What did lisa blount die of - Officer and a Gentleman Actress Lisa Blount Dies at 53

Five days after she died, her body ultimately defeated by the pain and the medicines needed to quell it.

She gives a performance that is sometimes almost too raw and painful to watch, but it is one of the most stunning pieces of work I have ever seen.

She reportedly left high school at 16 and, although she had no diploma, managed to enroll in the University of Arkansas.

Her husband, director-producer , , was out of town at the time.

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But the story, like life, couldn't stay steady.