Actress Mira Furlan, best known for her roles on the television series “Lost” and “Babylon 5”, has died. She was 65 years old.
Furlan’s Twitter account confirmed his death on Thursday with a photo that included his date of death on January 20. He also shared a previous quote from Furlan.
“I look at the stars. It’s a clear night and the Milky Way seems so close. That’s where I’m going soon. ‘We are all stars’, I suddenly remember Delenn’s speech in Joe’s script. It’s not a perspective bad. I’m not afraid. In the meantime, let me close my eyes and feel the beauty around me. And take a deep breath under the dark sky full of stars. Inhale. Exhale. That’s all, “says the quote.
A representative of the actress also shared a statement shared with Fox News on Friday.
“Mira was a longtime customer who was one of the most compassionate and generous people I know. She was not only so talented, she was also down to earth and reality, which is not always the norm in our business. Empire 7 The Talent Agency family will miss her very much and our thoughts and prayers are with her family, “said Representative Steven Neibert.
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The cause of death has not been revealed. But “Babylon 5” creator J. Michael Straczynski shared a tribute to the actress on Wednesday, when he suggested that her health had recently worsened.
“It is a night of great sadness, as our friend and comrade had traveled the path where we cannot reach it. But as with all things, we will reach it in time, and I believe it will have many stories to tell us, and many new roles to share with the universe, “tweeted Straczynski.
The screenwriter shared a long statement about Furlan, beginning with her audition for the mid-23rd century action drama series on a space station called Babylon 5 that covers political and racial tensions. At his first meeting, Straczynski said he learned about Furlan’s courage in traveling with a theater group through his home country, former Yugoslavia, despite being dangerous and the star receiving death threats.
It was a show that Furlan said could have fatal repercussions, but declared: “Art must have no borders.”
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Furlan attends the Hollywood Film Festival 2015 Opening Gala on September 24, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. The actress died on Wednesday, January 20.
(Allen Berezovsky / Getty Images)
“Very few people knew this side of Mira: the impetuous and fearless side that fought incessantly for art. She brought all these characteristics to Delenn and, in turn, I tried to write speeches for her that would allow her to comment on what was happening to her land. Christmas without calling her name “, wrote Straczynski.
The director noted that Furlan’s husband, Goran, a director, was “the rock of his life”.
He also said that the cast and crew of “Babylon 5” “had known for some time that Mira’s health was getting worse”.
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“I’m not sure if this is the right time or place to discuss the sheer randomness of what happened … and everyone feared that day. We hoped it would get better. In a group email sent to cast one some time ago, I heard that she may be getting better. “
He concluded that Furlan was a “good and kind woman, an incredibly talented performer and a friend of everyone in the Babylon 5 cast and crew.”
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Furlan played several roles on stage and was part of the Croatian National Theater, reports Variety. She emigrated to the United States in 1991. She played Danielle Rousseau’s role on ABC’s hit show “Lost”.
A representative for the actress did not immediately respond to Fox News’s request for comment.