Overview
- Her death on Feb. 28 in Los Angeles was confirmed by The Hollywood Reporter, which cited industry contacts, and she was 62.
- Schofield disclosed last year that her cancer had spread to her brain and, on Jan. 18, reported emergency surgery to remove a large nasal-cavity mass; her Jan. 20 Instagram noted she was “not out of the woods yet.”
- Her GoFundMe, which served as a running medical diary, raised about $34,000 toward a $40,000 goal as she paused work during treatment.
- Rising to prominence as a defining face of 1980s London fashion, she fronted campaigns for Yves Saint Laurent, Rimmel, Revlon and Boots No. 7, appeared on Vogue covers and gained wide recognition in a Bugle Boy Jeans commercial.
- She appeared in 12 episodes of Dallas in 1988, acted in films including Solar Crisis and Eye of the Widow, later founded Bella Bene Productions in 2010, worked on projects such as The Brothers Grimm, Doom and City of Ember, and was remembered in a tribute by Take Two Agency founder Melissa Richardson.