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    Barbara Bosson, the Hill Street Blues and Murder One Star, Has Died at 83

    Barbara Bosson, a beloved primetime TV actress who starred in various shows, including Hill Street Blues and Richie Brockelman’s Private Eye, has died at 83. On Instagram, her son Jesse Bochco announced that she died Saturday in Los Angeles.

    Barbara Bosson gained prominence on the 1980s television show Hill Street Blues, created by her then-husband Steven Bochco, for her role as Fay Furillo. Her performance earned her five Emmy nominations over the show’s six-season run from 1981 to 1985.

    She also appeared as Mayor Louise Plank in the short-lived musical police drama Cop Rock, for which she received a pair of Emmy nods. She also made guest appearances on several other NBC and ABC series, including Longstreet, Emergency!, Alias Smith & Jones, Griff, and McMillan & Wife.

    Born in Charleroi, Pa., she moved to Florida when she was young and attended Boca Ciega High School in Gulfport before attending Carnegie-Mellon College in New York. She enrolled in the acting program but could not afford the tuition, so she worked as a secretary and Playboy bunny to pay her way through college.

    She joined the San Francisco improv group The Committee in her spare time and later married the writer-producer Bochco. The two began a family with daughter Melissa in 1970 and divorced in 1997.

    Following her work on Hill Street Blues, Bosson starred in three ABC series co-created by her husband, including the 1987-1989 comedy-drama Hooperman and the 1990 musical police drama Cop Rock. She also starred on another Bochco project, the 1995-1997 legal drama Murder One, in which she played prosecutor Miriam Grasso.

    On top of her TV work, she also starred in the 1984 film The Last Starfighter. Besides, she was a recurring guest on several television shows, notably including “Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman” and “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.”

    She received an Emmy nomination for her work on the ’90s crime drama Murder One, too. It was another project that her and Bochco produced together, but the pair ultimately divorced in 1997.

    After her divorce, she continued to work on several projects. She acted in the Rockford Files spin-off Richie Brockelman, Private Eye and hosted various syndicated programs.

    Her other starring roles included Judge Babyak on the legal drama Civil Wars, which aired on ABC, and in the short-lived CBS series NYPD Blue. She also appeared on several other NBC and ABC series and in several films, including Capricorn One.

    Survivors include her son, Jesse Bochco; daughters-in-law Jesse and Lisa; granddaughter Sarah; grandson Michael; great-grandson Alex; and great-great-granddaughter Eli.

    She was a beloved actress and was loved by her fans, who said she had a warm and loving personality. She also had a unique gift for capturing the emotions of her characters.

    She was known for her ability to portray a wide range of characters, including a naive but strong woman, a sultry, sophisticated woman, and even a middle-aged woman with a past. Her work was compelling and memorable, and she was a fixture on primetime television for decades.

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