which she starred in Marty opposite Rod Steiger), Kraft Television Theatre, Studio One, and Playhouse 90. Additional television credits include The Law and Mr. Jones, Spenser: For Hire, Law & Order, Homicide: Life on the Street, Coach, and Night Court. She played Hester Crane, mother of Frasier Crane, on an episode of Cheers. Marchand's feature film credits include The Bachelor Party (1957), Ladybug Ladybug, Me, Natalie, Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon, The Hospital, The Bostonians, Jefferson in Paris, Brain Donors, Reckless, The Naked Gun, Sabrina, Dear God, and From the Hip (1987). Personal life and death Marchand was married to actor Paul Sparer. He died in 1999 from cancer at age 75. The couple had three children: Katie, David, and Rachel. Marchand suffered from lung cancer, emphysema, and COPD. She died on June 18, 2000, a day before her 72nd birthday, in Stratford, Connecticut. She was posthumously inducted into the American Theatre Hall of Fame. Filmography Film Television Awards and nominations References External links 1928 births 2000 deaths Actresses from Buffalo, New York American film actresses American musical theatre actresses American television actresses Best Supporting Actress Golden Globe (television) winners Deaths from emphysema Deaths from lung cancer in Connecticut Obie Award recipients Outstanding Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Primetime Emmy Award winners 20th-century American actresses 20th-century American singers Carnegie Mellon University College of Fine Arts alumni 20th-century American women singers