Barbara Bosson, best known for starring in “Hill Street Blues,” died at age 83 on Saturday.
The 5-time Emmy-nominated actress played divorcee Fay Furillo on the hit NBC police drama from 1981 until 1987.
Bosson’s death was announced by her son, director Jesse Bocho, on Instagram Monday.
“More spirit and zest than you can shake a stick at,” he wrote in a heartfelt tribute. “When she loved you, you felt it for sure. If she didn’t, you could well have also known that too. Ceaselessly in our hearts. I really like you Mama.”
Bocho later shared one other snap of him and his late mother, writing, “Rest easy mom.”
Along with “Hill Street Blues,” Bosson was also known for appearing on three famous ABC series, including “Hooperman,” “Cop Rock,” and “Murder One.”
All 4 of the series were co-created by her then-husband Steven Bocho. The pair were married from 1970 until their divorce in 1997.
Bosson picked up an Emmy nomination for her role as Miriam Grasso in “Murder One.” She went on to receive 4 more Emmy nods for other projects.
The actress got her acting start in Steve McQueen’s 1958 film “Bullitt,” before occurring to star within the CBS detective series, “Mannix.”
Bosson continued to dabble in TV work, landing a job on NBC’s “Richie Brockelman, Private Eye” before bagging her biggest role up to now in “Hill Street Blues.”
Her final projects included roles in “Lois & Clark: The Recent Adventures of Superman,” “Total Security,” and the 1998 film “Scattering Dad.”
Bosson, who was born on November 1, 1939, in Charleroi, Pennsylvania, was raised in Belle Vernon before her her family relocated to Florida.
While at university within the Sunshine State, she met her ex-husband Steven Bocho within the Nineteen Sixties.
The pair welcomed son Jesse in 1975 during their 7-year union, before divorcing in 1997. Steven died in 2018 after a battle with leukemia. He was 74.