Jennifer Leak starred in a variety of TV shows, including 'Hawaii Five-0,' 'Nero Wolfe,' and 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show.'
Jennifer Leak, an actress best-known for her role on "The Young and the Restless," died at the age 76.Leak died after a seven-year battle with progressive supranuclear palsy, a rare neurological disease, FOX News reported, citing the East Hampton Star. On March 18, the actress died at her home in Jupiter, Florida. James D’Auria, Leak’s husband of 47 years, told the East Hampton Star that she donated her brain tissue to the Mayo Clinic for further research.RELATED: Louis Gossett Jr.
Leak was born on Sept. 28, 1947, in Cardiff, Wales, and began her career at the age of 17 after filming a pilot for a Canadian television series called "Wojeck."RELATED: Bill Hayes, 'Days of Our Lives' star, dies: reportsFOX News reported that she moved to Los Angeles and got her big break with her first American movie role as Lucille Ball’s daughter in the 1968 film "Yours, Mine and Ours.
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