Actor died at a Los Angeles hospital after a ‘prolonged’ illness, days before her 80th birthday, her publicist says

Anderson flipped the script on the dumb blonde stereotype with her breakout role on the CBS sitcom “WKRP in Cincinnati."

Loni Anderson, who played a struggling radio station’s empowered receptionist on the hit TV comedy “WKRP in Cincinnati,” died Sunday, just days before her 80th birthday.

Actor died at a Los Angeles hospital after a ‘prolonged’ illness, days before her 80th birthday, her publicist says

Known for her platinum blond hair, she earned Golden Globe and Emmy nominations for her role. Her divorce from Burt Reynolds landed her in the tabloids for years.

Anderson also starred alongside Burt Reynolds in the 1983 film Stroker Ace. They later married and became tabloid fixtures before divorcing in 1994.

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Loni Anderson -- known for her role as receptionist Jennifer in "WKRP in Cincinnati" and for her real-life marriage to late actor Burt Reynolds -- has died.

Loni Anderson, the celebrated actress who died over the weekend, married Burt Reynolds after an on-set romance.

Loni Anderson, who died Aug. 3, is remembered for her role as Jennifer Marlowe in "WKRP in Cincinnati." Revisit the cast with these archival pics.

Actor who starred as the smart receptionist in WKRP in Cincinnati and was married to Burt Reynolds for six years