Then came her first starring role as 's younger supportive wife, Sally McMillan, in the popular, light-hearted crime series, 1971—1976 , for which she received four Emmy Award nominations.
Susan Saint James and Jane Curtin played two single mothers living together.
After other film ventures failed to establish her, she returned to television, starring in the comedy series opposite Jane Curtin from 1984 until 1989.
He was hilarious and he had a life that he really, really liked.
Her parents brought her up in Rockford, Illinois.
She has received the Primetime Emmy Award, T.