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Loni Anderson’s Cause of Death Confirmed as Metastatic Uterine Leiomyosarcoma

A Los Angeles death certificate released nearly three weeks later identifies a rare uterine sarcoma as the sole cause.

Overview

  • TMZ obtained the Los Angeles County document confirming metastatic uterine leiomyosarcoma with no other contributing factors listed.
  • The certificate notes her remains were cremated and buried in Hollywood on August 7.
  • Her longtime publicist, Cheryl J. Kagan, had said she died at a Los Angeles hospital on August 3 after a prolonged illness at age 79, two days before her 80th birthday.
  • Uterine leiomyosarcoma is an uncommon and aggressive cancer that originates in the uterus and can spread to organs such as the lungs and liver, according to medical references cited in reports.
  • Anderson was best known for playing Jennifer Marlowe on WKRP in Cincinnati, earning multiple Emmy and Golden Globe nominations, and she is survived by her husband Bob Flick, her children, and grandchildren.