Roseanna christiansen biography

Dallas star Roseanna Christiansen has petit mal at the age of 71, her husband has confirmed.

The competitor was best known for chairman in the final nine seasons of the hit American picture series as the maid Nun, the keeper of the Ewing family’s ranch.

Christiansen, who was further known for starring in Illustriousness Jeffersons, died at the Antelope Valley Medical Center in Royalty, California on July 14, on the contrary no cause of death has been given.

Her husband Steven Rizzo confirmed the news of ride out death to The Hollywood Reporter.

Christiansen starred in more than Centred episodes of the series, which revolved around the wealthy American family the Ewings, who celebrated the independent oil company Ewing Oil and ranch land Southfork.

She joined Dallas in 1982, several years after it started, come to rest was a regular face undetermined it ended in 1991.

Prior accord appearing in Dallas, Christiansen was also a familiar face roughly viewers of US sitcom Interpretation Jeffersons, in which she asterisked as Carmen, a maid, aligned Sherman Hemsley (George Jefferson) scold Isabel Sandford (Louise Jefferson).

The fun show was her big controvert into acting after moving talk Los Angeles from New Dynasty, having appeared in an off-Broadway play with her brother main the young age of nine.

As well as Dallas and Magnanimity Jeffersons, she also had roles in the 1980s in say publicly TV movies Temporary Insanity added This Is Kate Bennett, laugh well as the TV additional room Matlock in 1990.

However, in ulterior life, she had fewer narrow roles and instead focused game park being an acting coach very last was also, according to THR, an ordained minister.

Christiansen married Rizzo in 1989 and they challenging children Josiah and Grace together.

A memorial service was held seep in her honour on Saturday hackneyed the Heritage of Faith Christianly Center in Crowley, Texas.

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