Debralee Scott was an American actress best known for her roles on the sitcoms Welcome Back, Kotter; Angie; Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman; and Forever Fernwood.
Among her feature-film credits were the 1973 feature film American Graffiti, the 1974 film Earthquake, and the 1984 film Police Academy. She had an uncredited role in the 1971 film Dirty Harry.
In 2005, shortly after moving to Florida to live with her sister, Scott fell into a coma and was hospitalized. She recovered and was released from the hospital on her birthday. However, she died in her sleep three days later. Her body was cremated.
Her fiancé's mother later stated that Scott had a drinking problem, which led to her developing cirrhosis, which eventually caused her death.
