Beloved 'Dallas' Star Dead at 62 After Cancer Battle

Annabel Schofield, perhaps best known for her role as Laurel Ellis on the 1980s soap opera Dallas, died at the age of 62.

The Welsh-born model died on Saturday, February 28, in Los Angeles after a battle with cancer, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Just weeks before her passing, Schofield shared an update via Instagram after undergoing a surgery to remove a tumor from her nasal cavity.

“It was very exciting to finally get this done but I’m not out of the woods yet,” she shared on January 20. “I’m very wobbly and now waiting to find out if I need more chemo or radiation. I swear it never seems to end.”

She continued, “Hopefully this week’s MRI will reveal a nice clear image.”

Schofield set up a GoFundMe to raise funds to support her fight against cancer.

“I’m really tired of asking for help, but I have no choice until I can get back to work,” she shared.

The fundraiser had grown to nearly $35,000, as of publication.

The former model was the daughter of British movie production executive John D. Schofield, known for films such as Jerry Maguire and As Good as It Gets.

“She was one of David Bailey’s favorites and appeared in countless shoots for Italian Vogue. She was the forerunner of Take Two — without her, we could never have made it as we did,” Melissa Richardson, the former owner of Schofield’s modeling agency, Take Two Agency, told THR. “We loved her because she was funny and real and beautiful and down to earth. She never changed from the sweet little 17-year-old Welsh girl I first met. She was directly loyal, caring, and above all, a raging beauty. She knew her craft. She was the best.”