Suzanne Pleshette death. Actress Suzanne Pleshette, who had chemotherapy for lung cancer in 2006, has died of respiratory failure at her Los Angeles home, less than one year after the death of her husband Tom Poston (watch the tribute video below). She was 70.
Suzanne, sometimes also called Susan Pleshette, is best known for playing Bob Newhart's wife in 1970s sitcom The Bob Newhart Show.
Pleshette started her acting career in Broadway in the late 1950s before moving into TV shows. Pleshette was nominated for four Emmy Awards over 30 years. Source: BBC
AP video: 'Newhart Wife,' Actress Suzanne Pleshette Dies
Tribute video: R.I.P. Tom Poston 1921-2007