Jill Jacobson, a film and television actress known for her work on "Star Trek: The Next Generation" and the primetime soap opera "Falcon Crest," died Dec. 8 in Los Angeles. She was 70 years old. Jacobson's death was confirmed to Variety by publicist Daniel Harary,

Jill Jacobson, known for roles in "Star Trek" and others, died at 70 after battling "a long illness." The actress was born and raised in Texas.

Actress Jill Jacobson, who is remembered for her two season stint on the serialized drama Falcon Crest in the mid-1980s, died December 8 at Cedars-Sinai’s Culver West Health Center following a long illness.