Yvette Wilson, best known for her roles on various American sitcoms, has died at the age of 48.
Well-known for her role as Andell in Moesha and its spin-off Meet The Parkers, Wilson also starred in various films including Friday, House Party 3 and Poetic Justice. Towards the end of her career she appeared on Russell Simmons' Def Comedy Jam.
The actress was known to be fighting stage 4 cervical cancer, as well as battling kidney disease. A friend set up a fundraising website to help the ailing actress to fund a kidney transplant, however after receiving 26% of funds needed, confirmed on the page this week that Wilson had succumbed to her health problems.
Wilson with her Meet The Parkers co-stars
Her co-star across a number of series, Brandy Norwood, paid respects to the actress on Twitter, writing 'So saddened by the loss of Yvette Wilson. She was such a beautiful spirit. May she rest in peace.'
Moesha co-star Shar Jackson also tweeted 'I wanna thank all my tweeties for their prayers but god has chosen to take my sister Yvette home...'
