
After wrapping that show, Saint James starred in several films including \u201cOutlaw Blues\u201d (seen above) and also went through a divorce. Courtesy Everett Collection<\/p>\n
The actress (pictured in \u201cOutlaw Blues\u201d) married makeup artist Tom Lucas in 1971 after her divorce from Richard Neubert. She and Lucas welcomed two kids. Courtesy Everett Collection<\/p>\n
In the years that followed, she starred in a slew of films, including \u201cOutlaw Blues\u201d (1977) with Peter Fonda and \u201cHow to Beat the High Cost of Living\u201d (1980) with Jane Curtin and Jessica Lange.<\/p>\n
In 1981, while hosting \u201cSaturday Night Live,\u201d Saint James met NBC executive Dick Ebersol. They went on a date after a rehearsal and quickly fell for each other.<\/p>\n
The pair wed about six weeks after meeting and welcomed three children together:\u00a0Charles, William and Edward, known as Teddy.<\/p>\n
In 1984, Saint James landed her most defining role in \u201cKate & Allie\u201d alongside Jane Curtin (seen above). \u00a9CBS\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/p>\n
The sitcom (pictured here) followed two divorced best friends who move in together, with their children in tow. \u00a9CBS\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/p>\n
In 1984, Saint James landed her role on sitcom \u201cKate & Allie\u201d alongside Curtin. In the series, the women played two divorced best friends who move in together, with their children in tow.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is not a statement saying, \u2018Girls, leave the guys and go live with your best friend,\u2019\u201d Saint James told People in 1984 of the show\u2019s premise. \u201cKate and Allie didn\u2019t plan this. It\u2019s just the best solution they could think of, and their friendship sustains them.\u201d<\/p>\n
Although Saint James was initially hesitant to sign on to the project, she explained how she \u201ccould relate to the problems of a divorced woman.\u201d<\/p>\n
Saint James (pictured with Curtin in 1986) was initially hesitant to sign on to the project, but \u201ccould relate to the problems of a divorced woman.\u201d Getty Images<\/p>\n
\u201cKate and Allie didn\u2019t plan this. It\u2019s just the best solution they could think of, and their friendship sustains them,\u201d Saint James told People in 1984. Getty Images<\/p>\n
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She received two more Emmy nominations before the series ended in 1989.<\/p>\n
Saint James took a step away from Hollywood at the end of the \u201880s. <\/p>\n
In November 2004, a private jet carrying Ebersol, Charles and Teddy crashed in Montrose, Colorado, killing 14-year-old Teddy. The family had been celebrating Thanksgiving in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n
Her third and final marriage was to NBC executive Dick Ebersol in 1981. The couple welcomed three sons: Charles, William and Edward, known as Teddy. (Pictured: Ebersol and Saint James with Charles in 1987.) Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images<\/p>\n
The couple\u2019s youngest son, Teddy (pictured with his parents in 2004) tragically died in a plane crash at just 14. Getty Images<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s so many ways that these things can happen,\u201d Saint James told People in 2022, reflecting on the tragic death of her youngest son. <\/p>\n
\u201cYou can have an argument the night before, or you\u2019re far away or working. It\u2019s a whole another experience that we had, because we could just remember the hilarious time that we had in L.A. Everybody has a really fond memory of that, and everybody said, \u2018Oh, I love you. See you at Christmas. Goodbye.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
Years later, she returned to the screen for some TV appearances on \u201cThe Drew Carey Show,\u201d \u201cLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit\u201d in 2006 and one on \u201cSuits\u201d in 2011.<\/p>\n
Over the years, Saint James (pictured receiving her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2008) kept Teddy\u2019s memory alive. Getty Images<\/p>\n
In the months before her passing, Saint James (pictured with friend Maria Shriver) spent time with her children and grandchildren. Getty Images<\/p>\n
She received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2008.<\/p>\n
Back in August, Saint James celebrated turning 80 by seeing the Doobie Brothers the night before her birthday with all of her children and grandchildren.<\/p>\n
On her actual birthday, her kids, grandkids, Ebersol and close friends celebrated in her backyard. Her family told People that the actress gushed it \u201cwas one of the best two days of her entire life.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Susan Saint James, best known for her roles in the TV series \u201cKate & Allie\u201d and \u201cMcMillan &…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":896519,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[57],"tags":[1508,236,7569,91,88,92],"class_list":["post-896518","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-actors","tag-celebrities","tag-celebrity-deaths","tag-celebrity-news","tag-entertainment","tag-tv"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/896518","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=896518"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/896518\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/896519"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=896518"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=896518"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=896518"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}