Cecilia Hart’s Death – Cause and Date

Cecilia Hart, the actress and cherished wife of James Earl Jones, passed away on October 16, 2016, at 68.

Hart’s acting career spanned several decades, and she was known for her roles in series such as Law & Order and MacGyver.

She met James Earl Jones while co-starring in the 1979-80 Steven Bochco series Paris in which Jones portrayed Los Angeles Police Captain Woody Paris and Hart played a young detective, Sgt. Stacey Erickson. The couple married in 1982. They shared a son, Flynn Earl Jones.

Death

Hart’s battle with ovarian cancer was fought with grace and determination, though it ultimately claimed her life on October 16, 2016, in Westport, Connecticut. She was 68.