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Yahoo
29-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Death of 90s sitcom actress being investigated by homicide detectives: report
A former actress has been identified as the woman whose death is being investigated as a potential homicide in Malibu. Police say a woman was found on Westlake Boulevard and transported to a local hospital, where she died on Monday. According to TMZ, the woman has been identified as 58-year-old actress Cindyana Santangelo. She's best known for a role in the 1990s sitcom 'Married … With Children,' where she played Jiggly Room dancer Sierra Madre. Her cause of death remains unknown, pending an autopsy. Homicide detectives with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department are investigating the death. TMZ reports that no signs of foul play have been found thus far. In addition to her role on 'Married … With Children,' Santangelo was also known for her appearances on 'CSI: Miami' and 'ER.' No additional details were immediately made available. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
26-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
'90s Sitcom Star Dies at 58, Homicide Investigation Launched
When a familiar face from the golden age of sitcoms disappears, it hits a little different — especially when the circumstances are still unclear. On Tuesday, March 25, TMZ reported that actress Cindyana Santangelo, best known for her role as Sierra Madre — a dancer at The Jiggly Room on the hit sitcom Married… with Children, had died at age 58. According to a news release from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department obtained by KTLA News, first responders arrived around 7:15 p.m. following a medical emergency call on Westlake Boulevard. The sitcom star was found at the scene and later pronounced dead at the hospital. An official cause of death has not been confirmed, and an autopsy is pending. However, homicide investigators are looking into the circumstances surrounding her passing — a standard step when the cause is unknown. Shortly after the news broke online, it didn't take long for reactions to start rolling in. 'Sad loss—rest in peace, Cindyana Santangelo 🕊️💔,' one person wrote on X (formerly Twitter). 'That's too young,' another pointed out. 'Her absence will surely be felt by those who loved her. 💔 Talent like hers deserves to shine forever ✨,' someone else added. But it wasn't just fans mourning the loss — Santangelo's close friend, Cynthia Banuelos, shared a heartfelt tribute on Instagram. 'My heart aches as I write this. I'm still in shock and disbelief. How can you be gone?' Banuelos wrote in a joint post with the CSI: Miami star. 'I will feel your presence in every crashing wave, every salty breeze, and every shimmering reflection of the sun on the ocean's surface. You were my best friend, my wifey, my kindred spirit. The most gorgeous mermaid in human form. Forever drawn to the sea.' Santangelo is survived by her husband, Frank Santangelo, whom she married in 2001, and their two sons, Dante and Lucci. To see our running list of the top 100 greatest rock stars of all time, click here.
Los Angeles Times
26-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Los Angeles Times
Cindyana Santangelo, actor and model who lived the ‘party rock star life' before getting sober, has died
Cindyana Santangelo, a philanthropist, model and actor who made memorable appearances in music videos for Young MC and Jane's Addiction and had roles in 'ER' and 'CSI: Miami,' died Monday at a hospital near her Malibu home, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department confirmed to The Times. The Los Angeles County Fire Department was called to a home on Westlake Boulevard in Malibu for a medical emergency around 7:15 p.m. Monday, the sheriff's department said in an alert. She was taken by paramedics to a hospital where she was pronounced dead. The cause of death is unknown; an autopsy is pending. Sheriff's homicide investigators are assisting deputies from the Los Hills Sheriff's Station with the continuing investigation, as is routine when the cause of death is unknown. Born Cindy Lehrer in 1967 in Manhattan, per IMDb, she was raised in Los Angeles. She started out as a dancer, appearing in various music videos in the late 1980s and early 1990s, including Young MC's 'Bust a Move' video. She also delivered the Spanish-language introduction to the 'Juana's Adicción' tune 'Stop' in a Jane's Addiction video, leading frontman Perry Farrell to later describe her to Spin magazine as 'the Latin Marilyn Monroe.' As Cindyana Lair, she appeared on 'Married ... With Children' as Jiggly Room dancer Sierra Madre. She married Frank Santangelo in 2001 and was the mother of two boys. Her LinkedIn page lists her as the director and chief executive of Mermaids Cove Malibu, described as an all-women's luxury sober living facility. In what appear to be documentary or reality-show promos based on Mermaids Cove, Santangelo described herself while discussing why she chose to help others. 