Actress Markie Post dies at 70 after battling cancer

(CNN) – Markie Post, the actress known for her roles in “Night Court” and “The Fall Guy,” has passed away. He was 70 years old.

Post passed away on Saturday, his manager Ellen Lubin Sanitsky of Wright Entertainment confirmed to CNN on Sunday.

“It is with great sadness that the family of actress Markie Post tonight shares her passing after a three-year and ten-month battle with cancer,” her family said in a statement.

Post chose to continue working despite battling cancer and undergoing chemotherapy treatments, “determined to make it her ‘side job,'” the statement says, adding that the actress played a role in a Lifetime Christmas movie and was a frequent guest star on the ABC series “The Kids Are Alright” during that fight.