Cecilia Hart (February 19, 1948 – October 16, 2016), sometimes credited as Ceci Jones, was an American actress who played Stacey Erickson in the

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police drama ''

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'', which originally ran from 1979 until 1980. Hart co-starred with her future husband

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in the series.

Biography

A native of

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, and the daughter of an Army colonel and his wife, Hart moved to New York City to pursue an acting career. She appeared on Broadway in

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's play ''Dirty Linen and New-Found-Land'' from January to March 1977, winning the 1977

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Award. She appeared on Broadway in ''The Heiress'' (1976) and ''Design for Living'' (1984), and in ''

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'' as a replacement "Desdemona" in March 1982. Hart starred opposite

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in five plays before appearing together in ''

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'' at the

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in 2015. The production ran from August 25, 2015, through September 13, 2015.

Personal life

Hart married actor Bruce Weitz in 1971; they divorced in 1980. She married actor

in 1982; it was also his second marriage. They had one child, Flynn Earl Jones (born 1982), and were married until Hart's death.

Death

Hart died on October 16, 2016, aged 68, from

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, in

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Filmography

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