‘HEARTBROKEN’

Loni Anderson’s Cause of Death Revealed

The “WKRP in Cincinnati” star died on Aug. 3.

When Loni Anderson, the late ’70s and early ’80s TV star who rose to fame as receptionist Jennifer Marlowe on the CBS sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati, passed away on Aug. 3, her cause of death was not released to the public. Her long-time publicist, Cheryl J. Kagan, confirmed the news of her passing to the Associated Press on Aug. 5, which would have been Anderson’s 80th birthday. Now, a death certificate obtained by TMZ confirms that she died of metastatic uterine leiomyosarcoma—a rare and highly aggressive cancer that forms in the uterus and can spread to other parts of the body, including the lungs and liver, causing life-threatening complications. “We are heartbroken to announce the passing of our dear wife, mother, and grandmother,” Anderson’s family said in the statement released by Kagan. No other contributory factors were listed in Anderson’s death and she was cremated and buried in Hollywood on Aug. 7. WKRP in Cincinnati ran for four seasons and Anderson was nominated for three Golden Globes and two Emmy Awards for her performance.