Cecilia Hart, the wife of James Earl Jones, has died from ovarian cancer

Hart met Jones, 85, on the 1979 Steven Bochco series 'Paris' and went on to play opposite each other on Broadway in 1982 before they wed in 1983.

Hart was nominated for a Drama Desk Award in 1977 for her performance in Tom Stoppard's Dirty Linen & New-Found-Land and went on to star in a string of successful TV shows including 'Emergency!', 'Three's Company', 'Quincy M.E.', 'MacGyver' and 'Law & Order'.

Hart is survived by Jones, their son Flynn and her brother James and William and the family are asking for donations to be made to The Actors Fund or Hudson Valley Hospice.