Mira Furlan, who starred in Delenn on Babylon 5 and appeared on the Lost TV series, dies at 65
- The actress was born in the former Yugoslavia and emigrated to the United States in 1991
- She starred in Babylon 5 for five seasons from 1993 to 1998
- The show’s creator, J. Michael Straczynski, paid tribute to her as “a good and kind woman” and “an incredibly talented artist”
- Furlan also had a recurring role on Lost as Danielle Rousseau from 2004 to 2010
She won a dedicated fan following as Ambassador Delenn de Minbari on the Babylon 5 TV series.
And on Thursday, Mira Furlan passed away at the age of 65.
The news was announced through his official Twitter account.
No cause of death was provided.
Mira Furlan, who won a devoted fan as Ambassador Delenn de Minbari on the TV series Babylon 5, died Thursday. She was 65
The tweet shared her birth date and death date, along with a photo showing the laughing actress.
It also included a quote from Furlan, born in Croatia, which said: ‘I look at the stars. It’s a clear night and the Milky Way seems so close. That’s where I’m going soon … I’m not afraid.
His quote concluded: ‘Let me close my eyes and feel the beauty around me. And breathe under the dark sky full of stars. Breathe in. Exhale. That is all.’
The news was announced through the actress’ official Twitter account and included a quote from Furlan in which she spoke about her death.
The tweet shared the date of his birth and the date of his death. No cause of death was provided
The death announcement was accompanied by this photo of Furlan. She leaves her husband, Serbian filmmaker Goran Gajić and her son, Marko Lav Gajić
Babylon 5 creator J. Michael Straczynski retweeted the post along with his own tribute to the star.
‘It is a night of great sadness, as our friend and comrade had come down the road where we cannot reach it,’ he shared.
“But, as with all things, we will achieve it over time, and I believe it will have many stories to tell us and many new roles to share with the universe.”
Babylon 5 creator J. Michael Straczynski shared the sad news via his own Titter feed and said it was ‘a night of great sadness’. He also tweeted a moving tribute to Furlan
Straczynski revealed that he knew Furlan was in poor health recently, but hoped she would improve
Straczynski revealed that he knew Furlan was in poor health recently, but he hoped she would improve.
“Mira was a good and kind woman, an incredibly talented performer and a friend of everyone in the cast and crew of ‘Babylon 5’, and we are all devastated by the news,” wrote Straczynski.
‘The cast members she was especially close to since the end of the show are going to need space to process this moment, so please be kind if they are indifferent for a while. We have traveled this path very often, and it only gets more difficult.
Furlan, who was born and raised in the former Yugoslavia, emigrated to the United States in 1991. Two years later, she was cast in the role of Delenn in Babylon 5 and remained on the show for five seasons.
“Mira was a good and kind woman, an incredibly talented performer and a friend of everyone in the cast and crew of ‘Babylon 5’, and we are all devastated by the news,” said Straczynski
In 2004, she was cast as Danielle Rousseau on the Fox Lost TV series and appeared in 25 episodes between 2004 and 2010
Furlan leaves her husband, Serbian filmmaker Goran Gajić and his son, Marko Lav Gajić.
Furlan, who was born and raised in the former Yugoslavia, emigrated to the United States in 1991.
Two years later, she was cast as Delenn on Babylon 5 and remained on the show for five seasons until the end in 1998.
In 2004, she was cast as Danielle Rousseau on Fox TV’s Lost series and appeared in 25 episodes between 2004 and 2010.
