“With great sadness, the family of actress Markie Post tonight shares her passing after a three year, ten month battle with cancer,” wrote her family in statement. Despite her cancer diagnosis, Post continued to work. She had a recurring role in the ABC series The Kids Are Alright and had completed other acting projects like the 2019 Lifetime Christmas movie, Christmas Reservations. Born in Palo Alto, California, Post first worked in entertainment as a behind-the-scenes creative. She even worked on the game shows Split Second and was an associate producer on Alex Trebek’s Double Dare. She started acting professionally in the late 1970s working on Hart to Hart, Barnaby Jones, CHIPs, The Incredible Hulk, The Lazarus Syndrome and Buck Rogers in the 25th Century. In 1985, she had a breakout role on Night Court as public defender Christine Sullivan. She also had a very memorable role Cameron Diaz’s mother in the film There’s Something About Mary. She also appeared in Hearts Afire, Scrubs, Chicago P.D. and Thirty Rock. Post leaves behind her husband, writer Michael A. Ross, daughters, Kate Armstrong Ross and Daisy Schoenborn and a five-month-old granddaughter. “But for us, our pride is in who she was in addition to acting,” wrote her family in a statement. “A person who made elaborate cakes for friends, sewed curtains for first apartments and showed us how to be kind, loving and forgiving in an often harsh world.” Next, Sad Movies to Watch on Netflix Right Now
