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Before her reported death at the age of 49,ERactress Vanessa Marquez‘s life was filled with highs and lows.
According to theL.A. Times, theHollywood Reporterandother news outlets, it was the same Marquez.
The actress was reportedly killed following a welfare check at an apartment complex for someone “who was possibly suffering from a medical condition,” according to sheriff’s officials.
Police claim the woman then “became uncooperative” and “appeared to be unable to care for herself.”
Here’s a look back at Marquez’s life before her death.
Marquez starred onERfor the first three seasons from 1994 to 1997.
The actress also appeared onIntervention, which profiled “people whose uncontrollable addiction to drugs, alcohol or compulsive behavior has brought them to the brink of destruction and has devastated their family and friends,” according to A&E.
“Vanessa was once a successful actress before compulsive shopping drove her to bankruptcy and despair,” her episode isdescribed as.
Health Battles
On her Twitter account, which has since be deactivated, Marquez wrote she was suffering from celiac, which is an immune disorder, according toVariety. She also said her diagnosis was “terminal” causing her to be “homebound” as she suffered from chronic pain.
In the introduction section on herFacebookaccount, Marquez describes herself as “LivingW/#Terminal #CeliacDisease #CVID #IVIG #Fibro #pulmonaryembolism #Osteoperosis #seizures Insta.”
While little is known about Marquez’s upbringing, she candidly referred to herself in a January 2017Facebook postas a “Bastard unwanted neglected abused kid from East LA” and admitted, “I fear ive entered that Norma Desmond stage that some actors do. Watching their old stuff on tv.”
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“Blacklisted” from Hollywood
In October of last year, Marquez alleged that her formerERcostarGeorge Clooneycontributed to her being “blacklisted” after she accused her male costars, includingEriq La Salle, of sexual misconduct, according to aFacebook post.
“I was harrassed daily on the set of ER. Sexual and racial. Daily attacks on my mexican heritage and yes, my p—- was grabbed on set in front of the male driven cast and crew and everyone laughed while I cried in pain in front of a young female PA witness to it. Eriq LaSalle was the p—- grabber. All the other ‘stars’ were the racial joksters. When the PA asked LaSalle to apologize he said Oh but I thought you liked it,” she wrote.
La Salle did not respond to PEOPLE’s request to comment.
In a since-deleted tweet, Marquez wrote, “Clooney helped blacklist me when I spoke up abt harassment on ER. ‘Women who don’t play the game lose career’ I did,”according toPage Six.
source: people.com
