The Heartbreaking Death Of Night Court Star Markie Post

Markie Post was just as beloved away from the camera as she was in front of it. Her devastated family said in a statement (via The Sun), "But for us, our pride is in who she was in addition to acting; a person who made elaborate cakes for friends, sewed curtains for first apartments and showed us how to be kind, loving and forgiving in an often harsh world."

Her two adult daughters looked up to her as a role model. For Post's birthday two years ago, Kate Armstrong Ross posted a tribute on Instagram that said in part: "I have the privilege of witnessing this woman behind the scenes not only on sets but at home, and there too she inspires me daily in indescribable ways. Daisy and I are so fortunate to call her and her mother before her our Ancestors."

Post's friend Melissa Joan Hart (seen here) wrote a tribute on her own Instagram feed, describing her as a "dear friend and TV mother." She went on: "Her example to me of how to be gracious, professional, find the fun in life and be a great mother at the same time will always live in me. I am heartbroken but I know she is at peace. Now this angel on earth gets to spread her wings and be an angel to us all from above."