'I'm Cindyana. I'm a great mommy, a wife, a daughter, a friend, a CEO — and a recovering addict,' she says in one video, adding later, 'I had kind of the party rock star life, but I ended up as sort of, everybody knows, a low-bottom junkie. 'When I had the blessing to get clean and sober this time,' she says, 'I realized that there was a niche in this market of recovery for people like me. That someone like me could touch only a certain ilk of women, that they would believe it and hear it only from me.' Santangelo spoke with The Times in 2008 when she was offering up what was then her home in Malibu Cove Colony as an August rental, asking $55,000 per month. Regis Philbin and his wife, Joy, were interested, she said at the time. Santangelo's friends remembered her online Tuesday and Wednesday. 'My heart aches as I write this. I'm still in shock and disbelief. How can you be gone??? ... Malibu was your paradise, where your soul danced with the tides and your laughter blended with the sound of the waves,' Cynthia Banuelos wrote on Instagram in a post mourning Santangelo's passing. 'You had a heart as vast as the ocean, a spirit as free as the wind, and a love that ran deeper than the blue depths you adored. Frank and the Boys (Dante & Lucci), were your reason for living.' 'Swim free, my beautiful mermaid. Until we meet again,' she added. 'Head of the Class' actor Kimberly Russell chimed in on Banuelos' post, writing in comments, 'my beautiful Cindyana …. an angel in life …. this is shocking rest in peace …' 'No no no! This is impossible,' German actor Xenia Seeberg wrote in comments. 'We just spoke a few days ago and planned together for Thailand and Istanbul and how we would see each other again much more often…! I am in complete shock. What happened to my beautiful sister??? Much too early to rest in peace.' 'I am devastated of this horrific news,' Samantha Bennington, wife of the late Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington, said in comments. 'We were just about to celebrate her for her birthday!!!! This is a huge loss, not only for us as her family and friends, but for the entire community!!!! You will forever be in our hearts and we're here for you all Frank and the kids. We are here for you.' Bennington also put up her own Instagram post where she thanked Santangelo, saying, 'you wrapped your arms around me and accepted me and loved on me as a friend the very first moment you met me I'll never forget you for welcoming me into your tribe ... heartbroken.'
Express Tribune
26-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Express Tribune
Cindyana Santangelo dies at 58, remembered for Jane's Addiction and TV roles
Cindyana Santangelo, a model, actress, and rock music muse, has died at 58 following a medical emergency at her Malibu home, TMZ reported. She was pronounced dead Monday at a local hospital in Los Angeles. While the exact cause of death remains unclear, sources told the outlet she had recently undergone unspecified cosmetic injections. Authorities with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department have found no signs of foul play, though an autopsy is pending to determine the cause of death. Also known as Cindyana Lair, she was born in New York City to Puerto Rican, Italian, and Hungarian parents. Raised on the West Coast, she moved to London at age 19 to study acting, according to her IMDb biography. Santangelo worked in both television and film from the early 1990s through 2009, with guest roles in popular series including CSI: Miami, ER, and Married… with Children. She also made a mark in the music world, starring in Young MC's 1989 video for 'Bust a Move' and Jane's Addiction's 1990 video for 'Stop'. She's perhaps best remembered for her spoken-word intro on Jane's Addiction's influential album 'Ritual de lo Habitual', where she boldly declares in Spanish that the band had 'more influence over your children than you do.' In a 2003 Spin Magazine interview, Jane's Addiction frontman Perry Farrell called her 'the Latin Marilyn Monroe,' recalling, 'We met her, and I thought, 'Holy Mother, this girl is just gorgeous.'' Her passing marks the loss of a distinctive presence who bridged the worlds of television, fashion, and alternative music culture.
