The original member of Kool and the Gang, saxophonist and musical director, Dennis Thomas, has a daughter who was a very popular Cosby Show actress. If you watched sitcoms in the 80’s and 90’s you will definitely recognize her face. Back in the day, she was also connected to a famous 80’s actor.

She was nominated for an N.A.A.C.P. Image Award for outstanding actress in a daytime drama series for her acting in that program. Later she the lovable girlfriend on another popular sitcom, for five seasons. See who his beautiful daughter is…

How she passed away...

Unfortunately, Michelle sadly passed away at the young age of 30 from stomach cancer. In August 1997, she was diagnosed with a very rare form of stomach cancer called intra-abdominal desmoplastic small-round-cell tumor. In the spring of 1998, she had surgery to remove a tumor the size of a lemon just before she got the part for her role as "Callie" on The Young and the Restless. In October 1998, Michelle had to have another surgery after a second cancerous growth appeared.

Source: People Magazine