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Overview
- The death certificate was made public Monday, with outlets including TMZ and ABC News reporting its details.
- Emergency responders took the 71-year-old to a Los Angeles hospital on January 30 after severe breathing difficulties, and she was pronounced dead shortly after arrival.
- The document notes oncology care beginning in March 2025 and a visit with her oncologist just days before her death.
- It records cremation, with ashes given to her husband, production designer Robert “Bo” Welch.
- Coverage situates the update within her career, highlighting Beetlejuice, Home Alone, her Emmy-winning Schitt’s Creek role, and a 2026 Golden Globes nomination for Apple TV+ series The Studio.