Shelley Smith (1952–2023), The Associates star
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2 min readShelley Smith was an actress best known for her starring role alongside Martin Short in the 1979 sitcom “The Associates.”
- Died: August 8, 2023 (Who else died on August 8?)
- Details of death: Died at a hospital in Los Angeles of cardiac arrest at the age of 70.
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Shelley Smith’s legacy
“The Associates” was one of Smith’s earliest professional acting roles after she began her career as a model. The short-lived sitcom focused on the lives of young Wall Street lawyers, including Smith’s character, Sara James. She went on to star in the TV movie “For Love and Honor” as well as on the TV show it spawned, playing Captain Carolyn Engel in the military series.
Smith made many guest appearances on TV shows in the 1980s, including “Hart to Hart,” “The Love Boat,” “Diff’rent Strokes,” “Magnum, P.I.,” and “Murder, She Wrote.” She was also frequently seen on such game shows as “Super Password” and “10,000 Pyramid,” and she starred in TV movies such as “Scruples” and “The Fantastic World of D.C. Collins.”
Smith later left acting and earned a master’s degree in psychology. She founded the Egg Donor Program, an in vitro fertilization company now known as Hatch Fertilization.
Tributes to Shelley Smith
Full obituary: Variety
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