4 April 2026<\/time>\n <\/p>\nThe Young and the Restless actress Dee Freeman has died at the age of 66.<\/p>\n
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Dee Freeman has died after a ‘brave and fearless’ battle with lung cancer<\/p>\n
\nThe star’s family announced on social media that she had passed away on Thursday (02.04.26) following a battle with stage four lung cancer.<\/p>\n
\nThey wrote in an Instagram post on Friday (03.04.26): “On behalf of her family, it is with deepest sadness that we share this update with you. Dee passed away peacefully on April 2, after a brave and fearless fight with cancer.”<\/p>\n
\nThe statement continued: “Thank you to everyone who supported Dee during her battle. It blew her away to know how many people cared about her and were pulling for her.<\/p>\n
\n“We knew Dee is up there in heaven, being the force of nature she always was. Now she’s doing it with her angel wings on. Rest in peace, Dee.”<\/p>\n
\nBorn in Louisiana in 1959, Freeman spent six years serving in the US Marine Corps and also worked as a DJ on a radio station in Japan before pursuing a career in acting.<\/p>\n
\nShe landed her debut screen role in a 1995 episode of ABC sitcom Coach before featuring in three episodes of the long-running US soap opera The Young and the Restless between 1997 and 2009.<\/p>\n
\nFreeman led the satirical show Pretty the Series from 2010 to 2015 and also made appearances in TV shows including Seinfeld, Rude Awakening, ER, The Hughleys, The X-Files, Dexter, 3rd Rock from the Sun, Do Us Part, Shameless, NCIS: Los Angeles and Sistas.<\/p>\n
\nDee’s publicist Desirae L Benson described her as “someone I truly respected and admired” and hailed the “strength” she showed during her cancer battle.<\/p>\n
\nShe wrote: “Even in the face of stage 4 lung cancer, she showed up with courage and dignity. Dee had a quiet power that commanded respect without ever needing to demand it.<\/p>\n
\n“Her legacy is not just in her work, but in how she made people feel – and that will stay with us forever.”<\/p>\n
\nTribute to the actress also flooded in from co-stars following the tragic news of her passing.<\/p>\n
\nSistas star Crystal Renee wrote: “Ms. Dee was a force and so lovely to work with. She will be missed. Sending my love to her family and loved ones.”<\/p>\n
\nActor Brian Jordan Jr. added: “Oh Ms Dee – Thank you for your beautiful energy and the light you brought to Sistas. Prayers to the family. We will always speak your name.”<\/p>\n
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