Actress Yvette Wilson, best known for her role in 1990s TV comedy “Moesha,” died at the age of 48. According to a close friend, Wilson had been battling cervical cancer for years. The Los Angeles-born actress-comedian suffered kidney failure and had undergone a kidney transplant before her cancer returned recently after several years in remission. Wilson got her big break in 1993 with the short-lived sitcom, “Thea.” She quickly began getting roles in films like “House Party” and “Poetic Justice.” But her career really began to kickoff when she landed a supporting role on the sitcom “Moesha” and its spin-off series “The Parkers.”
Wilson’s “Moesha” co-star Shar Jackson said on Twitter on Thursday “Oh god…My heart is soooo unbelievably broken,” adding later “I wanna thank all my tweeties for their prayers but god has chosen to take my sister Yvette home…”
