Abby Dalton, an Emmy-nominated actress who was best known for starring on the sitcom “Hennessey” and the television drama “Falcon Crest,” has passed away at the age of 88.

Dalton’s death was confirmed to Fox News by her agent, who said that she died in Los Angeles on November 23 after a long undisclosed illness.

Dalton earned an Emmy nomination in 1961 for portraying Navy nurse Lt. Martha Hale in “Hennessey.” She later starred in the 1980s television drama “Falcon Crest,” which was about a family that owns a successful vineyard. She played Julia Cumson, the family’s oldest daughter. The Hollywood Reporter described just how complex this character was:

Oppressed by her domineering mother, Julia winds up psychologically disturbed, shoots two people, escapes from a psychiatric hospital run by nuns, presumably dies in a cabin fire and then goes to live in a convent early in the sixth season, never to be seen on the series again.

Dalton reportedly got her start working as a model and a dancer before she broke into the acting world. Her most well known movie roles were as Calamity Jane in The Plainsman and Agnes Clark in Girls on the Loose. Dalton herself, however, seemed much happier with the roles she played on television.

“I was never really fond of any of [those films], quite honestly,” the actress told the Los Angeles Times in 1988. “I was so naive and such a novice. The first time I ever walked on to a soundstage was to play the lead in one of his films.”

You might also recognize Dalton’s face from the many game shows she appeared on in the 1970s and 1980s. She was a guest on “The Hollywood Squares,” “The $25,000 Pyramid,” “Password,” “Match Game” and “Body Language.” In her free time, Dalton was an avid skier, greatly accomplished equestrian and a ranked amateur celebrity tennis player

After she left “Falcon Crest’ in 1986, Dalton only appeared onscreen a few more times, with her last acting credit being the 2013 short film Sweeney. She is survived by her husband Jack D. Smith, as well as three children and plenty of grandchildren and great-grandchildren.