Natalie Desselle Reid has died.
The actress who starred with Halle Berry on the 1997 flick B.A.P.S. and had a recurring function on Eve, died of colon most cancers.
She was 53.
Whereas particulars are scarce, TMZ famous that Desselle Reid battled colon most cancers in personal, and was surrounded by her household at a hospice in her remaining days.
“Natalie was a shiny gentle. She was an incredible actress and comedienne but in addition an superior mom & spouse,” mentioned her supervisor, Dolores Robinson.
Holly Robinson Peete, who starred with the actress on the NBC/WB sitcom For Your Love, added that she was “completely decimated” by the tragic information.
“I obtained to know her when my mother was managing her,” she wrote.
“She might be so missed … sending out prayers to her kids and husband.”
The star’s Instagram account additionally revealed the unhappy information.
“It’s with extraordinarily heavy hearts that we share the lack of our lovely Natalie this morning from colon most cancers,” reads a publish on the web page.
“She was a shiny gentle on this world. A queen. A rare mom and spouse. Her various profession touched so many and she or he might be liked perpetually,” the publish continues.
“Naturally, we’re grieving and processing this profound loss and we thanks upfront for respecting our privateness at this extraordinarily troublesome time.”
Deselle Reid’s in depth TV profession additionally included a co-starring function in ABC’s 1997 reboot of Cinderella, in addition to visitor stints on Household Issues, Sure, Expensive, and ER.
Born July 12, 1967, in Alexandria, Louisiana, Desselle Reid was a scholar of Grambling State College.
She is survived by her husband, Leonard, and youngsters Sereno, Summer time and Sasha.
Natalie’s followers rushed to pay tribute following the unhappy announcement.
One wrote: “So unhappy to listen to this…prayers and luxury to everybody that knew Natalie.”
One other wrote: “Natalie Desselle Reid was one of many first actresses I noticed bringing a powerhouse and persona packed efficiency right into a track, refreshing an old-fashioned musical. Relaxation in Energy.”
Added one other, Woooow rip to Natalie Desselle Reid 🙁 she was the whole lot in BAPS and Cinderella”
A Netflix govt shared the next message:
“I reached out to Natalie Desselle-Reid precisely one yr in the past to ebook her for Sturdy Black Legends. She was one of the crucial requested friends. She did not reply (I assumed she wished privateness). However hopefully, she is aware of that we thought-about her a LEGEND.”
Might she relaxation in peace.
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