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Dana Reeve: A Life of Advocacy and Love

Actress, Singer, and Advocate

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Dana Reeve, the singer-actress who married the strapping star of the Superman movies and then devoted herself to his care and his cause, died of lung cancer at her New York City home on March 6, 2006, just 11 days short of her 45th birthday.

Dana Reeve, who was born Dana Morosini in Teaneck, New Jersey, on March 17, 1961, was an actress and producer known for her roles in the films "Loving" (1983) and "Everyone's Hero" (2006).

After marrying Christopher Reeve in 1992, Dana Reeve became a fierce advocate for her husband, who was paralyzed in a horse-riding accident in 1995. She founded the Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation and worked tirelessly to raise awareness of spinal cord injuries and fund research for cures.

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