It is a sad day for Mira Furlan fans. Popular Actress Mira Furlan who is best known for playing the role of Minbari Ambassador Delenn on the sci-fi drama series Babylon 5and the role of Danielle Rousseau on Lost passed away on Jan 20. She was at the age of 65 when she died.
The death of Mira Furlan was announced by her Twitter account and was then confirmed by Babylon 5 creator J. Michael Straczynski, who paid tribute to the accomplished actress.
It is a night of great sadness, for our friend and comrade had gone down the road where we cannot reach her . Mira was a good and kind woman, a stunningly talented performer and a friend to everyone in the cast and crew of Babylon 5, and we are all devastated by the news. – Michael Straczynski
— Mira Furlan (@FurlanMira) January 22, 2021
She was born in an academic family of a Croatian-Jewish mother and a father of Slovene-Croat heritage.
She then emigrated to the U.S. with her husband in November 1991, during the early stages of the Croatian War of Independence. She then started her acting career in the united state.
The cause of the death has not disclosed to the public.
Many of her fans have been sharing their condolences in the social media
Rest In Peace, Mira Furlan, you will be greatly missed. My deepest condolences to her family and friends.
“You’ll find me in the next life, if not in this one.” pic.twitter.com/PKvxjPdWGZ— LOST (@TheLOSTFans) January 22, 2021
Simply awful news about Mira Furlan.
She turned Delenn into an SF character quite unlike any other. Imbued with a genuine quality of wisdom and compassion that clearly reflected the performer.
An truly unique person who left an ineffaceable mark on Science Fiction. pic.twitter.com/yvGa3exLdg
— Spacedock (@SpacedockHQ) January 22, 2021
R.IP., Mira Furlan.
Not pictured, but also gone to great beyond:
Stephen Furst (Vir Cotto) & Jeff Conaway (Zack Allan). #MiraFurlan #Babylon5 pic.twitter.com/7x11FoSCaE— Tʀᴇᴠᴏʀ Vᴀᴅᴇʙᴏɴᴄᴏᴇᴜʀ (@WhovianTrev) January 22, 2021
RIP Mira Furlan. She was of course a force of nature on Lost, but she was, as @MuseZack said, the heart & soul of Babylon5. I interviewed her about her work as Delenn back in the day, she was a gracious & truly impressive woman. The world has lost an irreplaceable artist. 🙏🏻 💫💚 https://t.co/1ngGL4wfCe
— Mo Ryan (@moryan) January 22, 2021
