艾美奖得主Susan Saint James逝世享年80岁：曾主演《Kate & Allie》与《麦克米伦夫妇》
美国电视演员、艾美奖得主Susan Saint James于10月26日因胰腺癌逝世，享年80岁。她的工作团队与家人10月27日对外宣布了这一消息。家人在声明中说，她慷慨助人、总把他人放在前面，「从不把任何人当作陌生人」。
Saint James本名Susan Jane Miller，1946年8月14日生于洛杉矶，在伊利诺伊州罗克福德长大，曾做模特，后赴好莱坞发展。1968年，她在NBC剧集《The Name of the Game》中饰演编辑助理Peggy Maxwell一举成名，并于1969年凭该剧赢得艾美奖最佳女配角奖；她一生共获8次艾美奖提名、1次获奖。
1971年起，她与Rock Hudson搭档主演警探剧《麦克米伦夫妇》（McMillan & Wife）五季，饰演警长夫人Sally McMillan，成为1970年代美国荧屏的代表面孔之一。1984年，她与Jane Curtin共同主演CBS情景喜剧《Kate & Allie》，讲述两位离异女性共同抚养子女的故事，该剧共播出六季至1989年，她凭此剧再获艾美奖提名。她的电影作品还包括1979年的喜剧片《Love at First Bite》。
Saint James 1981年与NBC体育主管Dick Ebersol结婚；两人之子Teddy 2004年在一场飞机失事中去世，年仅14岁。她长期参与特奥会（Special Olympics）等公益组织的董事会工作，2008年在好莱坞星光大道留星。她身后留下丈夫、四名子女、七名孙辈与姐姐。
Susan Saint James, Emmy-Winning Star of "Kate & Allie" and "McMillan & Wife," Dies at 80
Susan Saint James, the Emmy-winning American television actress, died on October 26 of pancreatic cancer at age 80. Her representatives and family announced her death on October 27. In a statement, her family said she was generous with her time and always put others first, and that "she never met a stranger."
Born Susan Jane Miller on August 14, 1946, in Los Angeles and raised in Rockford, Illinois, Saint James modeled before heading to Hollywood. Her breakthrough came in 1968 on NBC's "The Name of the Game," playing editorial assistant Peggy Maxwell, a role that won her the 1969 Emmy Award for supporting actress; across her career she earned eight Emmy nominations and one win.
From 1971, she starred opposite Rock Hudson for five seasons of the mystery series "McMillan & Wife," playing Sally McMillan, and became one of the defining faces of 1970s American television. In 1984 she returned in CBS's "Kate & Allie," co-starring with Jane Curtin as two divorced women raising their children together; the sitcom ran six seasons until 1989 and brought her further Emmy nominations. Her films included the 1979 comedy "Love at First Bite."
Saint James married NBC Sports executive Dick Ebersol in 1981; their son Teddy died in a plane crash in 2004 at age 14. She served on the boards of organizations including the Special Olympics and received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2008. She is survived by her husband, four children, seven grandchildren and her sister.
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图片来源：图：Susan Saint James（右）与Tony Franciosa在电视剧《The Name of the Game》中的剧照，她凭该剧于1969年赢得艾美奖。Universal Television发布，公共领域，来源：Wikimedia Commons / Photo: Susan Saint James (right) with Tony Franciosa in "The Name of the Game," the series that won her a 1969 Emmy Award. Universal Television, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
