“Three’s Company” fans are mourning the loss one of the show’s stars who is no longer with us

BEVERLY HILLS, CA - MARCH 28: Ann Wedgworth attends 14th Annual Friar's Club Lifetime Achievement Awards on March 28, 1993 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Ron Galella, Ltd./WireImage)

Ann Wedgeworth, best known for her role as the aggressive cougar Lana on “Three’s Company,” passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Thursday.

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Her daughter Dianna Martin confirmed the tragic news to the Hollywood Reporter, and a woman who said she was Wedgeworth’s niece did the same on Facebook, writing, “My beautiful aunt, actress, Ann Wedgeworth has passed tonight” on Thursday.

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In addition to her short-lived “Three’s Company” role, she also appeared in films “Scarecrow” and “Sweet Dreams.” In 1978, she won a Tony Award for her role in “Chapter Two.”

“As Faye, Ann Wedgeworth is better than perfect,” she was reviewed in Newsweek. “She moves like Isadora Duncan and has the comic timing of Jack Benny, the forlorn sweetness of Marilyn Monroe and the wise innocence of Judy Holliday. This is one of the most delightful performances I’ve ever seen on Broadway.”

A year later is when she took up the part of three-time divorcee and neighbor Lana Shields on “Three’s Company,” serving in the role for just a handful of episodes before disappearing without explanation after a mutual decision for her exit the show. Her longest run on TV came years later as Merleen Elldridge on “Evening Shade” from 1990 to 1994.

She married and divorced twice during her lifetime, including once to actor Rip Torn. She is survived by daughters Danae and Dianna. She was 83 years old.

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