Evelyn Sakash, an Emmy-winning production designer, was found dead at her New York City home on Tuesday. She was 66.
According to the Associated Press, Sakash was “known to be a hoarder” and was found under a pile of garbage. The cause of death is currently unknown, but will be determined by the New York City medical examiner’s office.
Sakash was found by her sister and a cleaning crew, who were hired to clear out Sakash’s home and look for her. She had previously been reported missing and was last seen alive on Sept. 30, 2020.
Sakash was a production designer and art director, having worked on films like 1990’s “Mermaids” and 2014’s “Still Alice.” In 2003, Sakash took home a Daytime Emmy for art direction for the children’s series “Between the Lions.” According to Sakash’s IMDb page, she first worked as an art director on two episodes of the...
According to the Associated Press, Sakash was “known to be a hoarder” and was found under a pile of garbage. The cause of death is currently unknown, but will be determined by the New York City medical examiner’s office.
Sakash was found by her sister and a cleaning crew, who were hired to clear out Sakash’s home and look for her. She had previously been reported missing and was last seen alive on Sept. 30, 2020.
Sakash was a production designer and art director, having worked on films like 1990’s “Mermaids” and 2014’s “Still Alice.” In 2003, Sakash took home a Daytime Emmy for art direction for the children’s series “Between the Lions.” According to Sakash’s IMDb page, she first worked as an art director on two episodes of the...
- 4/1/2021
- by Ellise Shafer
- Variety Film + TV
An Emmy-winning set designer, who had been missing since September and was known for hoarding, was found dead at her New York City home under a sizable pile of trash.
Police say Evelyn Sakash, 66, was discovered Tuesday afternoon in her kitchen by her sister and a crew hired to clean the house in the borough of Queens.
A missing persons report filed with New York City police stated Sakash was last seen in September 2020. There has been no determination of a cause of death or whether foul play was suspected.
Sakash’s TV and film credits include “Orange Is the New Black,” “Law & Order: Criminal Intent,” 1990’s “Mermaids,” 2014’s “Still Alice” and 2003’s “Between the Lines,” for which she won a Daytime Emmy Award.
Sakash’s sister, Ellen Brown, told the New York Daily News she didn’t want her sister to be remembered for how she was found.
Police say Evelyn Sakash, 66, was discovered Tuesday afternoon in her kitchen by her sister and a crew hired to clean the house in the borough of Queens.
A missing persons report filed with New York City police stated Sakash was last seen in September 2020. There has been no determination of a cause of death or whether foul play was suspected.
Sakash’s TV and film credits include “Orange Is the New Black,” “Law & Order: Criminal Intent,” 1990’s “Mermaids,” 2014’s “Still Alice” and 2003’s “Between the Lines,” for which she won a Daytime Emmy Award.
Sakash’s sister, Ellen Brown, told the New York Daily News she didn’t want her sister to be remembered for how she was found.
- 4/1/2021
- by Jeremy Bailey
- The Wrap
Evelyn Sakash, a veteran production designer and scenic artist who won a Daytime Emmy for PBS’ Between the Lions and worked on films, including Still Alice and Mrs. Winterbourne, was found dead Tuesday at her New York City home. She was 66.
The Associated Press reported that Sakash was a known hoarder and was found lying on her kitchen floor under a pile of garbage. The body was discovered by her sister, who told police she had hired a cleaning crew to clear the home in Queens and to look for Sakash. The medical examiner’s office will work to determine the cause of death.
A missing-persons report filed with the NYPD said Sakash hadn’t been seen since September 30.
Along with her Daytime Emmy win in 2003, she picked up another nom for the live-action/puppetry series Between the Lines the following year. Her other TV credits include all episodes of the 1994-97 Nick Jr.
The Associated Press reported that Sakash was a known hoarder and was found lying on her kitchen floor under a pile of garbage. The body was discovered by her sister, who told police she had hired a cleaning crew to clear the home in Queens and to look for Sakash. The medical examiner’s office will work to determine the cause of death.
A missing-persons report filed with the NYPD said Sakash hadn’t been seen since September 30.
Along with her Daytime Emmy win in 2003, she picked up another nom for the live-action/puppetry series Between the Lines the following year. Her other TV credits include all episodes of the 1994-97 Nick Jr.
- 4/1/2021
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Emmy-winning set designer Evelyn Sakash was found dead in her home on Tuesday, March 30, six months after she disappeared. An NYPD spokesperson told E! News that her body was discovered under debris in her apartment. Sakash, 66, had been missing since September 2020, according to a GoFundMe page set up to help find her. Police told the Associated Press that the artist was found buried under garbage on her kitchen floor in College Point, Queens, New York, on Tuesday around 4:15 p.m. The New York Medical Examiner's office confirmed to E! News she died of natural causes, as a result of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, which is described as a hardening of...
- 3/31/2021
- E! Online
Evelyn Sakash, an Emmy-winning production designer who was known to be a hoarder, has been found dead under a pile of garbage in her New York City home. She was 66.
She was found Tuesday lying on her kitchen floor buried under garbage, an NYPD spokesperson said.
Sakash was found by her sister, who had hired a cleaning crew to clear out the woman’s home in the College Point section of Queens and look for her, police said. The sister and the cleaners found Sakash around 4:15 p.m. Tuesday, they said.
Sakash worked on films including Mermaids, released in ...
She was found Tuesday lying on her kitchen floor buried under garbage, an NYPD spokesperson said.
Sakash was found by her sister, who had hired a cleaning crew to clear out the woman’s home in the College Point section of Queens and look for her, police said. The sister and the cleaners found Sakash around 4:15 p.m. Tuesday, they said.
Sakash worked on films including Mermaids, released in ...
- 3/31/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Evelyn Sakash, an Emmy-winning production designer who was known to be a hoarder, has been found dead under a pile of garbage in her New York City home. She was 66.
She was found Tuesday lying on her kitchen floor buried under garbage, an NYPD spokesperson said.
Sakash was found by her sister, who had hired a cleaning crew to clear out the woman’s home in the College Point section of Queens and look for her, police said. The sister and the cleaners found Sakash around 4:15 p.m. Tuesday, they said.
Sakash worked on films including Mermaids, released in ...
She was found Tuesday lying on her kitchen floor buried under garbage, an NYPD spokesperson said.
Sakash was found by her sister, who had hired a cleaning crew to clear out the woman’s home in the College Point section of Queens and look for her, police said. The sister and the cleaners found Sakash around 4:15 p.m. Tuesday, they said.
Sakash worked on films including Mermaids, released in ...
- 3/31/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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