Dee Freeman, an actress known for roles in The Young and the Restless, Dexter, and Sistas, has died at age 66 following a stage 4 lung cancer diagnosis. Her publicist Desirae L. Benson announced the death in a statement shared on Friday, noting that Freeman passed away the day before. Freeman's family confirmed she passed peacefully on her Instagram page.
Freeman faced her illness with dignity and resilience, according to Benson. In her final moments, Freeman remarked that complaining 'on the other side doesn’t do you any good,' a sentiment Benson shared in the statement. The exact timing of her diagnosis remains unclear. Freeman's family described her passing as peaceful in a post on her Instagram account. The Louisiana-born actress began her career after serving in the United States Marine Corps following high school. Her first television role came in Coach in 1995. Freeman appeared in three episodes of The Young and the Restless in 1997 and 2009. She also featured in Tyler Perry's Sistas in January, led the satirical series Pretty the Series from 2010 to 2015, and had guest roles in Seinfeld, The X-Files, Dexter, Shameless, The Hughleys, and NCIS: Los Angeles. She is survived by two children, Amber and Shane.
