Diane Delano, a prolific character actress recognized for roles in Northern Exposure, Well-liked, PEN15, Days of Our Lives, and lots of different initiatives, has died. She was 67.
Her rep Denny Sevier confirmed her dying to Leisure Weekly.
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Based on Sevier, Delano died at her residence in Los Angeles on Dec. 13 after a quick sickness. Her official reason for dying has but to be launched.
"When Diane entered any room you knew she was there! She was lively and liked being an actor. She shall be missed," Sevier mentioned in a press release to PEOPLE.
Delano was born Jan. 29. 1957 in L.A. She acquired her first appearing credit score in a 1983 episode of St. Elsewhere, In 1987, she scored a recurring function as Rhonda Vasek on L.A. Legislation, then 4 years later she joined the solid of Northern Publicity as Officer Barbara Semanski, a rugged Alaska state trooper and gun fanatic, and the on-again/off-again love curiosity of Maurice Minnifield (Barry Corbin).
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The CBS dramedy received a number of awards together with seven Emmys and two Peabodys. Delano's subsequent vital function got here within the WB (now The CW) cult collection Well-liked from Ryan Murphy, during which she performed Nurse Glass in addition to a number of members of the Glass household from 1999 to 2001. In 2001, she additionally recurred as Bunny Hopstetter on The Ellen Present.
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Delano was additionally an in-demand voiceover actress, with credit together with Rugrats, Batman: The Courageous and the Daring, Teen Titans, Aaahh!!! Actual Monsters, American Dad!, and Ben 10.
In 2013, Delano received an Indie Collection Award for Finest Supporting Actress for her function within the TV collection Fumbling Via Items. She additionally shared the Finest Ensemble Prize on the Los Angeles Movie Awards for her work in Relishin 2019.