'Kate & Allie' star Susan Saint James' cause of death is confirmed
KiMi Robinson and Sameen Chaudhry, USA TODAYThu, November 5, 2026 at 9:58 PM UTC
"Kate & Allie" star Susan Saint James' cause of death has been confirmed.
The death certificate for the Emmy-winning actress, who died at 80 on Oct. 26, showed her primary cause of death was metastatic pancreatic cancer, People reported Thursday, Nov. 5. The document stated that she died months after her diagnosis.
The certificate confirmed what her representative previously told the magazine in sharing the news of Saint James' death.
Metastatic cancer, also often called stage 4 cancer, means cancer cells have spread from their original site to other parts of the body.
Saint James, who starred opposite Rock Hudson in one of her best-known roles on "McMillan & Wife" in the '70s, built a television career spanning crime dramas and comedies and received eight Emmy nominations. She won in 1969 for her supporting performance as Peggy Maxwell on the NBC drama "The Name of the Game," with additional nominations for the series in 1970 and 1971.
Born Susan Jane Miller in Los Angeles, she grew up in Rockford, Illinois, and began modeling as a teenager before pursuing acting, according to her Hollywood Walk of Fame biography.
Remembering Susan Saint James: Inside 'Kate & Allie' star's career, family tragedy
In 1984, Saint James joined Jane Curtin in "Kate & Allie," playing Kate McArdle in a sitcom about two divorced friends merging their families and raising children together. Saint James received lead actress Emmy nominations for the comedy in 1984 and 1985, according to the Television Academy.
She received a Hollywood Walk of Fame star in June 2008.
Saint James' son Edward "Teddy" Ebersol was 14 when he died in a November 2004 plane crash during takeoff in Montrose, Colorado. The actress' husband and their son, Charlie, were also on the flight but survived the crash.
Saint James is survived by her husband, television executive Dick Ebersol, four children and seven grandchildren.
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