In 20 episodes of the program, Furlan played Danielle Rousseau, a French scientist who was shipwrecked on the island sixteen years before the crash of Oceanic 815. She was killed in season 4, with Furlan making a final appearance in Lostsixth and last season.
After news of Furlan’s death, Lost executive producers / co-showrunners Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse paid tribute to the talented actress who won several awards in Yugoslavia and Croatia.
Said Cuse: “Mira presented us all with her grace, intelligence and talents. She was a vital person, whose artistic gifts contributed a lot to define the mysteries of our show. It will really be missed. “
Besides LostFurlan is best known in the United States for her role as Ambassador Minbari Delenn in another science fiction series, Babylon 5.