She underwent treatment, continued to work on Cosby, and married John Hansbury in October 1999.[38] She also worked on the first two episodes of Little Bill, voicing Mrs. Shapiro. However, the disease spread rapidly, and she died on December 3, 1999, at age 57.[39] Her body was cremated. A bench dedicated to her memory was erected in Central Park by her husband, John Hansbury, and her brother, Jeffrey Kahn.