Dana Reeve has died of lung cancer.
The 44-year-old non-smoker was diagnosed in August 2005, and immediately began chemotherapy. However, she passed away on Monday, only two years after husband Christopher Reeve died from an infection in a pressure wound.
Christopher Reeve Foundation president Kathy Lewis stated: "We are extremely saddened by the death of Dana Reeve, whose grace and courage under the most difficult of circumstances was a source of comfort and inspiration to all of us."
Reeve had spent most of her life caring for her husband after his paralysis in a riding accident. Called a "saint" by Catherine Zeta Jones, Reeve guest starred in shows including Feds and Oz.
The 44-year-old non-smoker was diagnosed in August 2005, and immediately began chemotherapy. However, she passed away on Monday, only two years after husband Christopher Reeve died from an infection in a pressure wound.
Christopher Reeve Foundation president Kathy Lewis stated: "We are extremely saddened by the death of Dana Reeve, whose grace and courage under the most difficult of circumstances was a source of comfort and inspiration to all of us."
Reeve had spent most of her life caring for her husband after his paralysis in a riding accident. Called a "saint" by Catherine Zeta Jones, Reeve guest starred in shows including Feds and Oz.