# ‘Kate & Allie’ star Susan Saint James dead at 80

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/kate-allie-star-susan-saint-james-dead-at-80/
- Published: 2026-10-27T19:27:37+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-27T20:41:48+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Far right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/kate-allie-star-susan-saint-james-dead-80
- Topics: Health, Medicine, World

## Key points

- Susan Saint James has died aged 80 after pancreatic cancer.
- She starred in “McMillan & Wife” and “Kate & Allie”.
- She later focused on family and Special Olympics work.

## Summary

Susan Saint James, the Emmy-winning actress best known for “McMillan & Wife” and “Kate & Allie”, has died aged 80 after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Her death marks the loss of a prominent television actor whose career spanned several decades and included leading roles in popular American series.

Saint James won an Emmy in 1969 for “The Name of the Game”, then starred as Sally McMillan from 1971 to 1976 and alongside Jane Curtin in “Kate & Allie” from 1984 to 1989. She later stepped back from acting to focus on her family and charitable work, including Special Olympics; she is survived by her husband, four children, seven grandchildren and sister.

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