Actress Sperber Loses Breast Cancer Fight

[RepublicanElephant]

LOS ANGELES - Actress Wendie Jo Sperber, who starred opposite Tom Hanks on TV's "Bosom Buddies" and who in his words became "a walking inspiration" after she contracted cancer, has died. She was in her 40s. Sperber died at home Tuesday after an eight-year battle with breast cancer, publicist Jo-Ann Geffen said Wednesday. A Los Angeles native, Sperber appeared in dozens of television shows and movies, including all three "Back to the Future" films. After being diagnosed with breast cancer in 1997, the actress became an advocate for cancer care. In 2001, she founded the weSPARK Cancer Support Center, which provides free emotional support, information and social activities for individuals and families affected by cancer. Sperber helped unveil and promote a breast cancer stamp for the U.S. Postal Service in 1998, Geffen said.


http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051201/ap_on_en_mo/obit_sperber


goodbye to a very funny lady.

[blogslut]

1. R.I.P.

I liked her.

[xchrom]

2. my condolences.

8 years -- tough fighter.

i'm very sorry to hear this.

[XanaDUer]

3. R.I.P.

nt.

[LiberalinNC]

4. So sad to hear of another sister losing her life to this awful disease

RIP Wendie Jo!

[Cooley Hurd]

5. Aw shit - she was such a doll!

I first saw her in the Beatlemania-inspired movie, "I Wanna Hold Your Hand." She was effervescent in the roll of a teen desperate to see the Beatles.

Rest in peace, Wendie Jo. :(

[LostinVA]

7. She was great in that movie!

[skylarmae]

6. R.I.P. Wendie Jo

very sorry to hear this. Where have I been for the last eight years? Didn't even know she was sick..

[MarianJack]

8. A Bright, Beautiful and Sexy Lady!

Of course, since she was heavy, the media wouldn't portray her that way!

[Patsy Stone]

9. RIP

She will be missed. So sad.

[newyawker99]

10. RIP Wendie.

:-(

[blm]

11. and a very NICE and KIND person, too, folks......

I was fortunate to share her company many times in LA as a family friend there. She was as sweet as her characters were sassy.