Mira Furlan

[selenak]

Through a tweet by JMS, I found out Mira Furlan has died. Of course, I knew her primarily as Delenn in Babylon 5, but I have also seen her as Danielle Rousseau in Lost and, unforgettably, in The Tour, which to me was the best film to have a troupe of actors confronting the absurd horror and the horrible absurdity of war since Ernst Lubitsch made To Be Or Not To Be, and much as I had liked Mira Furlan in those other two roles, hearing her act in her original language took it to another dimension again.

Mourning for an actor always feels a bit odd, and yet not, because even though we never knew the private person, we know what they have given us. These three parts were great gifts. Thank you, Mira Furlan. May your memory be a blessing.

Comments

[wychwood]

Yes, I saw that! Such a shame.

[reverancepavane]

Vale.

[labingi]

I'm very sorry to hear that, and I can't help but feel like it's the Curse of Babylon 5 again. I don't know her exact age, but she was too young to go.

[moon_custafer]

Exactly what my spouse said. The B5 certainly doesn’t seem to be as blessed with longevity as the ST:tOS actors.

[selenak]

I just looked it up - 65. That's far too early. And yes, somehow the Grim Reaper has it in for the B5 cast....

[reverancepavane]

Apparently she had previously caught West Nile Virus, a disease which makes the brain very susceptible to subsequent infections (even if you aren't actually seriously affected by the West Nile virus itself).

Remember - mosquitos are very dangerous insects.

[gabolange]

I am utterly gutted by this. She was indeed a gift.

[selenak]

*hugs across cyberspace*