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, an actress best known for her roles on "Star Trek: The Next Generation" and the primetime soap opera "Falcon Crest," has died. She was 70.

Jill Jacobson, a cherished actress best known for her roles in Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, has passed away at the age of 70. Her close friend, Dan Harary, confirmed that she died on December 8 at Cedars-Sinai’s Culver West Health Center following a battle with an undisclosed long-term illness.