The Ms. Pat Show and Chicago Justice actress Lindsey Pearlman has been found dead at 43, the Los Angeles Police Department confirmed. She had been reported missing by family and friends earlier in the week. “The police found Lindsey,” Pearlman’s husband Vance Smith wrote in a statement posted to Instagram. “She’s gone. I’m broken. I will share more later, but I wanted to [say] thank you to everyone for their love and efforts and ask you to respect the privacy of her family at this time.” Her cause of death will be determined by the coroner.
Pearlman was a Chicago-bred actor and improviser who graduated from the Second City Conservatory and later moved to Los Angeles. She recently starred as Martha on The Ms. Pat Show, and was also known for roles on several TV shows including