American actress Barbara Bosson is currently not alive but dead.
She died on Saturday, February 18, 2023, at age 83 in Los Angeles.
Born November 1, 1939 in Charleroi, Pennsylvania, Bosson attended Boca Ciega High School in Gulfport.
Following graduation, she enrolled at Carnegie-Mellon. Though she was accepted into the drama department at Carnegie-Mellon, she couldn’t cover her tuition and decided to move to New York, where she worked as a secretary for the American Conservatory Theater and as a Playboy bunny all the while taking acting classes.
Bosson commenced acting with Steve McQueen’s film Bullitt in 1968.
She rose to fame when starred as Fay Furillo, the ex-wife to police captain Frank Furillo (Daniel J. Travanti) on NBC drama Hill Street Blues from 1981 to 1986. The series earned eight Emmys and 98 nominations during its run.
Bosson’s other film credits include Murder One: Diary of a Serial Killer (1997), Total Security (1997), Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993), Cop Rock (1990), Civil Wars (1991), The Education of Allison Tate (1986), et al.
Barbara Bosson was married to writer-producer Steven Bochco (1970 to 1997) with whom she had two children; Jesse Bochco and Melissa Bochco. Steven died in 2018.