‘Kate & Allie’ star Susan Saint James’ cause of death confirmed

“Kate & Allie” star Susan Saint James’ cause of death has been confirmed more than a week after her death at age 80.

The actress died Oct. 26 from metastatic pancreatic cancer, according to a death certificate obtained by People.

The outlet also reports that she died just months after receiving her diagnosis.

Susan Saint James, who died of metastatic pancreatic cancer on Oct. 26, 2026, attends the SNL50 red carpet in February 2025. Jamie McCarthy/NBC via Getty Images
Susan Saint James receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in June 2008. The “Kate & Allie” actress died at age 80. AP Photo/Nick Ut

Saint James’ representative confirmed her death in a statement to People on Oct. 27, with her family remembering her as someone who was “generous with her time and energy, which she valued more than money, and instinctively drawn to whoever needed lifting up.

“She taught her children to pause, be kind and look out for other people.”

The statement added that she “never met a stranger,” noting that “every person she met became the most important person in the room at that moment, from a fellow board member to the clerk at the shoe store, who usually walked away knowing her entire life story.”

Susan Saint James stars as Kate McArdle in a 1986 file photo for the hit television series “Kate & Allie.” CBS via Getty Images
Susan Saint James, pictured in a file photo from the 1970s, died on Oct. 26, 2026, following a cancer diagnosis. Courtesy Everett Collection

“She brought that same fire and positivity to everything that followed, and never lost it,” the statement continued.

The statement concluded by listing those she leaves behind: her husband, Dick Ebersol; her four children, Sunshine Lucas, Harmony Lucas, Charlie Ebersol and Willie Ebersol; her seven grandchildren; her sister, Mary Mercedes Dewey; as well as her beloved service dog, Lola.”

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