The facts
The representative said she died after a pancreatic-cancer diagnosis. Her family issued a public statement through PEOPLE. [1]
Saint James won an Emmy in 1969 for playing research assistant Peggy Maxwell in The Name of the Game. [2]
She starred opposite Rock Hudson in McMillan & Wife from 1971 to 1976 and Jane Curtin in Kate & Allie from 1984 to 1989. [2]
Still unconfirmed
- The checked representative statement did not establish the precise time or place of death.
Sources
References support the numbered facts above. Source checks: 29 Oct 2026, 00:15 UTC.
PEOPLE received the representative and family statements directly. AP cites that confirmation; the separately owned outlets share this underlying evidence.
- Representative and family confirmation of Susan Saint James’s death
PEOPLE · Reporting · 27 Oct 2026
- Susan Saint James’s death and television career
The Associated Press · Reporting · 27 Oct 2026