‘The Young and the Restless' star Dolores ‘Dee' Freeman dies at 66

The Young and the Restless star Dolores “Dee” Freeman breathed her last at the age of 66.

The actress, who is widely known for her performance in Tyler Perry’s Sistas, passed away on Thursday, April 2, after battling stage four lung cancer.

The following day, her family announced the unfortunate news via an Instagram post.

“On behalf of her family, it is with deepest sadness that we share this update with you,” the statement read. “Dee passed away peacefully on April 2, 2026 after a brave and fearless fight with cancer.”

The family continued, “Thank you to everyone who supported Dee during her battle. It blew her away to know how many people cared about her and were pulling for her.”

“We know Dee is up there in heaven being the force of nature she always was,” they added.

The Friday, April 3 social media update concluded with, “Now she's doing it with her angel wings on. Rest in peace, Dee.”

Born in Louisiana on June 6, 1959, Freeman made her onscreen debut in an episode of Coach.

After her gig in the 1995 episode of the ABC sitcom, she went on to appear in Party of Five, 3rd Rock from the Sun, Suddenly Susan, Seinfeld, Caroline in the City, Kenan & Kel, The X-Files, The Hughleys, Six Feet Under, ER, Bones, Dexter, The Young and the Restless, Shameless and Sistas.

Freeman is survived by her children Amber and Shane, an ex-husband and multiple exotic animals.