Markie Post refused to let the disease control her life – she fought bravely until her last breath

The talented and versatile actress had been working hard to reach the top – she was paid $400,000 per year for her work on the ABC sitcom.

”I was not a big visualizer. I was sort of a leap in and see what happens kind of person. Really honestly I used to characterize myself in terms of my career as being like Wile E. Coyote, running out on a cliff and everything’s groovy until you look down and then you fall. So I just was not going to look down and just keep working, trying to take things as they came,” she told Patch in 2011.

Starring as kindhearted public defender Christine Sullivan, Markie captured the heart of many a young man. Her acting skills were great, and like many actresses from the 80s, she was drop-dead gorgeous to boot. According to Markie herself, mind, she wasn’t anything special.

”I’m no sexual siren. I see prettier girls than me in the grocery store every day,” Markie once said.Continue reading…